Archbishop Bernard Hebda has announced the following appointments in the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis:
Effective December 5, 2019
Reverend Christopher Pelster, FSSP, appointed pastor of the Church of All Saints in Minneapolis. Father Pelster is a priest of the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter.
Effective January 3, 2020
Deacon John Allgaier, assigned to exercise the ministry of a permanent deacon at the Church of Saint Therese in Deephaven and at Catholic Charities. Deacon Allgaier was ordained to the diaconate on December 7, 2019.
Deacon John Bauch, assigned to exercise the ministry of a permanent deacon at the Church of Our Lady of Peace in Minneapolis and in hospital ministry. Deacon Bauch was ordained to the diaconate on December 7, 2019.
Deacon Eric Cooley, assigned to exercise the ministry of a permanent deacon at the Church of Saint Peter in North Saint Paul and in hospital ministry. Deacon Cooley was ordained to the diaconate on December 7, 2019.
Deacon Michael Daly, assigned to exercise the ministry of a permanent deacon at the Church of Our Lady of the Prairie in Belle Plaine and in corrections ministry. Deacon Daly was ordained to the diaconate on December 7, 2019.
Deacon Matthew Damiani, assigned to exercise the ministry of a permanent deacon at the Church of Saint Peter in Forest Lake and in corrections ministry. Deacon Damiani was ordained to the diaconate on December 7, 2019.
Deacon Eric Evander, assigned to exercise the ministry of a permanent deacon at the Church of the Holy Cross in Minneapolis and in corrections ministry. Deacon Evander was ordained to the diaconate on December 7, 2019.
Deacon Joel Neisen, assigned to exercise the ministry of a permanent deacon at the Church of Saint John the Baptist in Savage and in corrections ministry. Deacon Neisen was ordained to the diaconate on December 7, 2019.
Deacon William Schroeder, assigned to exercise the ministry of a permanent deacon at the Church of Saint Paul in Ham Lake and with the Office of Ministerial Standards and Safe Environment for the Archdiocese. Deacon Schroeder was ordained to the diaconate on December 7, 2019.
Deacon Joseph Utecht, assigned to exercise the ministry of a permanent deacon at the Church of Saint Thomas Aquinas in Saint Paul Park and in youth ministry in the Archdiocese. Deacon Utecht was ordained to the diaconate on December 7, 2019.
Deacon Rodney Walker, assigned to exercise the ministry of a permanent deacon at the Church of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton in Hastings and in corrections ministry. Deacon Walker was ordained to the diaconate on December 7, 2019.
