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

Edward J. Schulte

Edward J. Schulte was an architect who designed a number of mid-twentieth century churches notable for their blending of a modern idiom with traditional function. Inspired by an encounter with Ralph Adams Cram he devoted himself to building church buildings, designing over 88...

, was completed in 1962.Built of limestone, it has a tall clock tower which rises above the surrounding buildings in downtown La Crosse, Wisconsin

La Crosse, Wisconsin

La Crosse is a city in and the county seat of La Crosse County, Wisconsin, United States. The city lies alongside the Mississippi River.The 2011 Census Bureau estimates the city had a population of 52,485...

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

• Kilian Caspar Flasch
• James Schwebach
  James Schwebach
  James Schwebach was a Luxembourgian-born prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of La Crosse from 1892 until his death in 1921.-Biography:...
  
  
• Alexander Joseph McGavick
  Alexander Joseph McGavick
  Alexander Joseph McGavick was an American clergyman of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of La Crosse from 1921 until his death in 1948.-Biography:...
  
  , founder of Aquinas High School-La Crosse, Wisconsin
• John Patrick Treacy
  John Patrick Treacy
  John Patrick Treacy was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of La Crosse from 1948 until his death in 1964.-Biography:...
  
  , the builder of the new cathedral
• Frederick William Freking
• John Joseph Paul
  John Joseph Paul
  John Joseph Paul was a Roman Catholic bishop.Bishop Paul was born in La Crosse, Wisconsin. He graduated from Aquinas High School in 1935. In 1939, he graduated from Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa. John Joseph Paul was ordained to the Roman Catholic Priesthood on January 24, 1943, by Auxiliary...
  
  

Note:Bishop Michael Heiss

Michael Heiss

Michael Heiss was a German-born prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as the first Bishop of La Crosse and the second Archbishop of Milwaukee .-Biography:...

 is buried in Milwaukee and Auxiliary Bishop William Richard Griffin

William Richard Griffin

William Richard Griffin was a Roman Catholic bishop. He was ordained to the Roman Catholic priesthood on May 25, 1907, for the Archdiocese of Chicago...

is buried in Chicago.

External links

• The Cathedral of St. Joseph the Workman