Diocese of Winona-Rochester Confirmation
View/Download the Diocesan Preparation Guidelines for the Sacrament of Confirmation HERE.
- For liturgy details, see Section IV starting on page 15
- For the Liturgy Planning Form, see Appendix L on page 46
- For the Diocesan Confirmation Photo Policy, see Appendix O on page 50
- For record keeping details, see instructions on the Chancellor's webpage HERE.
2026 Confirmation Schedule
Friday, April 10, 2026 7:00 pm
St. Francis Xavier, Windom
with: Sacred Heart, Brewster; Immaculate Heart of Mary, Currie; St. Gabriel, Fulda; Sacred Heart, Heron Lake; St. Ann, Slayton; St. Anthony, Westbrook
Saturday, April 11, 2026 10:30 am
St. Leo, Pipestone
with: St. Catherine, Luverne
Saturday, April 11, 2026 2:00 pm
St. Adrian, Adrian
with: St. Anthony, Lismore; Our Lady of Good Counsel, Wilmont; Good Shepherd, Jackson; St. Joseph, Lakefield
Wednesday, April 15, 2026 7:00 pm
Co-Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, Rochester
with: St. Rose of Lima, Lewiston; Resurrection, Rochester
Saturday, April 18, 2026 10:30 am
Queen of Angels, Austin
with: St. Charles Borromeo, St. Charles; Holy Redeemer, Eyota
Saturday, April 18, 2026 2:00 pm
St. Mary, Chatfield
with: Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Canton; St. Columban, Preston; St. Olaf, Mabel
Sunday, April 19, 2026 2:00 pm
Sts. Peter and Paul, Mankato
with: All Saints, Madison Lake; St. Ann, Janesville; Immaculate Conception, St. Clair
Wednesday, April 22, 2026 7:00 pm
St. Joseph, Owatonna
with: Sacred Heart, Owatonna; Christ the King, Medford; St. Columbanus, Blooming Prairie; Holy Trinity, Litomysl
Friday, April 24, 2026 7:00 pm
St. Augustine, Austin
with: St. Edward, Austin; St. Theodore, Albert Lea; St. Ignatius, Spring Valley; St. Finbarr, Grand Meadow; St. Patrick, LeRoy
Sunday, May 3, 2026 2:00 pm
Sacred Heart, Adams
with: St. John the Baptist, Johnsburg; Queen of Peace, Lyle; St. Peter, Rose Creek
Wednesday, May 6, 2026 7:00 pm
Basilica of St. Stanislaus Kostka, Winona
with: Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Winona; St. Mary, Lake City; St. Francis of Assisi, Rochester; St. Joseph, Rushford; St. Felix, Wabasha; St. Agnes, Kellogg
Friday, May 8, 2026 7:00 pm
St. Peter, Hokah
with: Crucifixion, La Crescent
Saturday, May 9, 2026 10:30 am
St. Mary, Winona
with: Holy Trinity, Rollingstone
Wednesday, May 13, 2026 7:00 pm
St. Pius X, Rochester
with: Christ the King, Byron; St. John Baptist de la Salle, Dodge Center; Holy Family, Kasson; St. Mary, Caledonia; St. Joachim, Plainview; Immaculate Conception, Kellogg
Friday, May 15, 2026 7:00 pm
Pax Christi, Rochester
with: Sts. Peter and Paul, Mazeppa; Holy Spirit, Rochester; St. Bernard, Stewartville; St. Bridget, Simpson; St. Patrick, West Albany
Saturday, May 16, 2026 10:30 am
St. John Vianney, Fairmont
with: Sts. Peter and Paul, Blue Earth; Sacred Heart, Waseca; All Saints, New Richland; St. Casimir, Wells; Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Easton; St. John the Baptist, Minnesota Lake
Saturday, May 16, 2026 2:00 pm
St. Joseph the Worker, Mankato
with: Holy Family, Lake Crystal; St. Teresa, Mapleton; St. Joseph, Good Thunder; St. Matthew, Vernon Center; St. Joseph, Waldorf
Sunday, May 31, 2026 2:00 pm
St. Mary, Worthington
with: St. James, St. James; St. Mary, Madelia