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Cathedral of Saint Joseph the Workman

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Country
  
United States

Founded
  
1863

Phone
  
+1 608-782-0322

Denomination
  
Roman Catholic

Opened
  
1962

Architect
  
Edward J. Schulte

Cathedral of Saint Joseph the Workman

Location
  
530 Main St. La Crosse, Wisconsin

Website
  
www.cathedralsjworkman.org

Founder(s)
  
Rev. C. J. F. Schraudenbach

Address
  
530 Main St, La Crosse, WI 54601, USA

Architectural style
  
Gothic Revival architecture

Similar
  
Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe, St Patrick's Church, Sacred Heart‑Saint Wencesla, Christ Episcopal Church, Franciscan Skemp Medical

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. Built of limestone, it has a tall clock tower which rises above the surrounding buildings in downtown La Crosse, Wisconsin.

The following Bishops of the Diocese of La Crosse are buried in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel:

  • Kilian Caspar Flasch
  • James Schwebach
  • Alexander Joseph McGavick, founder of Aquinas High School-La Crosse, Wisconsin
  • John Patrick Treacy, the builder of the new cathedral
  • Frederick William Freking
  • John Joseph Paul
  • Note:Bishop Michael Heiss is buried in Milwaukee and Auxiliary Bishop William Richard Griffin is buried in Chicago.

    References

    Cathedral of Saint Joseph the Workman Wikipedia