Patrick Neary
American Roman Catholic priest
His Excellency, The Most Reverend Patrick Michael Neary | |
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| Bishop of Saint Cloud | |
| Diocese | Saint Cloud |
| Appointed | December 15, 2022 |
| Installed | February 14, 2023 |
| Predecessor | Donald Kettler |
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| Ordination | April 6, 1991 by Paul E. Waldschmidt |
| Consecration | February 14, 2023 by Bernard Hebda, Peter Leslie Smith, and William Albert Wack |
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| Born | Patrick Michael Neary (1963-03-06) March 6, 1963 (age 61) La Porte, Indiana |
| Motto | Ave Crux, Spes Unica (Behold the Cross, our only hope) |
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| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
Patrick Michael Neary, C.S.C. (born March 6, 1963) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church who serves as Bishop of Saint Cloud in Minnesota. He has worked as a missionary priest in Chile, Kenya, and Uganda, held leadership positions in the Congregation of Holy Cross, and filled pastoral assignments in the U.S.
Biography
Patrick Neary was born on March 6, 1963, in La Porte, Indiana,[1] the oldest of six children of Jacob and Marybelle Neary. He joined the Congregation of Holy Cross and as a seminarian attended the University of Notre Dame, earning a bachelor's degree in history in 1985.[2] He then earned a master of divinity degree at the Jesuit School of Theology in Berkeley, California.[1] He took his final vows as a Holy Cross religious in September 1990.[2] He was ordained a priest for the Congregation of Holy Cross on April 6, 1991.[1]
He was parish vicar of Saint John Vianney in Goodyear, Arizona, from 1990 to 1994; a chaplain at the University of Notre Dame from 1994 to 2000,[1] serving Spanish-speaking students in the ROTC program;[3] vice-rector of Moreau Seminary at Notre Dame from 2000 to 2004; a member of the Provincial Council of Indiana from 2003 to 2010; director of the McCauley House of Formation in Nairobi, Kenya for the year 2010-2011; Superior of the District of East Africa for his congregation from 2011 to 2018. He was the pastor of Holy Redeemer Parish in Portland, Oregon, from 2018 to 2022.[1]
Bishop of Saint Cloud
On December 15, 2022, Pope Francis named him Bishop of Saint Cloud.[1][4][5] He received his episcopal consecration on February 14, 2023, from Bernard Hebda, Archbishop of St. Paul.[citation needed]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Rinunce e nomine, 15.12.2022" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. December 15, 2022. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
- ^ a b "Pope Francis Names Rev. Patrick M. Neary, C.S.C., Bishop of the Diocese of St. Cloud". Congregation of the Holy Cross. December 15, 2022. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
- ^ Marohn, Kristi (December 15, 2022). "Father Patrick Neary appointed as new bishop of St. Cloud diocese". Minnesota Public Radio. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
- ^ Berg, Jenny (December 15, 2022). "Pope appoints Indiana native who served in East Africa as new St. Cloud bishop". Star-Tribune. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
- ^ Gaafarelkhalifa, Abdulla (December 15, 2022). "Father Patrick Neary appointed as the next bishop of the Diocese of Saint Cloud". Saint Cloud Times. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
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| Preceded by | Bishop of Saint Cloud 2023–present | Incumbent |
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