Archbishop Bernard Hebda has announced the following appointments in the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis:
Effective December 9, 2023
Deacon Wayne Bellefeuille, assigned to exercise the ministry of a permanent deacon at the Church of All Saints in Lakeville. Deacon Bellefeuille was ordained to the diaconate on December 9, 2023.
Deacon Robert Burns, assigned to exercise the ministry of a permanent deacon at the Church of Saint John the Baptist in Excelsior. Deacon Burns ordained to the diaconate on December 9, 2023.
Deacon Kevin Conneely, assigned to exercise the ministry of a permanent deacon at the Church of the Annunciation in Minneapolis. Deacon Conneely was ordained to the diaconate on December 9, 2023.
Deacon John Fischer, assigned to exercise the ministry of a permanent deacon at the Church of Saint Thomas More in Saint Paul. Deacon Fischer was ordained to the diaconate on December 9, 2023.
Deacon Patrick Kirsch, assigned to exercise the ministry of permanent deacon at the Church of Saint Joseph in Waconia. Deacon Kirsch was ordained to the diaconate on December 9, 2023.
Deacon Kou Ly, assigned to exercise the ministry of permanent deacon at the Church of Saint Patrick in Saint Paul. Deacon Ly was ordained to the diaconate on December 9, 2023.
Deacon Michael McGinty, assigned to exercise the ministry of permanent deacon at the Church of Saint Vincent de Paul in Brooklyn Park. Deacon McGinty was ordained to the diaconate on December 9, 2023.
Deacon David Mead, Jr., assigned to exercise the ministry of a permanent deacon at the Church of Sain Ambrose in Woodbury. Deacon Mead was ordained to the diaconate on December 9, 2023.
Deacon Daniel Murphy, assigned to exercise the ministry of a permanent deacon at the Church of Divine Mercy in Faribault. Deacon Murphy was ordained to the diaconate on December 9, 2023.
Deacon Francis Pavlick, assigned to exercise the ministry of a permanent deacon at the Church of Saint Jude of the Lake in Mahtomedi. Deacon Pavlick was ordained to the diaconate on December 9, 2023.
Deacon Wilfred Pitts, assigned to exercise the ministry of a permanent deacon at the Church of the Guardian Angels in Oakdale. Deacon Pitts was ordained to the diaconate on December 9, 2023.
Deacon Bruce Richards, assigned to exercise the ministry of a permanent deacon at the Church of Saint Joseph in Waconia. Deacon Richards was ordained to the diaconate on December 9, 2023.
Deacon Christopher Richards, assigned to exercise the ministry of a permanent deacon at the Church of Saint Joseph in Waconia. Deacon Richards was ordained to the diaconate on December 9, 2023.
Deacon John Rogers, assigned to exercise the ministry of a permanent deacon at the Church of Saint Joseph in West Saint Paul. Deacon Rogers was ordained to the diaconate on December 9, 2023.
Deacon Gregory Schultz, assigned to exercise the ministry of a permanent deacon at the Church of Saint Hubert in Chanhassen. Deacon Schultz was ordained to the diaconate on December 9, 2023.
Deacon Patrick Spencer, assigned to exercise the ministry of a permanent deacon at the Church of Saint Vincent de Paul in Brooklyn Park. Deacon Spencer was ordained to the diaconate on December 9, 2023.
Deacon Thomas Utecht, assigned to exercise the ministry of a permanent deacon at the Church of Mary Queen of Peace in Rogers. Deacon Utecht was ordained to the diaconate on December 9, 2023.
Deacon Christopher Vance, assigned to exercise the ministry of a permanent deacon at the Church of the Transfiguration in Oakdale. Deacon Vance was ordained to the diaconate on December 9, 2023.
Effective January 5, 2024
Deacon Martin Meyer, granted status of retired deacon. Deacon Meyer has served the archdiocese since his diaconate ordination in 2015, primarily at the Church of Saint John Neumann in Eagan.
