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Bishop announces retirements, reappointments and new assignments

Bishop R. Walker Nickless, Bishop of Sioux City, has announced the retirement of 8 priests and the reappointment and/or reassignment of 29 priests. These appointments are effective July 14, 2009.

Father Laurence Burns, pastor at Sacred Heart Parish in Early and St. Joseph Parish in Schaller, will retire.
A native of Emmetsburg, he attended St. John’s University in Collegeville, Minn., and Mt. St. Bernard Seminary in Dubuque. Father Burns was ordained by Bishop Mueller on May 30, 1964, at Cathedral of the Epiphany in Sioux City.
Father Burns has served at St. Joseph Parish, Sioux City; St. Patrick Parish, Estherville; St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, Sioux City; Sacred Heart Parish, Templeton; Blessed Sacrament Parish, Sioux City; St. Lawrence Parish, Carroll, and was a member of the Webster Country Team Ministry in Fort Dodge.

Father Emmet L. Farrell, pastor of Saint Jude’s Shrine of the West in San Diego, Calif., in the Diocese of San Diego, will retire.
A native of Ayshire, he attended St. John’s University in Collegeville, Minn., and Mount St. Bernard Seminary in Dubuque.
He was ordained June 5, 1965, at Cathedral of the Epiphany in Sioux City.
In the diocese, he served at Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish, Fonda; St. Lawrence Parish and Kuemper High School, Carroll; and St. Joseph Parish, Le Mars. He has had assignments outside of the diocese since 1968 including director of the Sanctuary Program for the Maryknoll/Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America in Marknoll, N.Y.; and served in parishes in Peru, California, Illinois and Texas.

Father Merle F. Kollasch, pastor of Resurrection of Our Lord Parish in Pocahontas and Saint Margaret Parish in Rolfe, will retire.
A native of Whittemore, he attended Loras College in Dubuque and American College – Catholic University of Louvain in Louvain, Belgium. He also attended and earned an M.S. Ed. Degree from Creighton University in Omaha, Neb.
He was ordained May 30, 1964, at Cathedral of the Epiphany in Sioux City.
He has served at Bishop Heelan High School, Sioux City; St. Joseph Parish, Granville; Spalding High School, Granville; Sts. Peter and Paul Parish, West Bend; and St. Casmir and St. Francis of Assisi Parishes, Sioux City. He also served as vocations director for the diocese. Outside of the diocese, he served as vice rector/spiritual director at American College – Catholic University of Louvain, Louvain, Belgium, and spiritual director at St. Paul Seminary, St. Paul, Minn.

Father Lawrence L. McCarty, pastor of Saint Mary Parish in Sac City and Saint Mary Parish in Auburn, will retire.
A native of Perry, he attended Iowa State University in Ames and Loras College and Mount St. Bernard Seminary both in Dubuque.
He was ordained on June 1, 1963, at the Cathedral of the Epiphany in Sioux City.
He has served at Cathedral of the Epiphany, Sioux City; Blessed Sacrament Parish, Sioux City; St. Mary Parish, Pomeroy; St. Michael Parish, Whittemore; St. Lawrence Parish, Carroll; Sacred Heart Parish, Fort Dodge; and St. Michael Parish, Sioux City.

Father Eugene L. Murray, pastor of Holy Name Parish in Marcus and Saint Catherine Parish in Oyens, will retire.
A native of Storm Lake, he attended Loras College and Mount St. Bernard Seminary, both in Dubuque. He also attended and earned an M.S. Ed. Degree from Creighton University in Omaha.
He was ordained June 5, 1965, at Cathedral of the Epiphany in Sioux City.
He has served at Sacred Heart Parish and Pocahontas Catholic School, Pocahontas; Holy Spirit Parish and Kuemper High School, Carroll; Gehlen Catholic High School, Le Mars; St. John the Baptist Parish, Bancroft; St. Francis of Assisi Parish, Maple River; St. Columbkille Parish, Varina; Holy Rosary Parish, Fort Dodge; Holy Family Parish, Emmetsburg; St. Mary Parish, Rock Valley; Sacred Heart Parish, Alvord; and Christ the King Parish, Sioux Center.

