Diocese of La Crosse

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Michael Heiss † (3 Mar 1868 Appointed - 14 Mar 1880 Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
• Kilian Casper Flasch † (14 Jun 1881 Appointed - 3 Aug 1891 Died)
• James Schwebach † (14 Dec 1891 Appointed - 6 Jun 1921 Died)
• Alexander Joseph McGavick † (21 Nov 1921 Appointed - 25 Aug 1948 Died)
• John Patrick Treacy † (25 Aug 1948 Succeeded - 11 Oct 1964 Died)
• Frederick William Freking † (30 Dec 1964 Appointed - 10 May 1983 Resigned)
• John Joseph Paul † (14 Oct 1983 Appointed - 10 Dec 1994 Retired)
• Raymond Leo Burke (10 Dec 1994 Appointed - 2 Dec 2003 Appointed, Archbishop of Saint Louis, Missouri)
• Jerome Edward Listecki (29 Dec 2004 Appointed - 14 Nov 2009 Appointed, Archbishop of Milwaukee, Wisconsin)

Historical Summary

Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1950	142,609	577,206	24.7%	240	65	305	467		130	1,350	205	ap1951
1966	179,509	619,441	29.0%	349	53	402	446		174	1,454	201	ap1967
1968	185,512	576,395	32.2%	303	51	354	524		152	1,224	166	ap1971
1976	199,497	667,849	29.9%	287	30	317	629		41	1,042	199	ap1977
1980	218,754	723,000	30.3%	261	22	283	772		44	718	174	ap1981
1990	220,266	731,300	30.1%	200	21	221	996	21	30	651	190	ap1991
1999	219,358	824,206	26.6%	197	32	229	957	24	6	499	173	ap2000
2000	212,419	827,443	25.7%	194	26	220	965	35	33	496	172	ap2001
2001	209,426	831,042	25.2%	197	28	225	930	34	34	493	167	ap2002
2002	215,573	848,455	25.4%	194	25	219	984	28	25	494	168	ap2003
2003	203,341	848,455	24.0%	190	22	212	959	25	25	483	166	ap2004
2004	202,540	863,610	23.5%	190	1	191	1,060	32	1	467	165	ap2005

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Raymond Leo Burke (Priest: 29 Jun 1975; Bishop: 10 Dec 1994 to 2 Dec 2003)
• Jerome Edward Listecki (Bishop: 29 Dec 2004 to 14 Nov 2009)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Kilian Casper Flasch † (Bishop: 14 Jun 1881 to 3 Aug 1891)
• Frederick William Freking † (Bishop: 30 Dec 1964 to 10 May 1983)
• William Richard Griffin † (Auxiliary Bishop: 9 Mar 1935 to 18 Mar 1944)
• Michael Heiss † (Bishop: 3 Mar 1868 to 14 Mar 1880)
• Alexander Joseph McGavick † (Bishop: 21 Nov 1921 to 25 Aug 1948)
• John Joseph Paul † (Auxiliary Bishop: 17 May 1977; Bishop: 14 Oct 1983 to 10 Dec 1994)
• James Schwebach † (Priest: 16 Jun 1870; Bishop: 14 Dec 1891 to 6 Jun 1921)
• John Patrick Treacy † (Coadjutor Bishop: 22 Aug 1945; Bishop: 25 Aug 1948 to 11 Oct 1964)