Michael Joseph Hoeppner


Michael Joseph Hoeppner
Bishop emeritus of Crookston
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseCrookston
AppointedSeptember 28, 2007
InstalledNovember 30, 2007
RetiredApril 13, 2021
PredecessorVictor Hermann Balke
SuccessorAndrew Cozzens
Orders
OrdinationJune 29, 1975
by Pope Paul VI
ConsecrationNovember 30, 2007
by Harry Joseph Flynn, Victor Hermann Balke, and Bernard Joseph Harrington
Personal details
Born (1949-06-01) June 1, 1949 (age 75)
MottoOmnia in nomine domini Iesu
(All in the name of the Lord Jesus)
Styles of
Michael Joseph Hoeppner
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop

Michael Joseph Hoeppner (born June 1, 1949) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the bishop of the Diocese of Crookston in Minnesota from November 30, 2007, to April 13, 2021.

After a Vatican investigation concluded that Hoeppner mishandled an allegation of sexual abuse by a priest, Pope Francis requested and received Hoeppner's resignation as bishop.