{"id":4165,"date":"2021-12-10T11:09:54","date_gmt":"2021-12-10T16:09:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.archspm.org\/pope-francis-names-rev-joseph-williams-auxiliary-bishop-of-saint-paul-and-minneapolis\/"},"modified":"2021-12-10T11:09:54","modified_gmt":"2021-12-10T16:09:54","slug":"pope-francis-names-rev-joseph-williams-auxiliary-bishop-of-saint-paul-and-minneapolis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.archspm.org\/es\/pope-francis-names-rev-joseph-williams-auxiliary-bishop-of-saint-paul-and-minneapolis\/","title":{"rendered":"El papa Francisco nombra al reverendo Joseph Williams obispo auxiliar de Saint Paul y Minneapolis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;5\/6&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Press Conference Introducing Bishop-elect Joseph Williams\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CKpFPJ1IUQo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.archspm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/JW_Official-Photo_featured.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-53628\" src=\"https:\/\/www.archspm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/JW_Official-Photo_featured-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a>From the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Pope Francis this morning named Father Joseph Williams, a priest of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, as Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archspm.org\/leadership\/bishop-elect-joseph-williams\/\">Bishop-elect Williams<\/a> is currently the pastor of the Church of Saint Stephen and the Church of the Holy Rosary, both in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Father Williams also serves as Vicar for Latino Ministry for the Archdiocese.<\/p>\n<p>A native of Stillwater, Minnesota, Bishop-elect Williams, 47,\u00a0earned an undergraduate degree in biology from the University of Minnesota, Morris.\u00a0He then enrolled at Franciscan University of Steubenville\u00a0in Steubenville, Ohio,\u00a0where, in an environment of prayer and fraternal support, he heard God\u2019s call to the priesthood. He was accepted into\u00a0The Saint Paul Seminary in Saint Paul, Minnesota,\u00a0in 1998.\u00a0Bishop-elect Williams was\u00a0ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis in 2002.<\/p>\n<p>After ordination, Bishop-elect Williams\u00a0ministered\u00a0at the\u00a0Cathedral\u00a0of Saint Paul, Divine Mercy in Faribault, Saint Mathias in\u00a0Hampton\u00a0and\u00a0Saint Mary in New Trier.\u00a0In 2008, he was appointed to serve\u00a0Saint Stephen\u00a0parish\u00a0in Minneapolis.\u00a0Holy Rosary\u00a0parish\u00a0was added to his pastorship in\u00a02020.<\/p>\n<p>Bishop-elect Williams currently serves on The Saint Paul Seminary and Saint John Vianney College Seminary Board of Trustees. He has served as chaplain of the Minnesota House of Representatives and as the Coordinator of Archdiocesan Outreach to Persons with Disabilities.<\/p>\n<p>As an auxiliary bishop, Bishop-elect Williams will work alongside Archbishop Bernard Hebda of Saint Paul and Minneapolis to lead the\u00a0Church\u00a0in the Archdiocese, which\u00a0encompasses\u00a0the 12-county metro area.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am humbled and honored by Pope Francis\u2019 appointment,\u201d\u00a0Bishop-elect Williams said. \u201cI love Jesus and His Church,\u00a0and\u00a0I look forward to joining\u00a0the faithful of Saint Paul and Minneapolis in\u00a0sharing that love with\u00a0our neighbors, especially\u00a0the poor and the immigrant.\u00a0I have had the privilege of serving\u00a0our Spanish-speaking sisters and brothers\u00a0for over 15 years.\u00a0Their\u00a0tender\u00a0love of God\u00a0and\u00a0devotion to the priesthood\u00a0have inspired me\u00a0to\u00a0live out\u00a0my vows\u00a0daily. I\u00a0am confident\u00a0the Holy Spirit will show\u00a0Archbishop Hebda\u00a0how\u00a0I may\u00a0best support him in caring\u00a0for all the\u00a0wonderful\u00a0people of this\u00a0Archdiocese.\u00a0Please pray for\u00a0us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Archbishop\u00a0Hebda said:\u00a0\u201cIt was with great joy that I learned of Pope Francis\u2019 appointment of Fr. Joseph Williams as Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis. The priests and faithful of the Archdiocese should be honored that the Holy Father has chosen a native son, nurtured, nourished and formed in this local Church, to serve as a Successor of the Apostles. His deep faith, pastoral heart, love for Christ and his flock, and impressive natural gifts all suggest that the Lord has long been preparing him to serve as a bishop. Having been inspired by his leadership at Saint Stephen and Holy Rosary, his heart for the poor and those on the periphery, his evangelical zeal, and his leadership as Vicar for Latino Ministry, I am particularly delighted by the appointment and am confident that the Archdiocese will benefit greatly from his example, discernment and leadership. Please join me in praying for Bishop-elect Williams as he prepares for his ordination on January 25, the Feast of the Conversion of Saint Paul, and as he begins his episcopal service. May Our Lady of Loreto, on whose feast he was named, guide him always to the compassionate heart of her Son.