Welcome to the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart and St. Casimir Parish Website
Temporary Office Hour Change
The Cathedral and St. Casimir parish office open hours are temporarily changing until further notice. Monday and Friday: Closed in the morning. Open from noon until 4pm Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday: Open from 8:30am to 10am and then closed until noon
Open from noon until 4:00pm
Before stopping at the office, it is advised that you call 507-452-4770 first to check if the office is open or check here for any additional changes that may happen.
Wednesday, September 4th the office will be closed in the afternoon.
The Diocese of Winona-Rochester offices have moved to the new Chancery located in Rochester, MN. Please be patient as they get settled into the new location. The address for the new location is:
Please direct all mailings to the new address. There is no longer a post office box. Check the DOW-R website for more details atDiocese of Winona-Rochester (dowr.org).
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Fundraising Information
To view fundraising opportunities for the parishes/youth and listings of prize winners from the festivals click on the "Fundraising" tab at the top of this page.
Cathedral 2024 Calendar Raffle
Congratulations to the winners of $100 cash each in the Cathedral 2024 Calendar Raffle.
January: Rick Kramer, Sally Ptacek, Carolyn Crawford, Melissa O'Hara February: Joel Zeches, Tom Schell, Leroy Czaplewski, Pat Eggen
March: Jessy Kaufman, Kent Grover, Betsy Rowekamp, David & Britta Blain, Dale Welch
April: Dan Mullen, Carolyn Crawford, Julie Monson, Kory Pronschinske
May: Mary Schell, Beth O'Dea, Jack Kanz, Shawn Koisti
June: Joel Zeches, Carolyn Crawford, Peggy Carroll, Carolyn Crawford, Ed & Patty Kennedy
July: John Vanderzee, Lynn McCarthy, Richard Adank, Heather Grulkowski August: