In addition to their current Pastoral assignments, the following, Officials of the Diocese of Sioux Falls - May 2023 Bishops Bulletin Since publication of the April Bishops Bulletin: Deacon Thomas Rausch, after voluntarily seeking a dispensation form the sacred duties of ordination, was returned to the lay state by decree of the Holy Sees Congregation for the Clergy. He currently serves as pastor of Holy Family Parish-Fort Madison and St. Joseph Parish-Montrose. The Muscatine native graduated from St. Ambrose College, Aquinas Institute-St. Louis and studied theology at St. Paul Seminary in St. Paul, St. Johns School of Theology and Seminary, Collegeville-Minnesota, and Aquinas Institute-St. Louis. Ministries. Ordained in 1995, he has served at Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in Bettendorf, Holy Family Parish in Davenport, Assumption & St. Patrick Parish in Charlotte, Ss. He was ordained in 1985 and has served at Our Lady of Victory Parish in Davenport, Sacred Heart Parish in Kinross, Holy Trinity Parish in Richmond, St. Joseph Parish in Wellman, St. Patrick Parish in Melrose, St. Patrick Parish in Georgetown and St. Peter Parish in Lovilia. Not included on diocese's list of credibly accused. Stay Connected with Fr. David Hemann - Holy Cross Parish The Most Reverend Donald E. DeGrood has decreed that Reverend Robert Wullweber has been granted personal leave from assigned ministry, effective May 7, 2021. In 12/05 Vatican refused to laicize McFadden because of his age. Father Stephen Witt, 74, will retire. Named publicly as accused by the diocese on its 2/22/19 list. Ruling in favor of defendants, citing 2-year Statute of Limitations. Father Kevin Zilverberg is released from full-time service as a member of the faculty at the Saint Paul Seminary School of Divinity, is assigned to continue service as a part-time member of that same faculty, and is assigned as a full-time member of the faculty of the Pontifical University of Salamanca. I always joke with him that he was the first one who planted the seed, even if I wasnt ready to receive it. Fr. Quo Vadis: Father Crotty, vocations director, extends invitation, June 3 ordination Mass was livestreamed! Assigned 1975-85 to St Boniface parish. Effective immediately: Very Reverend Father Daniel C. Guenther, V.F. He completed his theology studies at the Pontifical North American College-Rome. Two allegations noted, of abuse of boys 1968-74. (renews at {{format_dollars}}{{start_price}}{{format_cents}}/month + tax). Bishop Amos ordained him to the priesthood May 10, 2008 at Sacred Heart Cathedral. He currently serves as pastor of Sacred Heart Parish-Newton and dean of the Grinnell Deanery. Charges dropped in 12/95 when the girl would not testify and Hartz agreed to resign from assignment. Established on November 12, 1889 by Pope Leo XIII, the Catholic Diocese of Sioux Falls comprises that part of the State of South Dakota East of the Missouri River. Immaculate Conception and Nativity would be clustered into a new parish named Mater Dei. Father Symphorien Lopoke, 54, will become pastor of St. Mary Parish-Iowa City where he currently serves as parochial vicar. Ordained for the Diocese of Sioux City in 1988, he served at Corpus Christi Parish and St. Edmond High School in Fort Dodge, Blessed Sacra-ment Parish in Sioux City, St. Joseph Parish in Duncombe and Abraham Lincoln High School in Council Bluffs. Reverend Shaun Haggerty from Pastor at St. Lambert Parish, Sioux Falls to Pastor of St. John Paul II Parish, Harrisburg and Chaplain at Sanford USD Medical Center. Reverend Zachary Schaefbauer to Parochial Vicar, Holy Spirit, Sioux Falls. Pastoral Planning :: Diocese of Sioux City :: Sioux City, IA PDF Diocese of Sioux City See video on homepage, Monday of the Sixteenth Week in Ordinary Time. Bishop OKeefe ordained him to the priesthood June 9, 1979 at St. Mary Church-Sigourney. Named publicly as accused by the diocese on its list 2/22/19. He said every time a parish is added to a grouping, responsibilities multiply, especially administrative tasks, including finance council, school board and other meetings. After a leave of absence for studies, he served at St. Peter Parish-Cosgrove, St. Michael Parish-Holbrook, St. Bridget Parish-Victor, St. Patrick Parish in Brooklyn and Church of the Visitation Parish in Camanche. Died at age 89, 6/20/15, at a nursing home in Remsen, IA. Quo Vadis means, Where are you going? It is believed that when Peter was trying to flee Rome due to persecution, he encountered Jesus in a vision who asked him, Quo Vadis? This question led Peter to experience conversion and ultimately his martyrdom for Christ. Bishop Francis Xavier Le Van Hong ordained him to the priesthood June 12, 2015 at Phu Cam Cathedral in Vietnam. A Word from Our