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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]
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 ...
Most nations with large Catholic populations in non-missionary geographical areas propose and elect native-born clergy to the episcopacy. An exception to this rule is the United States, which has a significant number of foreign-born bishops, with most serving as auxiliaries in culturally diverse dioceses.
For the personal coat of arms (viewer’s right side of the shield), His Excellency, Gerard W. Battersby, has adopted a design reflecting his personal heritage, spirituality and ministry. At the top of the shield is a Celtic processional cross meant to honor Bishop Battersby’s Irish heritage.
Kilian Caspar Flasch, Roman Catholic bishop; Frederick William Freking, Roman Catholic bishop; William Richard Griffin, Roman Catholic bishop; Michael Heiss, first Roman Catholic bishop of the Diocese of La Crosse; Alexander Joseph McGavick, Roman Catholic bishop; John Joseph Paul, Roman Catholic bishop; James Schwebach, Roman Catholic bishop
The Cathedral of St. Joseph the Workman is the mother church of the Diocese of La Crosse. The cathedral, designed by architect Edward J. Schulte, was completed in 1962. [1] Built of limestone, it has a tall clock tower which rises above the surrounding buildings in downtown La Crosse, Wisconsin. [2]
An arrest was made Thursday in connection with the attempted kidnapping of a teenager in Bishop, according to the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office. Investigators charged Matthew Ronald Crawford ...
St. Rose of Viterbo Convent is the motherhouse of the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration, an American religious congregation, which is located in La Crosse, Wisconsin. The convent is dedicated to Rose of Viterbo, a 13th-century Franciscan tertiary who was a noted mystic and street preacher in Italy who died while still a teenager. [1]