Msgr. Kenneth A. Seifried, V.F., pastor of Saint Joseph Parish in Milford and Vicar Forane of the Northwest Deanery, will retire.
A native of Manson, he graduated from Loras College and Mount St. Bernard Seminary, both in Dubuque. He also attended and earned graduate degrees from the following institutions: M.S.Ed. at Creighton, Omaha; M.A. at Azusa Pacific University, Los Angeles, Calif.; M.Div. at Immaculate Conception Seminary, Long Island, N.Y.
He was ordained by Bishop Mueller on June 1, 1963 at Cathedral of the Epiphany. He was awarded the prelate of honor in 1997, receiving the title of monsignor.
He has served at Kuemper High School, Carroll; Emmetsburg Catholic Schools and St. Joseph Parish in Granville. He also served for a number of years as a U.S. military chaplain.

Father John M. Thomas, pastor of Saint Ann Parish in Vail and Saint John Parish in Arcadia, will retire.
A native of Rock Rapids, he attended Jordan Seminary in Menominee, Mich., Holy Cross Seminary in LaCrosse, Wis., and Mt. St. Bernard Seminary in Dubuque.
He was ordained to the priesthood on June 4, 1966, at Cathedral of the Epiphany in Sioux City.
Father Thomas has served at Holy Spirit Parish, Carroll; St. Joseph Parish, Sioux City; Christ the King Parish, Dayton; St. Mary Parish, Dow City; St. Mary Parish, Rock Valley; St. Joseph Parish in Kossuth County; St. Joseph Parish, Sioux City and St. John the Baptist Parish, Bancroft.

Father Edmund H. Tiedeman, pastor of Holy Family Parish in Lidderdale and Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish of Glidden, will retire.
A native of Fonda, he attended Loras College and Mount St. Bernard Seminary, both in Dubuque. He also attended and earned an M.A. degree from Creighton University in Omaha, Neb.
He was ordained to the priesthood on June 4, 1966, at Cathedral of the Epiphany in Sioux City.
Father Tiedeman has served at St. Mary Parish, Danbury; St. Mary High School, Danbury; St. Thomas Parish, Emmetsburg; Emmetsburg Catholic High School, Emmetsburg; St. Mary Parish, Alton; Spalding High School, Granville; Holy Spirit Parish, Carroll; Kuemper High School, Carroll; Corpus Christi Parish, Fort Dodge; St. Edmond High School, Fort Dodge; Christ the King Parish, Dayton; St. Mary Parish, Willey; Kuemper High School, Carroll; St. Malachy Parish, Madrid; Holy Rosary Parish, Fort Dodge; St. Paul Parish, Scranton; St. Mary Parish, Mapleton; St. Mary Parish in Mallard and Sts. Peter and Paul Parish in West Bend.

Father Craig A. Collison has been reappointed as pastor of Sacred Heart Parish in Sioux City.
This Boone native attended the American Institute of Business in Des Moines and Loras College in Dubuque before completing seminary studies at St. Mary Seminary in Baltimore, Maryland.
He was ordained to the priesthood on May 6, 1978, at Sacred Heart Church in Boone.
Father Collison has served at St. Joseph Parish, Sioux City; St. Lawrence Parish, Carroll; Kuemper High School, Carroll; Corpus Christi Parish, Fort Dodge; St. Edmond High School, Fort Dodge; St. Joseph Parish, Struble; Gehlen High School, Le Mars; St. Mary Parish, Remsen; St. Mary High School, Remsen and St. Mary Parish, Willey.