Bishop; Meet Our Seminarians; Contact Us; Photo Albums Parish Finder :: Diocese of Sioux City :: Sioux City, IA. It notes five allegations received of abuse in the 1960s of boys and girls. Named publicly as accused by the diocese on its 2/22/19 list. Return tomain database page. Father Scott Foley, 36, will become pastor of St. Mary Parish in Grinnell. He also served at Assumption High School, St. Ambrose University and St. Anthony Parish in Davenport. He currently serves at St Joseph Parish in Hills, St. Mary Parish in Lone Tree and St. Mary Parish in Nichols. He was ordained in 2015 and has served at St. Peter Parish in Buffalo, St. Alphonsus Parish in Davenport and St. Mary Parish in Davenport. He is relieved of his assignment as pastor at St. Bernadette Parish in West Branch and St. Joseph Parish in West Liberty. If you, or someone you know, have been sexually abused by a priest or clergy member in our diocese, please contact Civil Authorities and our Victim Assistance Coordinator at 1-866-435-4397 or 712-279- 5610. Four years later, the abbey was working through a configuration planning, which resulted in Father Luft receiving two additional parishes. Two allegations noted, of abuse of boys in the 1990s. As snow fell outside his office Tuesday, Bishop R. Walker Nickless remarked that the cold, snowy weather reminded him of the day he was ordain, On Sunday, there will be one final Mass at Our Lady of the Assumption Parish, then no more. For now, Deacon Jones wants the people of the diocese to know he is overcome with gratitude for their prayers. Live-streaming at Holy Cross. Summer 2022 Various leadership groups of priests and lay people from across the diocese were consulted to help discern all that the Current Reality Report was telling us (why changes are needed) and to begin forming a best path forward (what we might do to interrupt trends). Deacon Dan Freeman will serve as parish life coordinator and deacon at St. Mary Parish in Wilton. Retired 1993. Thank you. Links to livestream Masses, videos in the Diocese of Davenport, Saying thanks, for priest, means cooking a feast, Pray for peace in the Congo - Popes visit opened a door to hope, priest and refugee say. The diocese's list updated 2/24/19 shows just four allegations. Reverend Paul King from Pastor of St. George Parish, Hartford and St. Ann Parish, Humboldt to Co-Pastor at St. Lambert Parish, Sioux Falls. Retired 2009. Brent Lingle, director of pastoral planning for the Diocese of Sioux City, gestures during a news conference to announce a draft restructuring plan for parishes in the Northwest Iowa diocese. Each of the church buildings would remain open and would continue to hold weekly Mass. Father Joseph Sia, 46, remains consultor for the Diocese of Davenport, pastor of St. Patrick Parish in Iowa City and director of the recently ordained program for the diocese. Bishops Accused of Sexual Abuse and Misconduct, Diocese of Sioux City List updated 09.24.19, Doughty Calhoun OMeara Funeral Home 03.06.22, Steinke vs Kurzak Purdue and Diocese 07.13.11, Assignment record from Des Moines Register 06.23.02. Similarly, individuals who may be defendants in civil He currently serves as pastor at Assumption & St. Patrick Parish in Charlotte, Ss. He also served at St. Joseph Parish-What Cheer, Our Lady of Lourdes Parish-Keswick, St. Joseph Parish-North English, St. Mary Parish-West Point and St. Boniface Parish-Farmington. Monsignor Charles MANGAN, from Director of the Marian Apostolate to Parochial Vicar, St. Mary of Mercy, Alexandria, St. Stephen, Bridgewater, and St. Martin, Emery and Chaplain to Mary of Mercy and St. Joseph Monastery. Currently, he is pastor of St. Patrick Parish-Marengo, St. Joseph Parish-North English and St. Mary Parish-Williamsburg. PO Box 3379. We have this great opportunity to be able to create our future and pass on our faith and really live this mission, Father Luft pointed out. to Parochial Vicar, St. Mary of Mercy Parish in Alexandria. Membership has fallen as the age of traditional church-goers increases and family size decreases. Diocese admitted in 10/18 to hiding Coyle's identity for decades. Updated list 9/24/19 shows seven allegations. Retired 1985. Accused publicly 3/30/16 of raping and sexually abusing a 12-year-old altar boy 1959-60 at Blessed Sacrament in Sioux City. May 01, 2022 The Most Reverend Donald E. DeGrood has decreed the following appointments effective July 1, 2022: Those who will be continuing ministry as Senior Priests: Reverend Charles L. Cimpl, granted his request to retire from his assignment as Pastor, Holy Spirit, Sioux Falls. Died 1997. "This will allow priests and parishioners more flexibility, it will let us meet needs as they change," Lingle said. 712-233-7523. crottyt@scdiocese.org. In Sioux