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Auxiliary Bishop William P. Callahan of Milwaukee, was named bishop of La Crosse by Benedict XVI in 2010. [ 41 ] [ 42 ] In August 2020, before the 2020 US presidential election , Reverend James Altman , pastor of St. James the Less Parish in La Crosse, stated in a YouTube video that “You cannot be Catholic and be a Democrat”, due to the ...
Gerard William Battersby (born May 15, 1960) is an American Catholic prelate who has served as an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Detroit from 2016-2024. On March 19, 2024, he was appointed Bishop of La Crosse. [1] He was installed during a ceremony on May 20, 2024 at the Cathedral of St Joseph the Workman. [2]
William Patrick Callahan, OFM Conv. (born June 17, 1950) is an American Catholic prelate serving as Bishop of La Crosse from 2010 to May 2024. He is a member of the Conventual Franciscans. Callahan previously served as an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Milwaukee.
Paul was appointed auxiliary bishop for the Diocese of La Crosse on May 17, 1977 by Pope Paul VI. Paul was consecrated on August 4, 1977. [2] On October 14, 1983, Paul was appointed bishop of the Diocese of La Crosse by Pope John Paul II, succeeding Bishop Frederick Freking. On December 5, 1983, he was installed as bishop.
He then returned to La Crosse, where Bishop John Joseph Paul appointed him as moderator of the curia and vice chancellor of the La Crosse diocese. In 1989, Pope John Paul II named Burke as the first American defender of the bond of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura , the highest ecclesiastical court in the Catholic Church.
[11] [12] On March 1, 2005, he was installed as Bishop of the Diocese of La Crosse. [1] At La Crosse he initiated a $50 million fundraising campaign, a planning process to restructure ministry and parishes in the diocese, [13] and was instrumental in the development of the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe, a project initiated by his predecessor ...
Pages in category "Roman Catholic bishops of La Crosse" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Upon the death of Bishop Alexander McGavick, Treacy succeeded him as the fifth bishop of La Crosse on August 25, 1948. [3] During his 16-year tenure, he founded Holy Cross Seminary, oversaw the construction of the Cathedral of Saint Joseph the Workman in La Crosse, and established 47 churches, 43 convents, and 42 schools. [2]