New Monsignors
Thursday, 10 November 2005
With great joy His Excellency, Bishop Jerome E. Listecki, D.D.,
J.C.D., and the Catholic Diocese of La Crosse, Wisconsin, wish
to announce that His Holiness, Pope Benedict XVI, has bestowed
upon eight (8) priests of the Diocese of La Crosse the Papal
Honor of “Chaplain to His Holiness,” bearing with
it the title of “Monsignor,” in honor of their
service to the Church.
The eight priests are:
The Very Reverend Monsignor Richard W. Gilles
§
Vicar General
and Moderator of the Curia
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Ordained 11 years
The Very Reverend Monsignor Robert P. Hundt
§
Judicial Vicar
and Pastor of Blessed Sacrament Parish, La Crosse
§
Ordained 44 years
The Reverend Monsignor Charles A. Blecha
§
Senior Priest
§
Ordained 65 years
The Reverend Monsignor J. Floyd Dwyer
§
Senior Priest
§
Ordained 57 years
The Reverend Monsignor Edmund J. Klimek
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Chaplain
at Sacred Heart Hospital, Eau Claire
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Ordained 52 years
The Reverend Monsignor Edwin L. Knauf
§
Senior Priest
§
Ordained 72 years
The Reverend Monsignor John E. Malik
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Pastor,
St. Mary Help of Christian Parish, Colby
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Ordained 52 years
The Reverend Monsignor Bernard O. McGarty
§
Senior Priest
§
Ordained 56 years
The Papal Honor will be conferred at a Mass
celebrated by Bishop Listecki at the Cathedral of Saint Joseph
the Workman, La Crosse, at 2 p.m. on Sunday, December 18, 2005.
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