City, the number of parishes would be cut in half, from eight to four, under the plan. Three new plaintiffs as of 9/06. He currently serves as pastor of the Grinnell parish. postingpolicy. It notes six allegations received of abuse of boys in the 1950s. It notes one allegation of abuse of a boy, occurring 1956-61. He was ordained in 1984 and has served in the Diocese of Des Moines at St. Mary Parish in Portsmouth, St. Boniface Parish in Westphalia and St. Albert High School in Council Bluffs. Father Scott Lemaster, 64, will become pastor of St. Patrick Parish in Brooklyn and St. Bridget Parish in Victor. He completed theology studies at St. Paul Seminary School of Theology at the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota. Researching the Diocese of Sioux City, the priest said he was intrigued by the coordinated efforts in the northwest Iowa Catholic Church, designed to support pastors and parishes through the planning process. It is so much easier when you have good, faithful friends around you., Once he is ordained, Deacon Jones is looking forward to administering the sacraments, the most tangible ways we experience Gods grace and receive Gods grace., To be that instrument administering the sacraments to the people of God in those truly tangible ways (distributing) the Eucharist, forgiving sins, anointing the sick, he said. Coyle was moved by the Sioux City diocese in 6/18 to a Fort Dodge IA care facility, next to a Catholic School. Cloud, explained he is learning that the whole pastoral planning process of doing these formation linkages, these groupings and creating these Catholic communities are really helping us focus once again on this notion of what we are about and what our primary task is.. Bishop Amos ordained him to the priesthood May 25, 2013 at Sacred Heart Cathedral. Reverend Mitchell McLaughlin to Parochial Vicar, Sacred Heart, St. Mary, and St. Thomas Aquinas Newman, Aberdeen. We each need to allow Jesus the space to ask us this question. Mary & Mathias Parish-Muscatine; St. Joseph Parish-Columbus Junction, St. Joseph Parish-West Liberty and as the diocesan director of vocations. Mary & Patrick Parish-West Burlington. Reverend Father Matthew S. Solyntjes: Administrator of Divine Mercy Parish, Kossuth County. Named publicly as credibly accused by the diocese on its list updated 9/24/19. Retired 1980. Sendcorrections. While no church buildings would close, 40, mostly in small towns and rural areas, would move to oratory status. Accused of abusing more than 25 girls and boys. He currently serves as pastor of St. Patrick Parish-Ottumwa and St. Mary Magdalen Parish-Bloomfield. Admissions of guilt or liability are not typically a part Continue to pray for vocations, the diocese, our priests, our bishop and our next bishop, whoever that might be.. [icon name=file-pdf-o class= unprefixed_class=]View Printable Official Statement. The Catholic Messenger. This free, bimonthly newsletter includes the latest Catholic Messenger headlines, Sacred Heart would be the only church in Sioux City not clustered with another parish, under the proposed plan. The Most Reverend Donald E. DeGrood has decreed the following priest assignment changes effective March 22, 2023: . Retirements Fr. By Anne Marie Amacher For more information about the purpose of Ember Days, see video below. Kurzak active chaplain in 3/08. Shane Deman and the seminarians for the Diocese of Sioux City, I would like to invite you to attend our Quo Vadis discernment retreat free of charge. Big Stone City and Annunciation, Revillo to Parochial Vicar of St. Lawrence, Milbank; St. Charles, Big Stone; Annunciation . Diocese of Sioux City | Sioux City IA - Facebook Named publicly as accused by the diocese on its list 2/22/19. Died 1991. To worship, to evangelize and care for the poor are the three primary tasks of the Church according to Pope Benedict XVI, the priest said. Deacon John Osborne, while remaining at St. Mary Parish-Grinnell, will also serve St. Patrick Parish-Brooklyn. Monday, July 24, 1:00 PM. Deacon Peter Khoan Van Pham, a transitional deacon, will be ordained by Bishop Walker Nickless to the priesthood for service in the Diocese of Sioux City. Herold Father Anthony Herold, 69, will retire. (This list erroneously shows an ordination year of 1965.). The Sigourney native graduated from the University of Northern Iowa-Cedar Falls and completed his theology studies at St. Paul Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota. Orador principal del Congreso Eucarstico Dr. Tim OMalley: Ustedes son un pueblo eucarstico! Cloud began a new pastoral planning process, and 29 Area Catholic Communities were created. 