Patrick Neary

His Excellency, The Most Reverend Patrick Michael Neary C.S.C.
Bishop of Saint Cloud
Diocese	Saint Cloud
Appointed	December 15, 2022
Installed	February 14, 2023
Predecessor	Donald Kettler
Orders
Ordination	April 6, 1991 by Paul E. Waldschmidt
Consecration	February 14, 2023 by Bernard Hebda, Peter Leslie Smith, and William Albert Wack
Personal details
Born	Patrick Michael Neary (1963-03-06) March 6, 1963 (age 61) La Porte, Indiana
Motto	Ave Crux, Spes Unica (Behold the Cross, our only hope)

Styles of Patrick Michael Neary

Reference style	His Excellency The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop

Patrick Michael Neary, C.S.C. (born March 6, 1963) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church who serves as Bishop of Saint Cloud in Minnesota. He has worked as a missionary priest in Chile, Kenya, and Uganda, held leadership positions in the Congregation of Holy Cross, and filled pastoral assignments in the U.S.

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Biography

Patrick Neary was born on March 6, 1963, in La Porte, Indiana,^[1] the oldest of six children of Jacob and Marybelle Neary. He joined the Congregation of Holy Cross and as a seminarian attended the University of Notre Dame, earning a bachelor's degree in history in 1985.^[2] He then earned a master of divinity degree at the Jesuit School of Theology in Berkeley, California.^[1] He took his final vows as a Holy Cross religious in September 1990.^[2] He was ordained a priest for the Congregation of Holy Cross on April 6, 1991.^[1]

He was parish vicar of Saint John Vianney in Goodyear, Arizona, from 1990 to 1994; a chaplain at the University of Notre Dame from 1994 to 2000,^[1] serving Spanish-speaking students in the ROTC program;^[3] vice-rector of Moreau Seminary at Notre Dame from 2000 to 2004; a member of the Provincial Council of Indiana from 2003 to 2010; director of the McCauley House of Formation in Nairobi, Kenya for the year 2010-2011; Superior of the District of East Africa for his congregation from 2011 to 2018. He was the pastor of Holy Redeemer Parish in Portland, Oregon, from 2018 to 2022.^[1]

Bishop of Saint Cloud

On December 15, 2022, Pope Francis named him Bishop of Saint Cloud.^[1]^[4]^[5] He received his episcopal consecration on February 14, 2023, from Bernard Hebda, Archbishop of St. Paul.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Rinunce e nomine, 15.12.2022" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. December 15, 2022. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Pope Francis Names Rev. Patrick M. Neary, C.S.C., Bishop of the Diocese of St. Cloud". Congregation of the Holy Cross. December 15, 2022. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
^ Marohn, Kristi (December 15, 2022). "Father Patrick Neary appointed as new bishop of St. Cloud diocese". Minnesota Public Radio. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
^ Berg, Jenny (December 15, 2022). "Pope appoints Indiana native who served in East Africa as new St. Cloud bishop". Star-Tribune. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
^ Gaafarelkhalifa, Abdulla (December 15, 2022). "Father Patrick Neary appointed as the next bishop of the Diocese of Saint Cloud". Saint Cloud Times. Retrieved December 16, 2022.

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Preceded by Donald Kettler	Bishop of Saint Cloud 2023–present	Incumbent

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 Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon
Ordinaries	Archbishops of Oregon City François Norbert Blanchet Charles John Seghers William Hickley Gross Alexander Christie Archbishops of Portland Edward Howard Robert Joseph Dwyer Cornelius Michael Power William Levada Francis George John George Vlazny Alexander King Sample
Auxiliary bishops	Paul E. Waldschmidt Kenneth Steiner Peter Leslie Smith
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Education	Higher education University of Portland Marylhurst University High schools Blanchet Catholic School, Salem Central Catholic High School, Portland De La Salle North Catholic High School, Portland Jesuit High School, Portland La Salle High School, Milwaukie Marist Catholic High School, Eugene Regis High School, Stayton St. Mary's Academy, Portland St. Mary's High School, Medford Valley Catholic School, Beaverton
Priests	Liam Cary Francis Peter Leipzig Edward John O'Dea Edwin Vincent O'Hara Charles Joseph O'Reilly
Miscellany	Catholic Sentinel Oregon Catholic Press Monastery of Our Lady of Jordan Monastery of the Precious Blood The Grotto
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