Father Douglas M. Klein has been reappointed as pastor of Saint Mary Parish in Rock Valley and Sacred Heart Parish in Alvord, and as administrator of Christ the King Worship Center in Sioux Center.
This native of Hospers attended Creighton University in Omaha and the Catholic University of Louvain in Louvain, Belgium.
He was ordained to the priesthood on July 6, 1996; at Cathedral of the Epiphany.
Father Klein served at St. Lawrence Parish, Carroll; Blessed Sacrament Parish, Sioux City and St. Mary Parish and High School, Storm Lake.

Father Peter Duc Hung Nguyen has been reappointed as pastor of Sacred Heart Parish in Ruthven and Sacred Heart Parish in Ayrshire.
He was born in Vietnam and then his family moved to Boone. He was educated at Divine Word College in Epworth, Iowa and St. Paul Seminary, St. Paul, Minn.
He was ordained June 7, 1997, at Holy Spirit Parish in Carroll.
Father Nguyen also served at Holy Spirit Parish, Carroll; Holy Family Parish, Lidderdale and St. Elizabeth Seton in Glidden.

Father Terry A. Roder has been reappointed as pastor of Saint Mary Parish in Danbury and Saint Joseph Parish in Anthon.
This Remsen native attended Loras College, Dubuque and Kenrick Seminary in St. Louis, Mo.
Father Roder was ordained to the priesthood on May 27, 1988, at St. Mary Church in Remsen.
He has served at Bishop Heelan High School, Sioux City; Nativity Parish, Sioux City; St. Mary Parish, Willey; Kuemper High School, Carroll; St. Joseph Parish, Granville; Spalding High School, Granville; St. Joseph Parish, Dedham; St. Joseph Parish, Struble; St. Joseph Parish, Le Mars and Gehlen High School, Le Mars.

Father Jeffrey A. Schleisman has been reappointed as pastor of Saint Mary Parish in Larchwood and Holy Name Parish in Rock Rapids.
This Lake City native attended Loras College, Dubuque; St. Paul Seminary in St. Paul, Minn. and St. Joseph Seminary in Dunwoodie, N.Y.
He was ordained to the priesthood on June 10, 2000, at Cathedral of the Epiphany in Sioux City.
Father Schleisman has also served at Blessed Sacrament Parish, Sioux City and Immaculate Conception Parish in Sioux City.

Father Armand J. Bertrand, V.F., while remaining pastor of Immaculate Conception Parish in Cherokee and Saint John the Baptist Parish in Quimby, has been appointed to serve as pastor of Holy Name Parish in Marcus.
A native of Sioux City, he attended Morningside College and Sacred Heart School of Theology in Hales Corners, Wis.
He was ordained to the priesthood on July 22, 1989, at Cathedral of the Epiphany in Sioux City.
Father Bertrand has served at Blessed Sacrament Parish, Sioux City; Bishop Heelan High School, Sioux City; St. Mary Parish and School, Storm Lake; Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish in Fonda and St. Columbkille in Varina. He also had served as the co-director of the permanent diaconate.

Father Joseph A. Dillinger, while remaining pastor of Saint Bernard Parish in Breda, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish in Mt. Carmel, and Saint Francis of Assisi Parish in Maple River, will serve as pastor of Saint John Parish in Arcadia.
A native of Sioux City, he attended St. Louis University in St. Louis, Mo., and St. Paul Seminary in St. Paul, Minn.
He was ordained on July 6, 1996, at Cathedral of the Epiphany in Sioux City.
He has also served at Blessed Sacrament Parish, Sioux City; St. Lawrence Parish, Carroll; Holy Family Parish, Lidderdale, and St. Elizabeth Seton Parish, Glidden.

Father Robert W. Gralapp, while remaining pastor of Sacred Heart Parish in Manilla, to pastor of Sacred Heart Parish in Manning.
This Le Mars native, was educated at Loras College in Dubuque and Mt. St. Bernard Seminary in Dubuque.
He was ordained to the priesthood on May 30, 1964, at Cathedral of the Epiphany.
Father Gralapp has served at Immaculate Conception Parish, Sioux City; Corpus Christi Parish, Fort Dodge; Sacred Heart Parish, Spencer; St. Cecilia Parish, Sanborn; St. Joseph Parish, Hartley; Holy Family Parish, Lidderdale; St. Elizabeth Seton Parish, Glidden; Nativity Parish, Sioux City; St. Joseph Parish, Granville and St. Lawrence Parish, Carroll. He also served as director of vocations for the diocese.

