Joseph Bernard Cotter

Joseph Bernard Cotter (November 19, 1844 – June 28, 1909) was the first Roman Catholic bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Winona, in Winona, Minnesota.^[1]

Born in Liverpool, England, Cotter was ordained a Roman Catholic priest on May 3, 1871. On November 15, 1889, Pope Leo XIII appointed Cotter the first bishop of the Winona Diocese. On December 27, 1889, he was consecrated; he died while he was still bishop.^[2]

Legacy

Cotter High School, in Winona, was named in his memory.^[3]

Notes

↑ http://www.dow.org/history/history-pastbishops.html
↑ "Bishop Joseph Bernard Cotter". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
↑ http://www.cotterschools.org/se3bin/clientgenie.cgi

Diocese of Winona

Bishops	Ordinaries Joseph Bernard Cotter Patrick Richard Heffron Francis Martin Kelly Edward Aloysius Fitzgerald Loras Joseph Watters John George Vlazny Bernard Joseph Harrington John M. Quinn Auxiliaries Leo Binz George Henry Speltz

Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Winona Parishes Basilica of Saint Stanislaus Kostka, Winona Church of St. Augustine, Austin Church of St. Adrian, Adrian Church of the Sacred Heart, Heron Lake Church of the Holy Trinity, Rollingstone Church of St. Kilian, Wilmont Township

Education	Higher Education Immaculate Heart of Mary Seminary Saint Mary's University of Minnesota High Schools Cotter High School, Winona Lourdes High School, Rochester Loyola Catholic School, Mankato Pacelli High School, Austin

Priests	Robert Brom Frederick William Freking Michael Joseph Hoeppner John Hubert Peschges

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