John Clayton Nienstedt

John Clayton Nienstedt is the Archbishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis. On May 2, 2008, he succeeded Archbishop Harry Flynn upon his retirement at the age of 75.

Biography

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John Clayton Nienstedt was born in Detroit, Michigan on 18 March 1947. He studied for the priesthood at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit and the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome before being ordained a priest on July 27 1974. He earned a Licentiate and Doctorate in Sacred Theology from the Pontifical Institute of Saint Alphonsus in Rome in Moral Theology.

John Nienstedt was named an Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit by Pope John Paul II on 12 June 1996. He was consecrated by Adam Cardinal Maida, Archbishop of Detroit, on 9 July 1996. On June 12, 2001 Pope John Paul II named Bishop Nienstedt the bishop of New Ulm, Minnesota where he was installed as its third bishop on August 6, 2001. Pope Benedict XVI appointed Bishop Nienstedt as coadjutor archbishop for the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis on 24 April 2007. He received the "pallium" on the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, 29 June 2008. Upon Archbishop Flynn's retirement on May 2, 2008, Nienstedt automatically succeeded him as Archbishop. [ [http://www.archspm.org/html/nienstedt.html The Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis ] ] [Saint Paul Pioneer Press - Flock welcomes new shepherd - BY John Brewer 06/29/2007]

External links

* [http://www.twincities.com/localnews/ci_6265435 Article from the Pioneer Press]
* [http://www.archspm.org/html/nienstedt.html Biography on the archdiocese's website]

References

5. Catholic News Service News Briefs. January 23, 2006. http://www.catholicnews.com/data/briefs/cns/20060123.htm