Austin Vetter

Last updated

His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Austin Vetter
Bishop of Helena
Archdiocese Portland
Diocese Helena
AppointedOctober 8, 2019
InstalledNovember 20, 2019
Predecessor George Leo Thomas
Orders
OrdinationJune 29, 1993
by  John Francis Kinney
ConsecrationNovember 20, 2019
by  Alexander King Sample, James F. Checchio, and David Kagan
Personal details
Born (1967-09-13) September 13, 1967 (age 56)
Linton, North Dakota
MottoFiat (Be done)
Styles of
Austin Anthony Vetter
Coat of arms of Austin Anthony Vetter.svg
Reference style
Spoken style Your Excellency
Religious style Bishop

Austin Anthony Vetter (born September 13, 1967) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who has been serving as bishop of the Diocese of Helena in Montana since 2019.

Contents

Biography

Early life

Austin Vetter was born on September 13, 1967, in Linton, North Dakota. He attended primary and secondary schools in the Linton Public School System. Vetter entered North Dakota State University in Fargo, North Dakota, in 1985. [1]

After deciding to become a priest, Vetter left North Dakota State in 1986 to enroll at Cardinal Muench Seminary in Fargo, North Dakota. In 1989, he went to Rome to continue his formation at the Pontifical North American College. He received a Bachelor of Sacred Theology degree from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas in 1992. [2]

Priesthood

On June 29, 1993, Vetter was ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Bismarck at the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit in Bismarck, North Dakota, by Bishop John Kinney. [2] [3] [1] After his 1993 ordination, the diocese assigned Vetter to pastoral positions at the following parishes in North Dakota:

In 1999, Vetter was appointed as episcopal vicar for the permanent diaconate as well as pastor of St. Patrick's Parish in Dickinson, North Dakota. He left St. Patrick's in 2008 after being named pastor of St. Leo the Great Parish in Minot, North Dakota, and director of continuing education for clergy. [2]

Vetter returned to the Pontifical North American College in 2019 after its oversight board appointed him as director of spiritual formation. He would hold this position for the next six years. When Vetter came back to Bismarck in 2018, Bishop David D. Kagan named him as rector of Cathedral of the Holy Spirit. [2]

Bishop of Helena

Pope Francis appointed Vetter as the eleventh bishop of Helena on October 8, 2019. [4] Vetter was consecrated by Archbishop Alexander Sample on November 20, 2019 at St. Helena Cathedral, with Bishops James F. Checchio, and David Kagan serving as co-consecrators. [5] [1] [6]

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Roman Catholic Diocese of Helena</span> Latin Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in Montana, USA

The Diocese of Helena is the Latin Church ecclesiastical territory, or diocese, of the Catholic Church in western Montana in the United States. It is a suffragan diocese of the ecclesiastical province of the Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Roman Catholic Diocese of Bismarck</span> Latin Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in North Dakota, USA

The Diocese of Bismarck is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory, or diocese, of the Catholic Church in western North Dakota in the United States. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Peter Joseph Jugis</span> American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church

Peter Joseph Jugis is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who has been serving as the bishop of the Diocese of Charlotte in North Carolina since 2003.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Victor Galeone</span> Catholic bishop (1935–2023)

Victor Benito Galeone was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of St. Augustine in Florida from 2001 to 2011.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">John Francis Kinney</span> American Roman Catholic prelate (1937–2019)

John Francis Kinney was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the ninth bishop of the Diocese of St. Cloud in Minnesota from 1995 to 2013.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Robert Joseph Banks</span> American prelate

Robert Joseph Banks is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, serving as bishop of the Diocese of Green Bay in Wisconsin from 1990 to 2003. He also served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Boston in Massachusetts from 1985 to 1990.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kevin Vann</span> American Catholic prelate

Kevin William Vann is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who has been serving as bishop of the Diocese of Orange in Southern California since 2012. Vann previously served as bishop of the Diocese of Fort Worth in Texas from 2005 to 2012.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Joe S. Vásquez</span> Current Catholic Bishop of Austin

Joe Steve Vásquez is a prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, serving as the bishop of the Diocese of Austin in Texas since 2010. Additionally, he serves as apostolic administrator of the Diocese of Tyler, Texas since November 2023.

Hilary Baumann Hacker was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Bismarck in North Dakota from 1957 to 1982.

Vincent James Ryan was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as bishop of the Diocese of Bismarck in North Dakota from 1940 until his death.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Vincent de Paul Wehrle</span> Monk and Bishop of Bismarck

Vincent de Paul Wehrle, O.S.B., was a Swiss-born Benedictine monk and prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. His birth name was Johann Baptist Wehrle.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Joseph M. Siegel</span> Latin Catholic bishop (b. 1963)

Joseph Mark Siegel is an American prelate of the Catholic Church who has served as bishop of the Diocese of Evansville in Indiana since 2017. He previously served as auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Joliet in Illinois from 2009 to 2017.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">William J. Waltersheid</span> American Catholic bishop

William John Waltersheid is an American bishop of the Roman Catholic Church. He has been serving as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania since 2011.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Robert D. Gruss</span>

Robert Dwayne Gruss is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He has served as the seventh bishop of the Diocese of Saginaw in Michigan since 2019. Gruss previously served as bishop of the Diocese of Rapid City in South Dakota from 2011 to 2019.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">David Kagan</span> American Catholic bishop

David Dennis Kagan is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He has been serving as bishop of the Diocese of Bismarck in North Dakota since 2011.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">John Folda</span> Roman Catholic bishop

John Thomas Folda is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who has been serving as bishop of the Diocese of Fargo in North Dakota since 2013.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mark E. Brennan</span> American Roman Catholic prelate

Mark Edward Brennan is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who is bishop of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston in West Virginia. He was installed on August 22, 2019. Brennan previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Baltimore in Maryland from 2017 to 2019.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Steven Biegler</span> American prelate

Steven Robert Biegler is an American prelate of the Catholic Church who was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Cheyenne in Wyoming in 2017.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">William Draper Byrne</span>

William Draper Byrne is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He has been serving as the bishop of the Diocese of Springfield in Massachusetts since 2020.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jeffrey M. Fleming</span>

Jeffrey Michael Fleming is an American bishop of the Catholic Church and is the bishop of the Diocese of Great Falls-Billings in Montana. Fleming was named coadjutor in 2022 and bishop in 2023.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Bishop Austin Anthony Vetter". Diocese of Helena. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Pope Francis Appoints Reverend Austin A. Vetter as Bishop of the Diocese of Helena". US Conference of Catholic Bishops. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Father Austin Vetter appointed Bishop of Diocese of Helena". Diocese of Bismarck. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  4. ↑ "We Joyfully Welcome Fr. Austin A. Vetter - Bishop Elect for the Diocese of Helena". Carroll College (Press release). October 8, 2019.
  5. ↑ Kuglin, Tom (November 20, 2019). "Austin Vetter ordained 11th bishop of Helena Diocese". Independent Record. Archived from the original on November 22, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Bishop Austin Anthony Vetter [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Helena
2019-present		Succeeded by
Incumbent
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.