Archbishop Bernard Hebda has announced the following appointments in the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis:
Effective June 24, 2018
Reverend Louis Pham Ha, CRM, appointed pastor of the Church of Saint Anne-Saint Joseph Hien in Minneapolis. Father Pham Ha is a member of the Congregation of the Mother of the Redeemer. He succeeds Reverend Hilary Nguyen Hai Khanh, CRM, who has been transferred to an assignment outside of the Archdiocese by his religious superior.
Effective July 1, 2018
Reverend Jake Anderson, appointed parochial vicar of the Church of Saint Odilia in Shoreview. This is a transfer from his current assignment as parochial vicar of the Church of Saint Matthew and the Church of Saint Michael, both in Stillwater.
Reverend Glen Jenson, appointed pastor of the parish cluster of the Church of Saints Peter and Paul in Loretto and the Church of Saint Thomas in Corcoran. This is a transfer from his current assignment as pastor of the Church of Saint Patrick in Edina.
Reverend Gerald Stookey, OP, appointed pastor of the Church of the Holy Rosary in Minneapolis. Father Stookey is a member of the Province of St. Albert the Great, Order of Preachers. He succeeds Reverend James Spahn, OP, who has been transferred to an assignment outside of the Archdiocese by his religious superior.
Effective July 21, 2018
Reverend Alphonsus Tri Vu, CRM, appointed parochial vicar of the Church of Saint Anne-Saint Joseph Hien in Minneapolis. Father Tri Vu is a member of the Congregation of the Mother of the Redeemer. He succeeds Reverend Augustine M. Ky Truong, CRM, who has been transferred to an assignment outside of the Archdiocese by his religious superior.
Effective July 28, 2018
Reverend Albert Backmann, appointed parochial administrator of the Church of Saint Patrick in Edina. Father Backmann previously served as temporary parochial administrator of the Church of the Transfiguration in Oakdale.
