Donald Joseph Kettler

Styles of
**Donald Joseph Kettler**
Styles of; Donald Joseph Kettler
Reference style	His Excellency; The Most Reverend;
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop

Roman Catholic Church
Roman Catholic Church
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Fairbanks; (2002–2013)
Motto	Faith, hope and love

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.

Biography

Early life

Donald Kettler was born on November 26, 1944, in

Saint John's University in Collegeville, Minnesota.^[2]

Priesthood

Kettler was

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

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

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,

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]

References

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

External links

Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint Cloud Official Site
Diocese of Fairbanks Archived 2008-04-26 at the Wayback Machine
USCCB Office of Media Relations

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by John Francis Kinney	Bishop of St. Cloud 2013–2022	Succeeded by Patrick Neary
Preceded by SJ	Bishop of Fairbanks 2002–2013	Succeeded by Chad Zielinski

[:0-1] "Bishop Donald Joseph Kettler [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2023-11-19.

[:1-2] 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.

[stcloudsettles-7] Marohn, Kristi (May 26, 2020). "St. Cloud diocese reaches agreement on sex abuse claims". MPR News. Retrieved November 18, 2023.

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v t e Roman Catholic Diocese of St. Cloud
Bishops	Ordinaries Rupert Seidenbusch John Joseph Frederick Otto Zardetti Martin Marty James Trobec Joseph Francis Busch Peter William Bartholome George Henry Speltz Jerome Hanus John Francis Kinney Donald Joseph Kettler Patrick Neary Auxiliary James Steven Rausch
Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of Saint Mary, St. Cloud Parishes Church of the Immaculate Conception, St. Anna Church of St. Joseph, Browerville Church of the Sacred Heart, Freeport Saints Peter and Paul Church, Gilman Church of St. Mary, Melrose St. Joseph's Church, Pierz Church of St. Mary Help of Christians, St. Augusta Church of St. Joseph, St. Joseph Church of St. Stephen, St. Stephen Abbey St. John's Abbey, Collegeville Chapel Assumption Chapel
Education	Higher education College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University High schools Cathedral High School, St. Cloud Saint John's Preparatory School, Collegeville
Priests	Harold Joseph Dimmerling
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v t e Roman Catholic Diocese of Fairbanks
Ordinaries	Apostolic prefects of Alaska Pascal Tosi Jean-Baptiste René Apostolic vicars of Alaska Joseph Raphael John Crimont Walter James Fitzgerald Bishops of Fairbanks Francis Doyle Gleeson Robert Louis Whelan Michael Joseph Kaniecki Donald Joseph Kettler Chad Zielinski Steven Maekawa Coadjutor bishop George Theodore Boileau
Churches	Cathedral Sacred Heart Cathedral Parishes Immaculate Conception Church, Fairbanks
Education	High school Monroe Catholic High School, Fairbanks
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v t e Roman Catholic Diocese of Sioux Falls
Bishops	Martin Marty Thomas O'Gorman Bernard Joseph Mahoney William O. Brady Lambert Anthony Hoch Paul Vincent Dudley Robert James Carlson Paul J. Swain Donald DeGrood
Churches	Cathedral St. Joseph Cathedral Parishes St. Anthony's Church, Hoven St. Peter's Church, Jefferson Holy Rosary Church, Kranzburg Holy Family Church, Mitchell St. Mary's Church, Salem St. Wenceslaus Church, Tabor St. Agnes Church, Vermillion Former St. Ann's Church, Badus St. Placidus Church, Gann Valley Holy Trinity Church, Kimball St. Scholastica Church, Letcher St. Agnes Church, Utica St. John the Baptist, Yankton County St. Mary's Church, Zell
Education	High schools O'Gorman Catholic High School, Sioux Falls Roncalli High School, Aberdeen St. Mary High School, Dell Rapids Affiliated schools St. Joseph's Indian School (K-8, dormitory for HS)
Priests	Thomas Gullickson Donald Joseph Kettler Michel Mulloy
Other	Old St. Wenceslaus Catholic Parish House
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