Dubuque Archdiocese seeks public help after new allegation against former priest
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Former Archdiocese of Dubuque priest accused of sexual abuse of a minor
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Archbishop Michael O. Jackels speaks to McConnell AFB airmen at the 2013 McConnell National Prayer Breakfast March 7, 2013, at the McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. / Katrina M. Brisbin/U.S. Air ForceVatican City, Apr 4, 2023 / 05:00 am (CNA).Pope Francis on Tuesday accepted the resignation of Archbishop Michael O. Jackels from the pastoral government of the Archdiocese of Dubuque, Iowa.An April 4 statement from the United States bishops conference said Jackels resignation was for health reasons.Bishop emeritus Richard E. Pates of Des Moines, Iowa, has been appointed apostolic administrator of the Archdiocese of Dubuque, the USCCB communication said.Jackels, who will turn 69 on April 13, has been archbishop of Dubuque since May 2013. He is scheduled to offer the archdiocese s Chrism Mass in the Cathedral of St. Raphael in the afternoon on April 4.The archbishop was hospitalized for a heart attack in early May 2019. He returned to ministry six weeks later with the permission o.