Clergy Appointments

The following appointments, with the permission of Bishop David D. Kagan, are effective July 1, 2021.

• The Reverend Father Bruce Krebs, Pastor of Our Lady of Grace, Minot, with the permission of the Diocesan Bishop to retire.
• The Reverend Father Jeffrey Zwack, to be Parochial Vicar for Saint Anne, Bismarck.
• The Reverend Father Dennis Schafer, to be Pastor of St. Mary, New England and St. Elizabeth, Lefor.
• The Reverend Father Gary Benz, to be Pastor of Sacred Heart, Glen Ullin, St. Ann, Hebron, and St. Joseph Parish, Grant County.
• The Very Reverend Father Christopher Kadrmas, Judicial Vicar to be also Pastor of St. Vincent de Paul, Mott, St. Henry, Regent, and St. John the Baptist, New Leipzig.
• The Reverend Father Paul Eberle, at the request of the Archbishop of St. Louis and with the consent of the Diocesan Bishop, to be Spiritual Director for Kenrick-Glennon Seminary, St. Louis.
• The Reverend Father Adam Maus, to be Pastor of Our Lady of Grace, Minot.
• The Reverend Father Gregory Luger, to be Pastor of St. Jerome, Mohall, St. James, Sherwood, and St. John, Lansford.
• The Reverend Father Jarad Wolf, to be Pastor of St. Charles, Bowman, St. Mary, Marmarth, and St. Mel, Rhame.
• The Reverend Father Biju Antony, IMS, to be Parochial Administrator for St. Lawrence, Flasher, St. Theresa, Carson, and St. Gertrude, Raleigh.
• The Reverend Mr. Jacob Degele, when ordained, to be Parochial Vicar for Our Lady of Grace, Minot, and part-time Religion Instructor at Bishop Ryan Catholic School.
• The Reverend Mr. Benjamin Franchuk, when ordained, to be Parochial Vicar for the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, Bismarck, and Assistant Chaplain for St. Mary’s Academy.
• The Reverend Mr. Gregory Hilzendeger, when ordained, to be Parochial Vicar for St. Joseph, Williston, St. John the Baptist, Trenton, and St. Boniface, Grenora.
• The Reverend Mr. Nicholas Vetter, when ordained, to be Parochial Vicar for the Pro-Cathedral of St. Mary, Bismarck, and Chaplain for St. Mary’s Central High School.
• The Reverend Father John G. Guthrie, at the request of the Cardinal Archbishop of Chicago and with the consent of the Diocesan Bishop to be a faculty member for Mundelein Major Seminary, Mundelein, Illinois.
• The Reverend Father Stephen O. Folorunso to be Pastor of St. Pius V, New Salem, St. Mary Queen of Peace, Almont and St. Martin, Center.
• The Reverend Father Jolly George to be Parochial Vicar for St. Peter, Fort Yates, St. Elizabeth, Cannon Ball, St. James, Porcupine, St. Philomena, Selfridge and Sacred Heart, Solen.