Welcome to the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart and St. Casimir Parish Website
Office Hours
The office is back open from 8:30am-4pm M-F.
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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Pope Francis creates new cardinals at a consistory in St. Peter’s Basilica on Oct. 5, 2019.
Since his election in 2013, Pope Francis has...
El Greco, “The Holy Face,” ca. 1586-1595, Museo del Prado
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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: