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Among the institutions in the Diocese of La Crosse are Viterbo University ; St. Rose Convent, which is the motherhouse of the Franciscan Sisters Of Perpetual Adoration ; and Aquinas High School , all in La Crosse. Prairie Du Chien was also home to Campion High School until its closing in 1975. The Shrine Of Our Lady Of Guadalupe in La Crosse is another institution in the diocese. Stevens Point has Pacelli High School ,
and Eau Claire has Regis High School .

Father Solanus Casey , of the Capuchin religion order, who was declared Venerable by Pope John Paul II in 1995, was born in Pierce County, Wisconsin which is part of the Diocese of La Crosse.

The following is a list of the Bishops of the Diocese of La Crosse and their terms of service:

The Diocese of La Crosse includes the following counties: Adams , Buffalo , Chippewa , Clark , Crawford , Dunn , Eau Claire , Jackson , Juneau , La Crosse , Marathon , Monroe , Pepin , Pierce , Portage , Richland , Trempealeau , Vernon , and Wood .


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REFERENCES

  • Fisher, Father Gerald Edward. ''257 Things You Should Know About the Diocese of La Crosse: A Celebration of the Diocese of La Crosse: 125 Years - 1968-1993: Bishop John J. Paul 50th Anniversary of Priestly Ordination: 1943-1993'', 1993.

  • Fisher, Father Gerald Edward. ''Dusk Is My Dawn: The First Hundred Years of the Diocese of La Crosse'', 1969.

  • Ludwig, Sister M. Mileta. ''Right Hand Uplifted: A Biography of Archbishop Michael Heiss'', Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration, 1968.

  • Brickl, Father Frank. ''Brickbats & Bouquets: Memories of a Parish Priest'', edited by James L. Alt, 1990. (Information about the personalities of the Bishops of La Crosse from Bishop McGavick to Bishop Freking.)

  • ''Riverfront Times'', St Louis, Missouri. (Alternative newspaper articles and letters about Archbishop Burke of St Louis.)

  • La Crosse Public Library archives, La Crosse, Wisconsin.

  • Aquinas High School archives, La Crosse, Wisconsin. (Involvement of the Bishops of La Crosse from Bishop McGavick onwards with the school.)



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