EXHIBIT 23


                          CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP

     We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement
(Form S-8 No. 333-10261) pertaining to the 1991 Stock Option Plan of Rochester
Medical Corporation and the Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-62592)
pertaining to the 2001 Stock Incentive Plan of Rochester Medical Corporation of
our report dated October 19, 2001, with respect to the financial statements of
Rochester Medical Corporation included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the
year ended September 30, 2001.

     Our audits also included the financial statement schedule of Rochester
Medical Corporation listed in Item 14(a). This schedule is the responsibility of
the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion based on
our audits. In our opinion, the financial statement schedule referred to above,
when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole,
present fairly in all material respects the information set forth therein.


                                        /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Minneapolis, Minnesota
December 7, 2001