A priest of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, Bishop-elect DeGrood, 54, has served as pastor of St. John the Baptist in Savage since 2017.
Father Donald DeGrood, pastor in Savage, named next bishop of Sioux Falls
Retired Archbishop Flynn of St. Paul and Minneapolis dies at 86
Prolific storyteller, ardent battler of racism, in his leadership of a seminary and two widely distant and different dioceses, he came to embody a genial combination of East Coast graciousness, Southern hospitality and Midwestern progressive populism.
Archbishop Hebda to oversee inquiry into Crookston bishop’s handling of abuse claim
Archbishop Bernard Hebda of St. Paul and Minneapolis will oversee an investigation of Bishop Michael Hoeppner of Crookston for allegedly thwarting a police or canonical investigation of clerical sexual misconduct.
Clergy abuse survivor to coordinate Minnesota archdiocese’s outreach
Paula Kaempffer, a clergy sexual abuse survivor, is the new outreach coordinator for restorative justice and abuse prevention for the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis.
Joint newspaper report examines bishops’ responses to abuse allegations
The Boston Globe and the Philadelphia Inquirer newspapers teamed up for an article published in both daily papers Nov. 4 that examined ways it said the U.S. bishops have failed to police themselves even since their 2002 gathering in Dallas about clergy sex abuse when they “promised that the church’s days of concealment and inaction were over.”
Judge approves Minnesota archdiocese’s $210 million settlement plan
A U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge Sept. 25 approved the reorganization plan of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, including a $210 million settlement for victim-survivor remuneration.
Federal appeals court affirms parish assets separate from archdiocese
A federal appeals court upheld two lower court rulings that the assets of Catholic institutions, including parishes, are separate from those of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis and that they cannot be consolidated with archdiocesan assets in its Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Judge orders continued mediation to resolve Minnesota archdiocese bankruptcy case
Federal bankruptcy court Judge Robert Kressel Dec. 28 denied two competing plans that attempted to resolve the archdiocese’s bankruptcy. He stated that he expected all parties to return to mediation.