Donald DeGrood

Last updated
His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Donald Edward DeGrood
Bishop of Sioux Falls
Bishop Donald DeGrood.jpg
Diocese Sioux Falls
AppointedDecember 12, 2019
InstalledFebruary 13, 2020
Predecessor Paul J. Swain
Orders
OrdinationMay 31, 1997
by  Harry Joseph Flynn
ConsecrationFebruary 13, 2020
by  Bernard Hebda, Paul J. Swain, and Andrew H. Cozzens
Personal details
Born
Donald Edward DeGrood

(1965-02-14) February 14, 1965 (age 59)
Faribault, Minnesota
Previous post(s)Pastor at St. John the Baptist Parish in Savage, MN
MottoGod Is Love / All in now, so we are all in Heaven
Styles of
Donald Edward DeGrood
Coat of arms of Donald Edward DeGrood.svg
Reference style
Spoken style Your Excellency
Religious style Bishop

Donald Edward DeGrood (born February 14, 1965) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who has been serving as bishop of the Diocese of Sioux Falls in South Dakota since 2019.

Contents

Biography

Early life

Donald DeGrood was born in Faribault, Minnesota on February 14, 1965, the fourth of five sons of Robert and Joanne DeGrood. He grew up in Faribault on his family's farm. He finished Bethlehem Academy High School in Faribault in 1983. [1]

While attended the University of Saint Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota, DeGrood decided in 1983 to enter Saint John Vianney College Seminary in Saint Paul. He graduated from Saint John in 1987 with a Bachelor of Arts in philosophy, but chose not to pursue the priesthood at that time. [1]

For the next six years, DeGrood worked first as a shoe salesman and manager, then as a feed specialist for the Land O’ Lakes Agricultural Cooperative in Minneapolis. In 1993, DeGrood decided to pursue the priesthood at the Saint Paul Seminary in St. Paul in 1993, receiving a Master of Divinity degree there in 1997. [2] [1]

Priesthood

DeGrood was ordained a priest at St. Mary's Chapel at the Saint Paul Seminary for the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis on May 31, 1997, by Archbishop Harry Flynn. [3] After his 1997 ordination, the diocese assigned DeGrood as associate pastor at All Saints Parish in Lakeville, Minnesota. [1]

The diocese moved DeGrood from All Saints in 2000 to become spiritual director at Saint John Vianney College Seminary. He left the seminary in 2004 after his appointment as pastor of St. Peter's Parish in Forest Lake, Minnesota. DeGrood would serve at St. Peter's for the next nine years. [2] [4]

In 2013, DeGrood became pastor of Blessed Sacrament Parish in St. Paul, serving there until 2015. A parishioner who had been sexually abused by a priest in that parish later said that DeGrood was "pivotal" in his healing process. [2] While serving at Blessed Sacrament, he also worked as vicar for clergy for the archdiocese. From July 2017 until he was appointed as bishop, DeGrood served as pastor of Saint John the Baptist Parish in Savage, Minnesota. [2] [1]

Bishop of Sioux Falls

On December 12, 2019, DeGrood was named bishop of Sioux Falls by Pope Francis. Because the quinquennial visit ad limina visits of the United States bishops were ongoing during this period, DeGrood was able to visit Rome and meet with Francis in between his appointment and consecration on January 13, 2020. DeGrood was consecrated as a bishop and installed on February 13, 2020, by Archbishop Bernard Hebda, with Bishop Paul J. Swain and Bishop Andrew H. Cozzens as co-consecrators, at the Cathedral of Saint Joseph in Sioux Falls. [2] [5] DeGrood's crosier was carved by one of his brothers from a tree on their family farm.

In July 2022, DeGrood issued a new policy for the treatment of non-binary and transgender students at the diocesan Catholic schools. The policy restricted them to bathrooms corresponding to their birth gender and prohibited staff and other students from addressing them with their preferred pronouns. [6]

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis</span> Archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Minnesota, United States

The Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in the United States. It is led by an archbishop who administers the archdiocese from the cities of Saint Paul and Minneapolis. The archbishop has both a cathedral and co-cathedral: the mother church – the Cathedral of Saint Paul in Saint Paul, and the co-cathedral, the Basilica of Saint Mary in Minneapolis.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Richard Pates</span> American prelate of the Catholic Church (born 1943)

Richard Edmund Pates is an American Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Des Moines from 2008 to 2019 and as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis from 2000 to 2008.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Roman Catholic Diocese of Sioux Falls</span> Diocese of the Catholic Church

The Diocese of Sioux Falls is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church diocese in South Dakota in the United States. It is a suffragan see of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">David Choby</span>

David Raymond Choby was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the 11th bishop of the Diocese of Nashville in Tennessee from 2005 until his death in 2017. He previously served as diocesan administrator for the diocese from 2004 to 2006.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Saint Paul Seminary</span> Catholic seminary system in Minneapolis, U.S.

