Archbishop John Nienstedt, right, receives the honorary degree of Doctor of Christian Letters, presented by Detroit Archbishop Allen Vigneron, at Sacred Heart Major Seminary’s commencement event April 28 in Detroit. Archbishop Nienstedt is an alumnus of Sacred Heart and prior to his episcopal appointment was also its ninth rector/president from 1988 through 1994. Under his leadership, the institution was re-founded as a major seminary in 1988 by adding on its Graduate School of Theology to complement its College of Liberal Arts. Photo courtesy of Sacred Heart Major Seminary
