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New Bishop named for Sioux City Catholic Diocese - Radio Iowa

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Pope Francis has accepted the retirement request for Sioux City Catholic Diocese Bishop Walter Nickless. Bishop Nickless has served Sioux City since 2006 and says he submitted his request for retirement in May of 2022 as is required when you turn 75. He joked today about not getting approval until recently. “I was at Bishop […]

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New Bishop named for Sioux City Catholic Diocese - Radio Iowa

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Sioux City Journal

Bishop-elect of Diocese of Sioux City: 'Truly humbled and a little overwhelmed'

Both Keehner and Nickless were in attendance for a press conference at the Central Catholic Offices in Sioux City to introduce the 59-year-old bishop-elect.

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Local priest named Bishop of Catholic Diocese in Iowa

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) -- Pope Francis has named Reverend John Keehner the 8th Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sioux City. Keehner, 59, was born in Youngstown. He completed his seminary studies at the Athenaeum of Ohio Mount Saint Mary Seminary in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was ordained in June 1993. Keehner is the 4th Youngstown/Valley native to become Bishop. After serving in the Youngstown Diocese for more than 30 years, Keehner says he to…

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New Bishop named for Sioux City Diocese

(Radio Iowa) – Pope Francis has accepted the retirement request for Sioux City Catholic Diocese Bishop Walter Nickless. Bishop Nickless has served Sioux City since 2006 and says he submitted his request for retirement in May of 2022 as is required when you turn 75. He joked about not getting approval until recently. “I was at Bishop Helen High School on January 28 in the midst of Catholic Schools Week. And I told the students that were there I t…

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Sioux City Diocese names new Bishop

The Holy Father Pope Francis has appointed Father John Edward Keehner, of the Diocese of Youngstown as the eighth bishop of the Diocese of Sioux City. A press conference introducing the bishop-elect was held this morning at the Central Catholic Offices in Sioux City. Keehner, 59, is a native of Youngstown, Ohio, and is one of five children. He attended Austintown schools and graduated from Austintown Fitch High School in 1984.

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