Archbishop Bernard Hebda has announced the following appointments in the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis:

Effective July 13, 2021

Reverend Albert Backmann, assigned as parochial administrator of the parish of Saints Joachim and Anne in Shakopee. Father Backmann succeeds Reverend Douglas Ebert, who has been serving as parochial administrator while the pastor, Reverend Erik Lundgren, has been on a leave of absence.

Effective August 2, 2021

Reverend Thomas Luu Duc Vu, CRM, assigned as parochial vicar of the Church of Saint Anne-Saint Joseph Hien in Minneapolis. Father Vu is a priest of the Congregation of the Mother of the Redeemer.