Joseph G. Hanefeldt

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His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Joseph Gerard Hanefeldt
Bishop of Grand Island
Church Catholic Church
Archdiocese Omaha
Diocese Grand Island
AppointedJanuary 14, 2015
InstalledMarch 19, 2015
Predecessor William Joseph Dendinger
Orders
OrdinationJuly 14, 1984
by  Jean Jadot
ConsecrationMarch 19, 2015
by  George Joseph Lucas, Lee A. Piché, and Robert Dwayne Gruss
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Born (1958-04-25) April 25, 1958 (age 65)
Creighton, Nebraska, US
MottoRemain in me
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Religious style Bishop

Joseph Gerard Hanefeldt (born April 25, 1958) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He has been serving as bishop of the Diocese of Grand Island in Nebraska since 2015.

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Biography

Early life and education

Joseph Hanefeldt was born on April 25, 1958, in Creighton, Nebraska, to Helen and Adolph Hanefeldt. He has two brothers and one sister. He attended St. Ludger Catholic School and then high school at Creighton Public School, graduating in 1976. [1]

After finishing high school, Hanefeldt decided to become a priest. He began his studies for the priesthood in 1976 at St. John Vianney College Seminary at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota. He graduated from St. Thomas in 1980 with a Bachelor of Arts in sociology. [2] [1]

Hanefeldt traveled to Rome in 1980 to study theology at the Pontifical Gregorian University. He received a Bachelor of Sacred Theology from the Gregorian in 1983. That same year, he was ordained as a transitional deacon at St. Peter's Basilica. In 1984, he started his study of sacramental theology at the Pontifical Atheneum of St. Anselm in Rome, receiving a Licentiate in Sacramental Theology. [2]

Priesthood

Hanefeldt was ordained a priest at St. Ludger Church by Archbishop Jean Jadot for the Archdiocese of Omaha on July 14, 1984. [3] After his ordination, the archdiocese assigned Hanefeldt as parochial vicar at the following parishes in Nebraska:

Hanefeldt was named pastor of St. Joseph Parish in Omaha in 1992 and moderator of the diocesan Council of Catholic Women. He left St. Joseph in 1995 to become pastor of St. Elizabeth Seton Parish in Omaha. [2]

In 2007, the oversight board of the Pontifical North American College in Rome appointed Hanefeldt as its spiritual director. In 2009, the board appointed him as director of the spiritual formation program. Pope Benedict XVI named him a chaplain of his holiness in December 2010. [1] After Hanefeldt returned to Omaha in 2012, the archdiocese assigned him as pastor of Christ the King Parish in that city. [2]

Bishop of Grand Island

Hanefeldt was named the eighth bishop of Grand Island by Pope Francis on January 14, 2015. His episcopal ordination took place on March 19, 2015, at the Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Grand Island, Nebraska. He was ordained by Archbishop George Lucas, with Auxiliary Bishop Lee A. Piché and Bishop Robert Dwayne Gruss acting as co-consecrators. [3]

In December 2018, Hanefeldt sent Reverend John Kakkuzhiyil to a facility to treat his depression and alcohol abuse. In January 2019, Kakkuzhiyil was arrested on charges of first degree sexual assault. A woman said that Kakkuzhiyil sexually assaulted her after she passed out from drinking; he stated that they had consensual sex. [4] Kakkuzhiyil was acquitted of the charges in July 2019. [5]

Bishop Hanefeldt's personal coat of arms Coat of arms of Joseph Gerard Hanefeldt.svg
Bishop Hanefeldt's personal coat of arms

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  1. 1 2 3 "Bishop Joseph G. Hanefeldt". Catholic Diocese of Grand Island. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Pope Names Omaha Pastor Bishop Of Grand Island, Nebraska". United States Conference of Catholic Bishops . Retrieved 2015-03-19.
  3. 1 2 "Bishop Joseph Gerard Hanefeldt [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
  4. ↑ "Grand Island priest arrested for sexual assault". KSNB. 2019-01-04. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
  5. ↑ "Jury finds priest not guilty in Ord sexual assault trial". KSNB. 2019-01-07. Retrieved 2024-03-17.

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Preceded by Bishop of Grand Island
2015–present		Incumbent
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