Donald Joseph Kettler

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His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Donald Joseph Kettler
Bishop Emeritus of Saint Cloud
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Bishop Kettler in Rio de Janeiro in 2013
Archdiocese Saint Paul and Minneapolis
Diocese Saint Cloud
AppointedSeptember 20, 2013
InstalledNovember 7, 2013
RetiredDecember 15, 2022
Predecessor John Francis Kinney
Successor Patrick Neary
Orders
OrdinationMay 29, 1970
by  Lambert Anthony Hoch
ConsecrationAugust 22, 2002
by  Roger Lawrence Schwietz, Michael William Warfel, and Robert James Carlson
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Born (1944-11-26) November 26, 1944 (age 79)
Minneapolis, Minnesota, US
Denomination Roman Catholic Church
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Donald Joseph Kettler (born November 26, 1944) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of St. Cloud from 2013 to 2022. Kettler previously served as bishop of the Diocese of Fairbanks from 2002 to 2013.

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Biography

Early life

Donald Kettler was born on November 26, 1944, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Norbert Joseph 'Joe' Kettler and Marguerite Raiche. [1] His family later moved to Sioux Falls, South Dakota, where Kettler and his three siblings (Jim, Beth, and Kathleen) were raised. He received undergraduate and divinity degrees at Saint John's University in Collegeville, Minnesota. [2]

Priesthood

Kettler was ordained to the priesthood at St. Joseph's Church in Sioux Falls by Bishop Lambert Hoch for the Diocese of Sioux Falls on May 29, 1970. [1] After his ordination, the diocese assigned Kettler as an associate pastor in parishes in Aberdeen, South Dakota, and Sioux Falls. In 1979, he left the parishes to begin coordinating work for the diocesan offices in Sioux Falls. In 1981, Kettler entered the Catholic University of America School of Canon Law in Washington, D.C., obtaining his Licentiate of Canon Law. After returning to South Dakota in 1983, he was named judicial vicar and resumed his work coordinating diocesan offices from 1984 to 1987. During this time, he also began celebrating a weekly televised mass. [2]

After serving as rector of St. Joseph's Cathedral from 1987 to 1995, the diocese named Kettler as pastor of St. Lambert Parish from 1995 to 2000, and of Christ the King Parish from 2000 to 2002, all in Sioux Falls. Kettler also served on the Sioux Falls Diocesan Finance Council and the Stewardship Committee. He was a board member for Catholic Family Services, the Association of Christian Churches of South Dakota and the Sioux Falls Catholic School System. [2]

Bishop of Fairbanks

On June 7, 2002, Kettler was appointed the fourth bishop of Fairbanks by Pope John Paul II. He received his episcopal consecration at the Carlson Center in Fairbanks, Alaska, on August 22, 2002, from Archbishop Roger Schwietz, with Bishops Michael Warfel and Robert Carlson serving as co-consecrators. [1] [2]

After a public announcement three weeks earlier, [3] the diocese filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, following unsuccessful negotiations to settle dozens of sexual abuse claims, on March 1, 2008. It became the sixth Catholic diocese in the United States to go bankrupt. [4] [5] [6]

Bishop of St. Cloud

Pope Francis named Kettler as bishop of St. Cloud on September 20, 2013. He was installed as the ninth bishop on November 7, 2013. [1]

On May 26, 2020, as part of a bankruptcy plan, the diocese agreed to pay $22.5 million to 70 victims of sexual abuse by diocesan clergy. [7] The same day, Kettler issued an apology to the victims for the harm they suffered, and said he remained committed to "assist in the healing of all those who have been hurt." [7]

On December 15, 2022, Francis accepted Kettler's resignation as bishop of St. Cloud after he surpassed the retirement age of 75. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Bishop Donald Joseph Kettler [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2023-11-19.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Simon-Johnson, Barb (2013-10-08). "Bishop Kettler". Diocese of Saint Cloud. Retrieved 2023-11-19.
  3. ↑ Catholic News Agency. Diocese of Fairbanks to file for bankruptcy Archived 2009-02-12 at the Wayback Machine February 15, 2008
  4. ↑ Demer, Lisa (September 29, 2016). "Diocese will pay $9.8 million to Alaska abuse victims". Anchorage Daily News. Retrieved 2023-11-19.
  5. ↑ "Diocese of Fairbanks to file for bankruptcy". Catholic News Agency. February 15, 2008.
  6. ↑ "Whispers in the Loggia: Bankrupt" . Retrieved 2023-11-19.
  7. 1 2 Marohn, Kristi (May 26, 2020). "St. Cloud diocese reaches agreement on sex abuse claims". MPR News. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
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Preceded by Bishop of St. Cloud
2013–2022		Succeeded by
Preceded by Bishop of Fairbanks
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