Father David Hemann, while remaining pastor of Sacred Heart Parish in Ida Grove and Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish in Holstein, will serve as pastor of Saint Martin Parish in Odebolt.
A native of Fort Dodge, Father Hemann was educated at Loras College in Dubuque as well as North American College and Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome. He was ordained on July 20, 1985, at Corpus Christi Church in Fort Dodge.
Father Hemann has served at Holy Spirit Parish in Carroll, St. Mary Church and School in Storm Lake, Sacred Heart Parish in Boone, Blessed Sacrament Parish in Sioux City, St. Anthony Parish in Hospers, Spalding High School in Granville, St. Cecilia Parish in Sanborn while attending Hartley and served for a year in music ministry, offering parish missions.

Father Paul Kelly, while remaining pastor of Saint Rose of Lima Parish in Denison, has been named pastor of St. Ann Parish in Vail.
This native of Marathon attended Iowa State University in Ames and St. Paul Seminary in St. Paul, Minn. He was ordained to the priesthood on May 28, 1983, at St. Joseph Church in Sioux Rapids.
In addition to serving at the Cathedral, Father Kelly has served at Immaculate Conception Parish in Sioux City, Corpus Christi Church in Fort Dodge, Immaculate Conception Parish in Graettinger, Assumption, St. Thomas and Holy Family Parishes in Emmetsburg, St. Augustine Parish in Halbur, Holy Angels Parish, Roselle; St. Elizabeth Seton Parish in Glidden; Assumption Parish in Coon Rapids and parochial vicar of the Cathedral of the Epiphany and sacramental ministry to the Hispanic community at Cathedral.

Father Bruce A. Lawler, while remaining pastor of Saint Mary Parish in Storm Lake, to pastor of Saint Joseph Parish in Schaller.
A native of Clare, he attended Loras College in Dubuque and North American College Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome.
He was ordained to the priesthood on July 5, 1980, at St. Matthew Church in Clare.
Father Lawler has served at Holy Spirit Parish and Kuemper High School, Carroll; Cathedral of the Epiphany, Sioux City; Bishop Heelan High School, Sioux City; St. Joseph Parish, Schaller; St. Joseph Parish, Salix; and Sacred Heart Parish, Sioux City. He also served as director of the Office of Worship for the diocese.

Father William A. McCarthy, while remaining Pastor of Saint Mary Parish in Remsen, will serve as pastor of Saint Catherine Parish in Oyens.
A native of Hawarden, he attended South Dakota State University in Brookings, Briar Cliff College in Sioux City and St. Meinrad School of Theology in St. Meinrad, Ind. He was ordained to the priesthood on May 31, 2003.
Prior to serving at Remsen St. Mary’s, he was a member of the team ministry serving the parishes of Webster County in the Fort Dodge area. Before that, he was part of the team ministry of the Plymouth County Parishes.

Father John J. McGuirk, who had been pastor of Saint Martin Parish of Odebolt, while remaining pastor of Saint Joseph Parish in Wall Lake, will now also serve as pastor of Saint Mary Parish in Sac City and Sacred Heart Parish in Early.
A native of Sioux City, he attended St. John’s University in Collegeville, Minn., and Loras College and Mt. St. Bernard Seminary, both in Dubuque. He also attended and earned graduate degrees from the following institutions: M.A./Rel. Ed. at Pontifical College Josephinum, Columbus, Ohio; M.A./Theology at Aquinas Institute of Theology, Dubuque; and M.S. Guidance/Counseling at Creighton, Omaha.
He was ordained to the priesthood June 13, 1970, at Cathedral of the Epiphany in Sioux City.
Father McGuirk has served at Kuemper High School, Carroll; St. John the Baptist Parish and High School, Bancroft; St. Joseph Parish, Struble; Gehlen Catholic High School, Le Mars; St. Francis of Assisi Parish, Maple River; St. Mary Parish, Remsen; and St. Patrick Parish, Sheldon.

