Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda announced today that the Rev. George Welzbacher, a priest of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, has been named a “Chaplain of His Holiness” by Pope Francis, through which he is given the title “Monsignor.” Born in 1928, Monsignor Welzbacher is both the oldest living priest in the Archdiocese and the cleric with the greatest number of years of ordained priestly service, stretching back to his June 2, 1951, ordination.
