Archbishop Bernard Hebda has announced the following appointments in the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis:
Effective September 4, 2025
Reverend Peter Ly, assigned as parochial administrator of the Church of Saint Jerome in Maplewood. This is in addition to his current assignment as pastor of the Church of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Maplewood.
Effective September 5, 2025
Reverend Stefano Motta, FSCB, assigned as sacramental minister for the Church of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Saint Paul. This is in addition to his current assignment as parochial vicar of the Church of Saint Peter in North Saint Paul.
Reverend Stephen Ulrick, assigned as Minister to Clergy. Father Ulrick is a retired priest of the archdiocese.
Effective September 8, 2025
Reverend Daniel Westermann, granted faculties of the archdiocese and assigned as Spiritual Director and Formator for the Saint John Vianey College Seminary in Saint Paul. Father Westermann is a priest of the Diocese of Lansing.
Effective October 1, 2025
Reverend Touchard Tignoua Goula, granted faculties of the archdiocese and assigned as parochial vicar of the Church of Saint Odilia in Shoreview. Father Touchard is a priest of the Diocese of Saint Thomas in the Virgin Islands.
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