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bishop-elect Williams was born on\u00a0May 2,\u00a01974,\u00a0to Dr.\u00a0Gary and Mary Williams. He is the\u00a0third\u00a0of nine children, grew up in Stillwater, attended\u00a0Saint Croix Catholic\u00a0School\u00a0and graduated from Stillwater High School in\u00a01992.\u00a0His brother\u00a0Father Peter Williams\u00a0is also a priest of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis and serves as pastor of Saint Ambrose\u00a0parish in Woodbury.\u00a0Bishop-elect Williams graduated\u00a0summa cum\u00a0laude\u00a0from the University of Minnesota, Morris,\u00a0in 1996 and\u00a0earned a\u00a0philosophy\/pre-theology\u00a0degree from Franciscan University of Steubenville in 1998. He earned a Masters of Divinity from\u00a0The\u00a0Saint Paul Seminary\u00a0and was ordained\u00a0May 25, 2002,\u00a0by Archbishop Harry J.\u00a0Flynn.<\/p>\n<p>His <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archspm.org\/episcopal-ordination-of-joseph-williams\/\">episcopal ordination<\/a> is scheduled for\u00a0January\u00a025, 2022,\u00a0at the Cathedral of Saint Paul. The ordination will be livestreamed on the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis\u2019 Facebook page.<\/p>\n<p>Archbishop Hebda will introduce\u00a0Bishop-elect Williams\u00a0today\u00a0at a 9\u00a0a.m. news conference at the Cathedral\u00a0of Saint Paul.\u00a0The news conference will be livestreamed on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ArchdioceseSPM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archdiocese\u2019s Facebook page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Please see\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thecatholicspirit.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Catholic Spirit<\/a>\u00a0for more information on Bishop-elect Williams\u2019 appointment and see the Archdiocese\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.archspm.org\/events\/\">events page<\/a>\u00a0for additional information on his episcopal ordination.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/archspmmainsite.s3.amazonaws.com\/News\/2021\/BISHOP-ELECT+WILLIAMS+NEWS+RELEASE+12-10-21.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PDF version<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/archspmmainsite.s3.amazonaws.com\/News\/2021\/NOMBRAMIENTO+FR.J.WILLIAMS+10-12-21.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read in Spanish<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/archspmmainsite.s3.amazonaws.com\/News\/2021\/Bishop-elect_Williams_official_photo.JPG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download Photo of Bishop-elect Williams<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Social Media Graphics<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/archspmmainsite.s3.amazonaws.com\/News\/2021\/IGFB_New+Bishop.zip\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">English social media graphics<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Hashtag: #bishopelectwilliams<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/archspmmainsite.s3.amazonaws.com\/News\/2021\/New+Bishop_Insta_Spanish.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spanish social media graphic<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Hashtag: #obispoelectowilliams<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/archspmmainsite.s3.amazonaws.com\/News\/2021\/New+Bishop_FB+Cover_Spanish+.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spanish Facebook cover<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>De la Arquidi\u00f3cesis de San Pablo y Minneapolis: El papa Francisco nombr\u00f3 esta ma\u00f1ana al padre Joseph Williams, sacerdote de la Arquidi\u00f3cesis de San Pablo y Minneapolis, obispo auxiliar de San Pablo y Minneapolis.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4166,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[76],"class_list":["post-4165","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-announcements","tag-archbishop-hebdabishop-elect-williamsbishopwilliamslatinonew-bishopsaint-paul-seminary"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.archspm.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4165","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.archspm.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.archspm.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.archspm.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.archspm.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4165"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.archspm.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4165\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.archspm.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4166"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.archspm.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4165"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.archspm.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4165"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.archspm.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4165"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}