Pope Francis greets Bishop Michael J. Hoeppner of Crookston, Minn., in the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican Jan. 13, 2020. On April 13, 2021, the pope accepted Bishop Hoeppner s resignation and appointed retired Bishop Richard E. Pates of Des Moines, Iowa, to serve as the apostolic administrator of the Diocese of Crookston. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
WASHINGTON (CNS) Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Bishop Michael J. Hoeppner, 71, who has headed the Diocese of Crookston, Minnesota, since 2007.
The pope also named retired Bishop Richard E. Pates of Des Moines, Iowa, to serve as apostolic administrator of the 14-county diocese in northwestern Minnesota.
Pope accepts resignation of bishop who heads Minnesota diocese
Pope Francis greets Bishop Michael J. Hoeppner of Crookston, Minn., in the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican Jan. 13, 2020. On April 13, 2021, the pope accepted Bishop Hoeppner s resignation and appointed retired Bishop Richard E. Pates of Des Moines, Iowa, to serve as the apostolic administrator of the Diocese of Crookston. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
By Maria Wiering • Catholic News Service • Posted April 13, 2021
ST. PAUL, Minn. (CNS) Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Bishop Michael J. Hoeppner, 71, who has headed the Diocese of Crookston, Minnesota, since 2007.
The pope also named retired Bishop Richard E. Pates of Des Moines, Iowa, to serve as apostolic administrator of the 14-county diocese in northwestern Minnesota.
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Father Daniel J. Felton, a priest of the Diocese of Green Bay, Wis., and its vicar general, is seen in this undated photo. (Photo: CNS/courtesy The Catholic Spirit)
WASHINGTON (CNS) Pope Francis has appointed Father Daniel J. Felton, a priest of the Diocese of Green Bay, Wisconsin, and its vicar general, to head the Diocese of Duluth, Minnesota.
The pontiff also has accepted the resignation of Auxiliary Bishop John J. O’Hara of New York. He is 75, the age at which canon law requires a bishop to turn in his resignation to the pope.
The changes were announced in Washington March 2 by Archbishop Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio.
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