ɪt bɪkˌeɪm ðə pɹˈoʊkɐθˈiːdɹəl wɛn ðə dɪoʊsˈiːz ʌv wɪnˈoʊnə wʌz ɪstˈæblɪʃt ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi nˈaɪn ænd ɪts pˈæstɚ, ðə ɹˈɛv. dʒˈoʊsəf kˈɑːɾɚ, wʌz nˈeɪmd ðə fˈɜːst bˈɪʃəp ʌv wɪnˈoʊnə.
It became the pro-cathedral when the Diocese of Winona was established in 1889 and its pastor, the Rev. Joseph Cotter, was named the first bishop of Winona.