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* Parochial vicar at [[Cathedral of the Holy Spirit (Bismarck, North Dakota)|Cathedral of the Holy Spirit]] (1993 to 1996). He also served as a religion instructor at [[St. Mary's Central High School]] in Bismarck from 1994 to 1999.
* Parochial vicar at [[Cathedral of the Holy Spirit (Bismarck, North Dakota)|Cathedral of the Holy Spirit]] (1993 to 1996). He also served as a religion instructor at [[St. Mary's Central High School]] in Bismarck from 1994 to 1999.
* Parochial vicar and later pastor of St. Martin's in [[Center, North Dakota|Center]] (1996 to 1999)<ref name=":0" />
* Parochial vicar and later pastor of St. Martin's in [[Center, North Dakota|Center]] (1996 to 1999)<ref name=":0" />
In 1999, Vetter was appointed as episcopal vicar for the permanent diaconate as well as pastor of pastor of St. Patrick's Parish in [[Dickinson, North Dakota|Dickinson, North Dakota.]] He left St. Patrick's in 2008 after being named pastor of St. Leo the Great Parish in [[Minot, North Dakota|Minot, North Dakota,]] and director of continuing education for clergy.<ref name=":0" />
In 1999, Vetter was appointed as episcopal vicar for the permanent diaconate as well as pastor of St. Patrick's Parish in [[Dickinson, North Dakota|Dickinson, North Dakota.]] He left St. Patrick's in 2008 after being named pastor of St. Leo the Great Parish in [[Minot, North Dakota|Minot, North Dakota,]] and director of continuing education for clergy.<ref name=":0" />


Vetter returned to the Pontifical North American College in 2019 after its oversight board appointed him as director of [[spiritual formation]]. He would hold this position for the next six years. When Vetter came back to Bismarck in 2018, Bishop [[David Kagan|David D. Kagan]] named him as rector of Cathedral of the Holy Spirit.<ref name=":0" />
Vetter returned to the Pontifical North American College in 2019 after its oversight board appointed him as director of [[spiritual formation]]. He would hold this position for the next six years. When Vetter came back to Bismarck in 2018, Bishop [[David Kagan|David D. Kagan]] named him as rector of Cathedral of the Holy Spirit.<ref name=":0" />


===Bishop of Helena===
===Bishop of Helena===
[[Pope Francis]] appointed Vetter as the eleventh bishop of Helena on October 8, 2019.<ref>{{cite press release | url = https://www.carroll.edu/article/we-joyfully-welcome-fr-austin-vetter-bishop-elect-diocese-helena | title = We Joyfully Welcome Fr. Austin A. Vetter - Bishop Elect for the Diocese of Helena | website = Carroll College | date = October 8, 2019}}</ref> Vetter was consecrated by Archbishop [[Alexander Sample]] on November 20, 2019.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://helenair.com/news/local/austin-vetter-ordained-th-bishop-of-helena-diocese/article_671cbeab-df49-53b0-94c2-60a3360984ad.html|title=Austin Vetter ordained 11th bishop of Helena Diocese|first=Tom|last=Kuglin|date=November 20, 2019|publisher=[[Independent Record]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191122171721/https://helenair.com/news/local/austin-vetter-ordained-th-bishop-of-helena-diocese/article_671cbeab-df49-53b0-94c2-60a3360984ad.html|archive-date=November 22, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Bishop"/>
[[Pope Francis]] appointed Vetter as the eleventh bishop of Helena on October 8, 2019.<ref>{{cite press release | url = https://www.carroll.edu/article/we-joyfully-welcome-fr-austin-vetter-bishop-elect-diocese-helena | title = We Joyfully Welcome Fr. Austin A. Vetter - Bishop Elect for the Diocese of Helena | website = Carroll College | date = October 8, 2019}}</ref> Vetter was consecrated by Archbishop [[Alexander Sample]] on November 20, 2019 at [[Saint Helena Cathedral|St. Helena Cathedral]], with Bishops [[James F. Checchio]], and [[David Kagan]] serving as co-consecrators.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://helenair.com/news/local/austin-vetter-ordained-th-bishop-of-helena-diocese/article_671cbeab-df49-53b0-94c2-60a3360984ad.html|title=Austin Vetter ordained 11th bishop of Helena Diocese|first=Tom|last=Kuglin|date=November 20, 2019|publisher=[[Independent Record]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191122171721/https://helenair.com/news/local/austin-vetter-ordained-th-bishop-of-helena-diocese/article_671cbeab-df49-53b0-94c2-60a3360984ad.html|archive-date=November 22, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Bishop"/><ref>{{Cite web |title=Bishop Austin Anthony Vetter [Catholic-Hierarchy] |url=https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bvettera.html |access-date=2024-03-23 |website=www.catholic-hierarchy.org}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 19:05, 23 March 2024