The Saint Paul Seminary (SPS) is a Catholic major seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota. A part of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, SPS prepares men to enter the priesthood and permanent diaconate, and educates lay men and women on Catholic theology.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Robert James Carlson</span> 20th and 21st-century American Catholic bishop

Robert James Carlson is an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as the ninth archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Louis in Missouri from 2009 to 2020.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lawrence Donald Soens</span> American bishop (1926–2021)

Lawrence Donald Soens was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. In 2008, the Diocese of Davenport in Iowa announced multiple credible accusations that Soens had sexually abused children as a priest. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Sioux City in Iowa from 1983 to 1998.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Peter F. Christensen</span> American prelate in Idaho

Peter Forsyth Christensen is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who has been serving as bishop of the Diocese of Boise in Idaho since 2014. He previously served as bishop of the Diocese of Superior in Wisconsin from 2007 to 2014.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Samuel J. Aquila</span> American prelate

Samuel Joseph Aquila is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He currently serves as the fifth archbishop of the Archdiocese of Denver in Colorado. He previously served as the seventh bishop of the Diocese of Fargo in North Dakota. Additionally, he serves on the board of directors at FOCUS.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Robert J. Cunningham</span> American prelate

Robert Joseph Cunningham is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic church who served as bishop of the Diocese of Syracuse in Upstate New York from 2009 to 2019. He previously served as bishop of the Diocese of Ogdensburg in Northern New York from 2004 to 2009.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">John Francis Kinney</span> American Roman Catholic prelate (1937–2019)

John Francis Kinney was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the ninth bishop of the Diocese of St. Cloud in Minnesota from 1995 to 2013.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Donald Joseph Kettler</span> American prelate

Donald Joseph Kettler is an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of St. Cloud from 2013 to 2022. Kettler previously served as bishop of the Diocese of Fairbanks from 2002 to 2013.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Robert William Muench</span> American prelate

Robert William Muench is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. Muench served as bishop of the Diocese of Baton Rouge in Louisiana from 2002 to 2018. He previously served as bishop of the Diocese of Covington in Kentucky from 1996 to 2002 and as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of New Orleans in Louisiana from 1990 to 1996.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fernando Isern</span>

Fernando Isern is a Cuban-born prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. Formerly a pastor and high school president in the Archdiocese of Miami, he served as bishop of the Diocese of Pueblo in Colorado from 2009 to 2013.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Saint John Vianney Seminary (Minnesota)</span> Catholic seminary in Minnesota

St. John Vianney Seminary (SJV) is one of the largest Catholic college seminaries in the United States, located on the campus of the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota. Representing 18 diocese throughout the nation, approximately 100 men are in formation annually. Established in 1968, SJV nurtures the seeds of a priestly vocation, preparing young men for major seminary through integral formation and discipleship in Christian character, a traditional Catholic program of spiritual growth, and a formative liberal arts education. The major seminary affiliated with SJV, the Saint Paul Seminary, is on the other side of the campus of the University of St. Thomas. Over 600 alumni had been ordained to the Catholic priesthood, including five who would go on to be bishops - one of whom, Blase J. Cupich, is a cardinal.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Carl A. Kemme</span> American prelate

Carl Alan Kemme is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. Since 2014, he has been serving as bishop of the Diocese of Wichita in Kansas.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">James Patrick Powers</span>

James Patrick Powers is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, serving as the bishop of the Diocese of Superior in Wisconsin since 2016.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mark Eckman</span> US catholic bishop

Mark Anthony Eckman is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who has been serving as auxiliary bishop for the Diocese of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania since 2022.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Joseph A. Williams</span> Roman catholic bishop

Joseph Andrew Williams is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who has been serving as an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis in Minnesota since 2021.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Michael Izen</span> Roman catholic bishop

Michael John Izen is an American bishop of the Roman Catholic Church who has been serving as an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis in Minnesota since 2023.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Bishop Donald E. DeGrood - Office of the Bishop" . Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Wiering, Maria (December 12, 2019). "Father Donald DeGrood, pastor in Savage, named next bishop of Sioux Falls". TheCatholicSpirit.com. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Bishop Donald Edward DeGrood [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  4. ↑ Brockhaus, Hannah (December 12, 2019). "Pope Francis taps Minnesota farm boy to lead Sioux Falls diocese". Catholic News Agency.
  5. ↑ Mitchell, Trevor J. "Catholics welcome new bishop, who says he's ready to call Sioux Falls 'my diocese'". Argus Leader. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
  6. ↑ "CONFORMING WITH THE CHURCH'S TEACHING ON HUMAN SEXUALITY IN EDUCATION SETTINGS" (PDF). Catholic Diocese of Sioux Falls. July 1, 2022. Retrieved March 28, 2024.

Episcopal succession

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Sioux Falls
2020-Present		Succeeded by
Incumbent
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.