Diocese of Winona–Rochester

Diocese of Winona–Rochester

Dioecesis Vinonaënsis–Roffensis
Coat of arms
Location
CountryUnited States
Territory20 counties across southern Minnesota
Ecclesiastical provinceSaint Paul and Minneapolis
Statistics
Area12,282 sq mi (31,810 km2)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2023)
  • 607,741
  • 114,255 (18.8%)
Parishes98
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedNovember 26, 1889 (136 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of the Sacred Heart (Winona)
Co-cathedralCo-Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist (Rochester)
Patron saintBlessed Virgin Mary
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
BishopRobert Barron
Metropolitan ArchbishopBernard Hebda
Bishops emeritusJohn Michael Quinn
Map
Website
dowr.org

The Diocese of Winona–Rochester (Latin: Dioecesis Vinonaënsis-Roffensis) is a diocese of the Catholic Church in Southern Minnesota in the United States. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis. The mother church is the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Winona, with the Co-Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist located in Rochester.