Father Anthony P. Pick, while remaining Pastor of Annunciation Parish in Coon Rapids and Saint Joseph Parish in Dedham, will now also serve as pastor of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish in Glidden.
This native of Alton was educated at Holy Cross Seminary in La Crosse, Wis.; Loras College, Dubuque; Mt. St. Bernard Seminary, Dubuque; and Creighton University, Omaha.
He was ordained to the priesthood on June 3, 1967, at Cathedral of the Epiphany in Sioux City.
He served at Sacred Heart Parish, Fort Dodge; St. Edmond High School, Fort Dodge; St. Joseph Parish, Le Mars; Kuemper High School, Carroll; Assumption Parish, Emmetsburg; Sacred Heart Parish, Boone; St. Mary’s of Boone County; Holy Rosary Parish, Fort Dodge; St. John Parish, Gilmore City; St. Patrick’s on the Lizard; Holy Family Parish, Lidderdale; Sacred Heart Parish, Sutherland and St. Louis Parish, Royal.

Father Timothy R. Schott, V.F., while remaining pastor of Saint Lawrence Parish in Carroll, will serve as pastor of Holy Family Parish in Lidderdale.
A native of Early, he was attended Loras College, Dubuque and Canisianum/University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria; University of Notre Dame and the University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, Minn.
He was ordained to the priesthood on Feb. 28, 1970, at Saggan Pfarrkirche, Innsbruck, Austria.
Father Schott served at Blessed Sacrament Parish, Sioux City; Sacred Heart Parish, Spencer; Kuemper High School, Carroll; St. Lawrence Parish, Carroll; Holy Angels Parish, Roselle; St. Patrick Parish, Akron; and Immaculate Conception Parish, Cherokee.

Father Timothy J. Boekelman, pastor of Saint Mary Parish in Lake City and Saint Joseph Parish in Lohrville, has been appointed pastor of Saint Malachy Parish in Madrid and Saint John Parish in Ogden.
This native of Algona, was educated at Loras College, Dubuque; St. Meinrad School of Theology in St. Meinrad, Ind. and Creighton University, Omaha.
He was ordained to the priesthood on May 14, 1977, at St. Cecelia Church, Algona.
Father Boekelman has also served at Sacred Heart Parish, Spencer; St. Joseph Parish, Le Mars; Gehlen Catholic High School, Le Mars; St. John the Baptist Parish and High School, Bancroft; Sacred Heart Parish, Ledyard; St. Benedict Parish, Kossuth County; Bishop Garrigan High School, Algona; St. Edmond High School, Fort Dodge; St. Joseph Parish, Struble; St. Mary Parish, Maurice; St. Joseph Parish, Neptune; Our Lady of Good Counsel, Moorland; Christ the King Parish, Dayton and St. Joseph Parish, Duncombe.

Father Lynn A. Bruch from team ministry at Holy Trinity Parish in Webster County, to pastor of Saint Mary Parish in Lake City, Saint Joseph Parish in Lohrville and Saint Mary Parish in Auburn.
A native of Halbur, he attended Immaculate Conception Seminary in Conception, Mo.; St. Paul Seminary in St. Paul, Minn.; and Sulpician Seminary – Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C.
He was ordained to the priesthood on May 23, 1986, at St. Augustine Church in Halbur.
Father Bruch has served at Immaculate Conception Parish, Sioux City; St. Benedict Parish, Kossuth County; Sacred Heart Parish, Livermore; and St. Joseph Parish, Wesley.

