Gerald Lee Vincke
Gerald Lee Vincke | |
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| Bishop of Salina | |
| Archdiocese | Kansas City |
| Diocese | Salina |
| Appointed | June 13, 2018 |
| Installed | August 22, 2018 |
| Predecessor | Edward Weisenburger |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | June 12, 1999 by Carl Frederick Mengeling |
| Consecration | August 22, 2018 by Joseph Fred Naumann, Carl Frederick Mengeling, and Joseph G. Hanefeldt |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 9, 1964 |
| Motto | Rich in Mercy |
| Styles of Gerald Lee Vincke | |
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| Reference style | |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
Gerald Lee Vincke (born July 9, 1964) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He was appointed bishop for the Diocese of Salina in 2018.
Biography
Bishop of Salina
On July 12, 1999, Vincke was ordained to the priesthood. Pope Francis appointed Vincke bishop for the Diocese of Salina on June 13, 2018.[1][2] His was consecrated as bishop on August 22, 2018. Vincke was employed at Father Gabriel Richard Catholic High School in Ann Arbor Michigan.
In September 2018, the Archdiocese of Washington announced that disgraced former cardinal Theodore McCarrick would reside at St. Fidelis Church in Victoria, Kansas.[3] Vincke explained his decision to permit the arrangement by a need to have mercy while pursuing justice, making reference to St. Maria Goretti, who forgave her killer on her deathbed.[4] (In January 2020, it was announced that McCarrick, by then laicized, had moved to an undisclosed location.)
See also
References
- ^ "Pope Francis Names Rev. Msgr. Gerald L. Vincke as Bishop of Salina" (Press release). USCCB. June 13, 2018. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
- ^ "Pope Francis Appoints New Bishop for Diocese of Salina". Roman Catholic Diocese of Salina. June 13, 2018. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
- ^ "Statement on Archbishop Theodore McCarrick's Residence - Archdiocese of Washington". Archdiocese of Washington. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
- ^ Vincke, Gerald (September 2018). "Why I Said "Yes"". Diocese of Salina. Archived from the original on October 12, 2018. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
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