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

Effective July 1, 2022

Reverend Michael Daly, granted a six-month leave to discern a vocation to consecrated life. Father Daly has been serving as parochial administrator of the Church of Saint Helena in Minneapolis.

Reverend Peter Etzel, SJ, assigned as parochial vicar of the Church of Saint Thomas More in Saint Paul. Father Etzel is a priest of the Midwest Province of the Society of Jesus.

Reverend RJ Fichtinger, SJ, assigned as pastor of the Church of Saint Thomas More in Saint Paul. Father Fichtinger previously served as parochial vicar of the same parish and is a priest of the Midwest Province of the Society of Jesus.

Deacon Joel Neisen, on a leave of absence. Deacon Neisen was previously assigned to the Church of Saint John the Baptist in Savage.

Deacon Rip Riordan, retired from active diaconal ministry. Deacon Riordan has served the Archdiocese as a permanent deacon since his ordination in 1998, most recently as deacon of the Church of Our Lady of Lourdes in Minneapolis, and as Director of Clergy Personnel for the Archdiocese.

Effective July 14, 2022

Reverend Ignatius Trieu Hoang, CRM, assigned as parochial vicar of the Church of Saint Anne-Saint Joseph Hien in Minneapolis. Father Hoang is a priest of the Congregation of the Mother of the Redeemer, US Assumption Province.