Father Brian J. Danner, pastor of Saint Malachy Parish in Madrid and Saint John Parish in Ogden, will now serve as pastor of Saint Joseph Parish in Milford.
This native of Dedham was educated at Briar Cliff College in Sioux City and Kenrick-Glennon Seminary in St. Louis, Mo. He was ordained on June 3, 1995 at Cathedral in Sioux City.
Father Danner as served at St. Mary Parish in Storm Lake, Corpus Christi Parish in Fort Dodge and Immaculate Conception and Nativity Parishes in Sioux City.

Father Andrew W. Hoffmann, who had been pastor of Sacred Heart Parish in Manning, will now serve as pastor of Resurrection of Our Lord Parish in Pocahontas and Saint Margaret Parish in Rolfe.
A native of Carroll, he attended Loras College in Dubuque and Pontifical College Josephinum in Columbus, Ohio. He also attended and earned graduate degrees from the following institutions: M.S. – Creighton, Omaha, and Ed.S. – St. Thomas College, St. Paul, Minn.
He was ordained to the priesthood on June 1, 1974, at Holy Spirit Church in Carroll.
Father Hoffman has served at Sacred Heart Parish and St. Edmond High School, Fort Dodge; St. Mary Parish and High School, Storm Lake; St. Joseph Parish, Granville; Spalding High School, Granville; St. Rose of Lima Parish, Denison; and St. Joseph Parish and Gehlen Catholic School, Le Mars. He also served as assistant superintendent of schools for the diocese.

Father William A. Schreiber, V.F., pastor of Saint Mary Parish in Humboldt and Saint John the Evangelist Parish in Gilmore City, and Vicar Forane of the Southeast Deanery, will now serve as pastor of Sacred Heart Parish in Spencer.
A native of Fort Dodge, he attended Benedictine College in Atchison, Kan., and Kenrick Seminary in St. Louis, Mo. He also attended University of Dayton where he earned graduate degrees including M.S.Ed./Administration and Ed.S./Leadership.
He was ordained to the priesthood on June 9, 1979, at Corpus Christi Church in Fort Dodge.
Father Schreiber has served at St. Lawrence Parish, Carroll; Immaculate Conception Parish, Sioux City; Sacred Heart Parish, Spencer; St. Mary Parish and High School, Remsen; St. Mary Parish and High School, Storm Lake; St. John the Baptist Parish, Quimby; Bishop Heelan High School, Sioux City; St. Joseph Parish and Gehlen Catholic High School, Le Mars; St. John Parish, Arcadia; Kuemper High School, Carroll; St. Mary Parish, Danbury; and St. Joseph Parish, Anthon.

Father James J. Tigges, who had been pastor of Saint James Parish in Le Mars, will now serve as pastor of Saint Mary Parish in Humboldt and Saint John the Evangelist Parish in Gilmore City.
A native of Willey, he attended Loras College in Dubuque and Pontifical College Josephinum in Columbus, Ohio. He also attended and earned an M.S. degree at Creighton University in Omaha, Neb.
He was ordained on June 12, 1971, at Holy Spirit Church in Carroll.
Father Tigges has served at Cathedral of the Epiphany, Sioux City; Bishop Garrigan High School, Algona; St. Mary Parish, Remsen; St. Mary High School, Remsen; Christ the King Parish, Dayton; St. Edmond High School, Fort Dodge; St. Mary Parish, Danbury; St. Mary Parish, Alton and Spalding High School, Granville.

Father Siby Punnoose from Administrator of Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish in Fonda and Saint Columbkille Parish in Varina, to Pastor of Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish in Fonda and Saint Columbkille Parish in Varina.
A native of Mandampam, Kerala, India, he was ordained to the priesthood on April 27, 1998.
Prior to his arrival in the Diocese of Sioux City in 2001, he served as rector of the Opus Spiritus Sancti Philosophy Study House in Janampet, Eluru, India and as the OSS house superior and pastor at Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish in Pambra, Kerala, India. In the diocese, he has served at Holy Spirit in Carroll and St. Mary Parish in Willey.

