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and exposing a child to harmful material. The abuse began when the victim, a church volunteer, was 15 years old. During one incident in 1999, Svea handcuffed the victim to a bed and fondled him. Other victims were soon added to the case. Svea pleaded guilty in
February 2002 to second-degree sexual
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Schwebach as bishop of La Crosse in 1921. During McGavick's tenure as bishop, the Catholic population grew from 116,000 to 140,000. When he first arrived, there were 156 parishes, 78 mission churches, 90 parochial schools, and 189 secular priests with 51 religious. By his first 20 years,
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When the diocese was erected, it had 22 priests, 23 churches and about 50 stations. Along with the
English and German congregations, provisions were also made for Poles and Italians. Franciscan sisters and lay teachers were in charge of six parish schools. As bishop, Heiss built several churches,
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Archdiocese of Milwaukee, appointed by Leo XIII in 1881. An outspoken supporter of Catholic education, he established 36 new schools during his tenure and, at the Plenary Council, unsuccessfully sought to require Catholic parents to send their children to parochial schools. In 1890, the
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was wasteful of on money that should have gone to the poor. Burke defended the shrine as being a fruitful way to raise spiritual devotion. Another controversy was the diocese's withdrawal from
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Catholic Schools is supported by seven parishes: St. Bronislava, St. Joseph, St. Stanislaus Kostka, St. Stephens, St. Peters, Newman and St. Mary (Immaculate Conception) of Torun.
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in La Crosse. The first mass was held at the Shrine in 2008. In addition, the diocese sponsors Casa Hogar, an
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assault of a child under age 16 and exposing himself to a child; he received a year and a half in prison.
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1722:"Archbishop Jerome Edward Listecki [Catholic-Hierarchy]"
1962:"Retired La Crosse priest accused of sexual assault at library"
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Sacred Heart of Jesus-St. Patrick's Church, Eau Claire
1615:"Bishop John Joseph Paul [Catholic-Hierarchy]"
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1210:"La Crosse (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]"
1123:List of the Catholic dioceses of the United States
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1133:List of Roman Catholic dioceses (structured view)
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1497:"Madison (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]"
516:To replace Flasch, Leo XIII appointed Monsignor
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1128:List of Roman Catholic dioceses (alphabetical)
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878:(2004–2010), appointed Archbishop of Milwaukee
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2187:Fisher, Gerald Edward.
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858:Archbishop of St. Louis
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2298:Kilian Caspar Flasch
1670:"Bishop Takes Queen"
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818:Kilian Caspar Flasch
806:Bishops of La Crosse
661:Church World Service
615:To replace Freking,
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2503:Campion High School
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2313:John Patrick Treacy
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917:Robert Herman Flock
882:William P. Callahan
862:Apostolic Signatura
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697:Gerard W. Battersby
691:William P. Callahan
568:Diocese of Madison.
549:Aquinas High School
530:Diocese of Superior
441:Northwest Territory
433:American Revolution
248:William P. Callahan
2642:Diocese of Madison
2552:The Catholic Times
2505:, Prairie du Chien
2464:, Wisconsin Rapids
2446:Viterbo University
2333:Jerome E. Listecki
1523:The New York Times
1434:. August 25, 1948.
1312:The Catholic Times
1114:Catholicism portal
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994:– Wisconsin Rapids
974:Viterbo University
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1546:. David M. Cheney
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1432:La Crosse Tribune
1366:. David M. Cheney
1282:Cheney, David M.
1263:. David M. Cheney
1241:www.newadvent.org
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854:Raymond Leo Burke
766:was charged with
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685:Pope Benedict XVI
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