For three decades, Father Gregg M. Caggianelli had served in the military as a chaplain and active reservist, earning the rank of colonel in the U.S. Air Force.
On May 9 he became the first U.S. bishop ordained after the May 8 election of Pope Leo XIV.
A priest of the Archdiocese of Dubuque, Iowa, Bishop-designate Scott Bullock succeeds the late Bishop Peter Muhich, who died Feb. 17.
“When she learned (about) Bishop O’Connell … she realized that she was not alone and was so excited when he shared his story and photos with her,” Emma’s mom said.
Los Angeles Auxiliary Bishop David G. O’Connell, a native of Ireland who spent most of his four decades as a priest ministering in LA’s inner city, was shot and killed Feb. 18 in his Hacienda Heights home, a neighborhood east of LA.
From Portland to Peru and many places in between, hundreds of people came to St. Mary’s Cathedral in St. Cloud Feb. 14 to witness the ordination and installation of the Diocese of St. Cloud’s 10th bishop, Bishop Patrick Neary, C.S.C., an Indiana native and priest of the Congregation of Holy Cross.
The Gospel reading was from Matthew 5:13-16, in which Jesus tells his disciples: “You are the light of the world” and that their light must shine before others. Bishop Kettler referenced the passage in his homily.
Pope Francis has named Father Patrick Neary, C.S.C., a member of Congregation of Holy Cross, as the 10th bishop of the Diocese of Saint Cloud.
Bishop Zielinski’s installation is set for Sept. 27.
