Today, the Holy Father has appointed Bishop Donald Kettler bishop of St. Cloud, Minnesota after accepting the resignation of Bishop John Kinney.. Kettler, finora Vescovo della diocesi di Fairbanks (U.S.A,).
Bishop Kettler was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota and entered Crosier Seminary in Onamia, Minnesota, then entered major seminary at St. John’s University in Collegville, Minnesota. Later, he obtained a license in Canon Law from Catholic University in Washington, D.C.n in 1983.
He was ordained a priest for the diocese of Sioux Falls, South Dakota in 1970. He was appointed bishop of Fairbanks, Alaska in 2002 and ordained a bishop in August of that year.
Congratulations, Diocese of St. Cloud!
