Diocese of Winona-Rochester

DIOCESE OF WINONA-ROCHESTER (Dioecesis Vinonaënsis-Roffensis)

Country : United States
Denomination : Roman Catholic

Established : 1889 as Diocese of Winona
renamed 2018 to Diocese of Winona-Rochester

Origin/meaning

The Indian word Winona means "Fairest daughter of the tribe". To Catholics this description is at once fulfilled by Our Lady; and her fairest symbol, the rose has been placed on a lozenge (used instead of a shield to signify the arms of a virgin or a widow) to heraldically represent the name of the diocese and its See city.

The cross is a general Christian symbol.

Arms of Bishops of Winona

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  Joseph Bernard Cotter (1889–1909)

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  Patrick Richard Heffron (1910–1927)

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  Francis Martin Kelly (1928–1949)

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  Edward Aloysius Fitzgerald (1949–1969)

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  Loras Joseph Watters (1969–1986)

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  John George Vlazny (1987–1997)

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  Bernard Joseph Harrington (1998–2009)

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  John Michael Quinn (2009-2018)

Arms of Bishops of Winona-Rochester

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  John Michael Quinn (2018-2022)

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  Robert Emmet Barron (2022-present)

Arms of Auxiliary Bishops

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  George Henry Speltz (1963–1966)

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Literature: diocesan website; Hans van Heijningen