402.558.3100 x3030. Father Witt currently serves as pastor of St. Mary Parish-Iowa City and has served that parish and the Newman Catholic Student Center-Iowa City in various roles. This includes three retirements, one priest assigned to advanced studies and three deacon assignments. He completed his theology studies at Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. Bishop Franklin ordained him to the priesthood June 24, 2000 at Sacred Heart Cathedral. He completed theology studies at Mundelein Seminary-St. Mary of the Lake. He also studied at Cambridge University in England and did theology studies at Gregorian University in Rome. Retired 1993. On diocese's 2/22/19 list. Retired 1997. He has temporarily relocated to his hometown of Des Moines to study the pastoral planning processes in the four dioceses of Iowa, including the Diocese of Sioux City. Archdiocesan Priests 3 Phone: 301-422-8300 Cortinovis, Rev. Deaneries are regional arrangements of neighboring parishes and clusters. Incidents allegedly occurred in South Dakota 1955-1962. Bishop Donald E. DeGrood Ordained and Installed as our ninth bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sioux Falls. Joseph and Cabrini Parish-Richland, will add duties as pastor of St. Joseph Parish-North English. The priest, who serves as pastor of four parishes that comprise the Centered on Christ Area Catholic Community in the Diocese of St. None of the diocese's 23 Catholic schools would be affected under the plan. I have very close friends some who are already priests, some who are going to be priests, some who have left the seminary. Cloud. Per news in 11/18, Coyle admitted in 1986 to Bishop Soens to having had sexual contact or attraction to about 50 boys in IA over 20-plus years. Bishop Martin Amos ordained him to the priesthood Dec. 15, 2012 at Sacred Heart Cathedral. Cloud has initiated several waves of planning efforts, and Father Luft recently found himself in the middle of planning, trying to discern how to best navigate the waters as he pastors his parishes. 88.1 FM Catholic Radio. Died 2002. Your email address will not be published. Subscribe to the print and/or e-edition, or make aone-time donation, today! SIOUX CITY | Facing a growing shortage of priests and lagging church attendance, the Catholic Diocese of Sioux City unveiled a plan Thursday that would reduce its number of parishes from 108 to 67, starting in summer 2017. The weekend will include a beautiful cathedral Mass, various witness talks given by our seminarians and time to pray and discern with brothers who are open to the possibility of God calling them to the priesthood in the Diocese of Sioux City. This process led to Father Luft receiving his fourth parish Mary of the Immaculate Conception in Rockville in July 2020. Mary & Patrick Parish in West Burlington, St. Mary Parish in Dodgeville and St. Bernadette Parish in West Branch. Deacon David Montgomery, while remaining at St. Peter Parish-Cosgrove and St. Mary Parish-Oxford, will also serve St. Mary Parish-Williamsburg. An altar girl lights candles as people pray at Cathedral of the Epiphany on March 13, 2013. After his wifes death in 2001, he discerned a call to the priesthood. Bishop Franklin ordained him to the priesthood June 9, 2001 at Sacred Heart Cathedral. Father Hai Dinh, 58, will become pastor of St. Mary Parish in Lone Tree, St. Joseph Parish in Hills and St. Mary Parish in Nichols. Deacon Jones acknowledged the witness of those two priests played a huge role in my calling for sure., Deacon Jones participated in Totus Tuus for a summer in Sioux Falls when he was in college there, which got him engaged in a daily prayer life, daily Mass, fraternity with other people and striving for holiness., Then the priesthood really started coming into the picture, he said. Diocese of Sioux City Vocations Office - Sioux City, IA He currently serves as pastor of St. Wenceslaus Parish-Iowa City and St. Bernadette Parish-West Branch. Brent Lingle, director of the Catholic Diocese of Sioux City's office of worship, speaks during a press conference held Thursday, Feb. Died in 1985. Died 1987. Respectfully submitted, Matthew K. Althoff Chancellor, In recent months, the Most Reverend Donald E. DeGrood, Bishop of Sioux Falls decreed policies governing the Incardination of Priests and conformance with Church Teaching on Human Sexuality in Educational Settings into effect; and based on the testimony of his good standing of his bishop, granted faculties for public ministry to Deacon Mark Harriman, a permanent deacon of the Diocese of Richmond (VA), and with the consent of his bishop assigned him to OLG Parish, SF; as well as based on the testimony of his good standing of his bishop, granted faculties for public ministry to Deacon Peter Cote, a permanent deacon of the Diocese of Fall River (MA), ), and with the consent of his bishop assigned him to CTK Parish, SF.