Bishop-elect John M. LeVoir

It was announced this morning that Fr. John LeVoir, priest of the archdiocese of St. Paul/Minneapolis will become the next bishop of the diocese of New Ulm. The diocese of New Ulm had been vacant since the appointment of now Archbishop Nienstedt as co-adjutor of the archdiocese. I have had the privilege of hearing Fr. LeVoir preach several times and I can say that he will make a good bishop. Another thing to note is that this is the second priest from the archdiocese to be named a bishop. Last summer then Fr. Peter Christensen was named to be the next bishop of the Superior, Wisconsin diocese. Another item that is worth noting is that Bishop-elect LeVoir and Bishop Peter Christensen are both graduates of the St. Paul Seminary. Maybe there is something in the water...