Announcements

Many of our faithful are understandably concerned about the Coronavirus (COVID-19). We continue to monitor reports from the Centers for Disease Control  and Protection.

The episcopal ordination and installation of Bishop-elect Donald DeGrood as the ninth bishop of Sioux Falls is scheduled for Thursday, February 13, 2020. The ordination and installation will be live streamed on the Diocese of Sioux Falls' YouTube channel.

From Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda: I have spoken with Father VanDenBroeke about his homily on immigration and he has expressed sorrow for his words and an openness to seeing more clearly the Church’s position on our relationship with Islam.

Ramsey County District Court Judge Teresa Warner today discharged the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis from Court oversight of its safe environment policies, practices and procedures.

A third and final independent, external audit of the Archdiocese’s Safe Environment policies and procedures was conducted and it found that the Archdiocese is in substantial compliance with the Ramsey County Settlement Agreement.

This morning, the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis and the Ramsey County Attorney’s Office appeared at its final scheduled, periodic hearing in Ramsey County Court before Judge Teresa R. Warner.

Pope Francis this morning named Father Donald DeGrood, a priest of the Archdiocese, to replace retiring Bishop Paul J. Swain as the bishop of the Diocese of Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

From Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda: On this first Sunday of Advent, my heart goes out to Bishop Sirba’s family and to the priests and faithful of the Diocese of Duluth as they grieve his sudden passing.

From Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda:  I was notified Friday, November 8 that Father Gerard Saguto, FSSP, was recalled from his assignment as pastor of the Church of All Saints in Minneapolis by his religious community, the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter.

Most Reverend Andrew Cozzens, Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, was today elected by members of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops as the new chair of the Committee on Evangelization and Catechesis.

From Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda: I am grateful that, since last June, there is a standardized process in place for investigating allegations against a bishop. That process was followed in the investigation of the allegation against Bishop Michael Hoeppner of the Diocese of Crookston.

Archbishop Bernard Hebda has announced the following appointments in the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis.

The funeral Mass for retired Archbishop Harry J. Flynn will be broadcast live on Monday, September 30 at 11 a.m. Central from the Cathedral of Saint Paul, St. Paul. See opportunities to watch online and on cable.

Funeral arrangements for the Most Reverend Harry Joseph Flynn, retired archbishop of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, are as follows.

Most Reverend Harry Joseph Flynn, archbishop emeritus of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, passed away the evening of Sunday, September 22 at age 86. Read the obituary and funeral arrangements here.