Loras Joseph Watters


Loras Joseph Watters

Ph.D., DD
Bishop of Winona
Titular Bishop of Fidoloma
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
SeeDiocese of Winona
AppointedJanuary 8, 1969
InstalledMarch 13, 1969
Term endedOctober 14, 1986
PredecessorEdward Aloysius Fitzgerald
SuccessorJohn George Vlazny
Other post(s)Titular Bishop of Fidoloma
Previous post(s)Auxiliary Bishop of Dubuque
Orders
OrdinationJune 7, 1941
by Francis Beckman
ConsecrationAugust 26, 1965
by Egidio Vagnozzi
Personal details
Born(1915-10-14)October 14, 1915
DiedMarch 30, 2009(2009-03-30) (aged 93)
Winona, Minnesota, US
EducationCatholic University of America
Pontifical Gregorian University
MottoDominus Lux Mea
(Lord, my light)

Loras Joseph Watters (October 14, 1915 – March 30, 2009) was an American bishop of the Catholic Church. He served as an auxiliary bishop in the Archdiocese of Dubuque from 1965 to 1969, and as the fifth Bishop of Winona from 1969 to 1986.