Michael Joseph Hoeppner | |
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Bishop emeritus of Crookston | |
Church | Catholic Church |
Diocese | Crookston |
Appointed | September 28, 2007 |
Installed | November 30, 2007 |
Retired | April 13, 2021 |
Predecessor | Victor Hermann Balke |
Successor | Andrew Cozzens |
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Ordination | June 29, 1975 by Pope Paul VI |
Consecration | November 30, 2007 by Harry Joseph Flynn, Victor Hermann Balke, and Bernard Joseph Harrington |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Motto | Omnia in nomine domini Iesu (All in the name of the Lord Jesus) |
Styles of Michael Joseph Hoeppner | |
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Reference style | |
Spoken style | Your Excellency |
Religious style | Bishop |
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.