His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Austin Vetter
Bishop of Helena
ArchdiocesePortland
DioceseHelena
AppointedOctober 8, 2019
InstalledNovember 20, 2019
PredecessorGeorge Leo Thomas
Orders
OrdinationJune 29, 1993
by John Francis Kinney
ConsecrationNovember 20, 2019
by Alexander King Sample, James F. Checchio, and David Kagan
Personal details
Born (1967-09-13) September 13, 1967 (age 57)
Linton, North Dakota
MottoFiat (Be done)
Styles of
Austin Anthony Vetter
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop

Austin Anthony Vetter (born September 13, 1967) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who has been serving as bishop of the Diocese of Helena in Montana since 2019.

Biography

Early life

Austin Vetter was born on September 13, 1967, in Linton, North Dakota. He attended primary and secondary schools in the Linton Public School System. Vetter entered North Dakota State University in Fargo, North Dakota, in 1985.[1]

After deciding to become a priest, Vetter left North Dakota State in 1986 to enroll at Cardinal Muench Seminary in Fargo, North Dakota. In 1989, he went to Rome to continue his formation at the Pontifical North American College. He received a Bachelor of Sacred Theology degree from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas in 1992.[2]

Priesthood

On June 29, 1993, Vetter was ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Bismarck at the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit in Bismarck, North Dakota, by Bishop John Kinney.[2][3][1] After his 1993 ordination, the diocese assigned Vetter to pastoral positions at the following parishes in North Dakota:

In 1999, Vetter was appointed as episcopal vicar for the permanent diaconate as well as pastor of St. Patrick's Parish in Dickinson, North Dakota. He left St. Patrick's in 2008 after being named pastor of St. Leo the Great Parish in Minot, North Dakota, and director of continuing education for clergy.[2]

Vetter returned to the Pontifical North American College in 2019 after its oversight board appointed him as director of spiritual formation. He would hold this position for the next six years. When Vetter came back to Bismarck in 2018, Bishop David D. Kagan named him as rector of Cathedral of the Holy Spirit.[2]

Bishop of Helena

Pope Francis appointed Vetter as the eleventh bishop of Helena on October 8, 2019.[4] Vetter was consecrated by Archbishop Alexander Sample on November 20, 2019 at St. Helena Cathedral, with Bishops James F. Checchio, and David Kagan serving as co-consecrators.[5][1][6]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Bishop Austin Anthony Vetter". Diocese of Helena. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Pope Francis Appoints Reverend Austin A. Vetter as Bishop of the Diocese of Helena". US Conference of Catholic Bishops. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  3. ^ "Father Austin Vetter appointed Bishop of Diocese of Helena". Diocese of Bismarck. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  4. ^ "We Joyfully Welcome Fr. Austin A. Vetter - Bishop Elect for the Diocese of Helena". Carroll College (Press release). October 8, 2019.
  5. ^ Kuglin, Tom (November 20, 2019). "Austin Vetter ordained 11th bishop of Helena Diocese". Independent Record. Archived from the original on November 22, 2019.
  6. ^ "Bishop Austin Anthony Vetter [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
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2019-present 		Succeeded by
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