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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 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. | ||
Latest revision as of 13:38, 1 September 2023
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
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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
Joseph Bernard Cotter (1889–1909)
Patrick Richard Heffron (1910–1927)
Francis Martin Kelly (1928–1949)
Edward Aloysius Fitzgerald (1949–1969)
Loras Joseph Watters (1969–1986)
John George Vlazny (1987–1997)
Bernard Joseph Harrington (1998–2009)
John Michael Quinn (2009-2018)
Arms of Bishops of Winona-Rochester
John Michael Quinn (2018-2022)
Robert Emmet Barron (2022-present)
Arms of Auxiliary Bishops
George Henry Speltz (1963–1966)
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