Father William J. Vit, Jr., from Administrator of the Cathedral of the Epiphany in Sioux City, to Rector of the Cathedral of the Epiphany in Sioux City.
A native of Fort Dodge, he was educated at the University of Iowa, Cedar Falls; Conception Seminary in Conception, Mo., and North American College, Rome.
He was ordained to the priesthood on July 2, 2005, at Cathedral of the Epiphany in Sioux City.
Prior to his service at Cathedral, he was parochial vicar at St. Mary’s in Storm Lake.

Father Matthew Hewitt, parochial vicar of the Cathedral of the Epiphany in Sioux City, will serve as administrator of Saint James Parish in Le Mars.
Born in Marshalltown, he was raised in Sioux City. He attended Creighton University in Omaha, St. Meinrad School of Theology in St. Meinrad, Ind., and North American College Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome.
Father Hewitt was ordained to the priesthood on June 26, 2004, at the Cathedral.
In his service at Cathedral, along with serving as parochial vicar, he also offered sacramental ministry to the Hispanic community. He also previously served at St. Mary's Parish and High School in Storm Lake.

Father Shane A. Deman, from graduate studies at the North American College in Rome, to Parochial Vicar of Holy Trinity Parish in Webster County.
This native of Sioux City was educated at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minn., and North American College in Rome.
He was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop R. Walker Nickless on June 28, 2008, at the Cathedral of the Epiphany.

Father Thomas J. Flanagan, who was serving in special ministry outside the Diocese of Sioux City, will now serve as Parochial Vicar of Saint Joseph Parish in Milford.
A native of Rock Valley, he attended Loras College in Dubuque and Canisianum University of Innsbruck in Innsbruck, Austria. He also attended and earned graduate degrees from the following institutions: M.A./Music – St. Joseph College in Rennselear, Ind., and Ed.D./Counseling – University of South Dakota in Vermillion, S.D.
He was ordained to the priesthood on January 25, 1974 in Innsbruck, Austria.
In the Diocese of Sioux City, Father Flanagan served at Blessed Sacrament Parish, Sioux City; St. Patrick Parish, Estherville; Bishop Garrigan High School, Algona; and Briar Cliff College, Sioux City.

Father Brent C. Lingle, from parochial vicar and parochial administrator of Sacred Heart Parish in Spencer, to parochial vicar of the Cathedral of the Epiphany in Sioux City.
This native of Sioux City was educated at Immaculate Heart of Mary Seminary in Winona, Minn., and St. Meinrad School of Theology in Meinrad, Ind.
He was ordained to the priesthood on June 16, 2007, at the Cathedral of the Epiphany in Sioux City.

Father Timothy A. Friedrichsen, while remaining parochial vicar of Saint Rose of Lima Parish in Denison, will now serve as Parochial Vicar of Saint Ann Parish in Vail.
A native of Schleswig, he attended Divine Word College in Epworth, Iowa; St. Meinrad School of Theology in St. Meinrad, Ind; and American College Catholic University of Louvain in Louvain, Belgium. He also earned a graduate degree, S.T.D., from American College Catholic University of Louvain in Louvain, Belgium.
He was ordained to the priesthood on July 21, 1984, at St. Mary Church in Mapleton.
Father Friedrichsen has served at Holy Spirit Parish and Kuemper High School, Carroll; St. Mary Parish, Willey; Briar Cliff College, Sioux City; Nativity Parish, Sioux City; and St. Joseph Parish, Struble. Outside the diocese, he served on the faculty at Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C.

Father Jeremy J. Wind, while remaining parochial vicar of Saint Mary Parish in Storm Lake to parochial vicar of Saint Joseph Parish in Schaller.
This native of Jefferson was educated at Iowa State University, Ames; Conception Seminary College in Conception, Mo., and St. Meinrad School of Theology, St. Meinrad, Ind.
He was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop R. Walker Nickless on June 28, 2008, at the Cathedral of the Epiphany.