Bishop John C. Nienstedt
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Curriculum Vitae
The Most
Reverend John C. Nienstedt
Third
Bishop of the Diocese of New Ulm, MN
| Born: |
| March 18, 1947 |
Detroit, Michigan; second child of John C. and Elizabeth
S. (Kennedy) Nienstedt |
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| Family: |
| Two brothers: |
Richard T. Nienstedt (married, three children), and
Michael L. Nienstedt (married, one child). |
| Three sisters: |
Barbara Jean Buttell (married, two children), Mary
Beth Nienstedt (single), and Corinne Mary Nienstedt (single). |
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| Educational Degrees: |
| 1969 |
Bachelor of Arts: Sacred Heart Major Seminary, Detroit,
Michigan |
| 1972 |
Bachelor of Sacred Theology: Pontifical Gregorian University,
Rome, Italy |
| 1977 |
Licentiate in Sacred Theology: Pontifical Institute
of St. Alphonsus, Rome, Italy |
| 1985 |
Doctorate in Sacred Theology: Pontifical Institute
of St. Alphonsus, Rome, Italy |
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Doctoral Topic: "Human Life in a Test-tube: The Moral
Dimension of In Vitro Fertilization and Embryo Transfer" |
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| Ministry: |
| April 29, 1972 |
Ordained a deacon at the North American College, Rome,
Italy |
| Aug. 1973 - Aug. 1974 |
Deacon intern at Sacred Heart Parish, Dearborn, Michigan |
| July 27, 1974 |
Ordained a priest at Sacred Heart Church, Dearborn,
Michigan |
| Aug. 1974 - Feb. 1976 |
Associate Pastor at Guardian Angels Parish, Clawson,
Michigan |
| 1977 |
Weekend Associate Pastor at St. Fabian's Parish, Farmington
Hills, Michigan |
| 1977 - 1978 |
Part-time professor of Moral Theology at St. John Provincial
Seminary, Plymouth, Michigan |
| Feb. 1977 - July 1980 |
Priest-Secretary to Cardinal John Dearden, Archbishop
of Detroit, Michigan |
| 1978 - 1980 |
Weekend Associate Pastor at Our Lady of Sorrow's Parish,
Farmington, Michigan |
| 1979 - 1980 |
Vicar General of the Archdiocese of Detroit, Michigan |
| 1980 - 1983 |
Assistant Chaplain to the Baby Jesus Hospital, Rome,
Italy |
| 1980 - 1983 |
Religious Instructor in First Eucharist Program at
Marymont International School, Rome, Italy |
| Aug. 1980 - Aug. 1985 |
Minor Official of the Second Grade to the Vatican Secretariat
of State, Rome, Italy |
| 1981 - 1984 |
Chaplain to the Brothers of the Holy Cross assigned
to Notre Dame High School for Boys, Rome, Italy |
| January 1986 - June 1986 |
Adjunct Professor of Moral Theology at the Orchard
Lake Schools, Orchard Lake, Michigan, teaching a course on Human
Sexuality |
| January 1986 - July 1986 |
Temporary Associate Pastor at St. Regis Parish, Birmingham,
Michigan |
| July 1986 - June 1987 |
Pastor of St. Patrick's Parish, Union Lake, Michigan |
| July 1987 - July 1988 |
Designated Rector of Sacred Heart Major Seminary, Detroit,
Michigan |
| July 1988 - July 1994 |
Rector and President of Sacred Heart Major Seminary
(both College and School of Theology), Detroit, Michigan |
| July 1988 - 2000 |
Assistant Professor of Moral Theology at Sacred Heart
Major Seminary, Detroit, Michigan |
| 1992 - 2001 |
Chaplain to the Detroit, Michigan Chapter of Legatus |
| July 1, 1994 - 1996 |
Pastor of the Shrine of the Little Flower Parish, Royal
Oak, Michigan |
| Sept. 1995 - July 2001 |
Director of the Archdiocesan Medical-Moral Committee,
Detroit, Michigan |
| June 12, 1996 |
Appointed Titular Bishop of Alton and Auxiliary Bishop
of Detroit, Michigan |
| July 9, 1996 |
Ordained Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit, Michigan |
| August 8, 1996 |
Appointed Auxiliary Bishop for the South Region (88
parishes) of the Archdiocese of Detroit, Michigan |
| June 12, 2001 |
Appointed Third Bishop of the Diocese of New Ulm, Minnesota
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| August 6, 2001 |
Installed Bishop of the Diocese of New Ulm, Minnesota |
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| Honors: |
| June 4, 1985 |
Appointed a Chaplain to His Holiness by Pope John Paul
II, bearing the title "Monsignor" |
| May 26, 1990 |
Appointed a Prelate of Honor by Pope John Paul II |
| May 15, 1994 |
Invested as Knight of the Holy Sepulcher |
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| Professional Associations: |
| 1977 - 1980 |
Member of the Medical-Moral Committee of the Michigan
Catholic Conference for Catholic Health Facilities, Detroit, Michigan |
| 1986-1991 |
Wranglers (Ecumenical Dialogue), Detroit, Michigan |
August 1987
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July 2001 |
Member of the Archdiocesan Medical-Moral Committee,
Detroit, Michigan |
| Sept. 1987 - July 1994 |
Midwest/Western Rectors' Conference |
| 1988 - 1992 |
Participation in A.T.S. (Association of Theological
Schools), International Meetings, 1988 (San Francisco, California);
1990 (Montreal, Canada); 1992 (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
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| June 1988 - 1997 |
Membership in Catholic Theological Society of America |
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Annual participation in M.A.T.S. (Midwestern Association
of Theological Schools) |
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Annual participation in Association of American Colleges,
1990 (San Francisco, California), Topic: "Undergraduate Majors and
the Claims of Liberal Learning" |
| July 1988 |
Participant in Warren Deene Institute for Management
(I.T.E.M.), |
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Harriman, New York |
| Jan. 1989 - June 1993 |
Trustee Committee on Academic Affairs, Madonna University,
Livonia, Michigan |
| Jan. 1989 - July 1994 |
Board of Trustees, Madonna University, Livonia, Michigan
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| 1989 -1994 |
Participation in N.C.E.A. (National Catholic Education
Association) annual conventions, 1989 (Chicago, Illinois); 1990
(Toronto, Canada); 1991 (Boston, Massachusetts); 1992 (St. Louis,
Missouri); 1994 (Anaheim, California) |
| February 9-10, 1989 |
Association of the Governing Boards of Universities
and Colleges Workshop for Theological School Trustees and Chief
Executives, Cincinnati, Ohio |
| January 1-5, 1992 |
Participation in W.R.A.C.S./E.R.A.C.S. (Western/Eastern
Regional Association of College Seminaries) Annual Meeting, Los
Angeles, California |
| Sept. 1993 - July 1994 |
Trustee Committee on Student Life, Madonna University,
Livonia, Michigan |
| January 6-9, 1994 |
Participation in N.A.C.S. (National Association of
College Seminaries) Annual Meeting, Brighton, Maryland |
| February 20-24, 1995 |
Member of the Visitation Team to the Theological College
of the Catholic University of America (Washington, DC) sponsored
by the Bishops' Committee of Priestly Formation of the National
Conference of Catholic Bishops |
| March 1996 |
Member of the Visitation Team to Mundelein Seminary
(Chicago, Illinois) sponsored by the Bishops' Committee on Priestly
Formation of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops |
| June 2001 - Nov. 2002 |
Liaison for the National Advisory Committee for Catholic
School Parental Rights Advocacy, USCCB |
| October 2001 - present |
Member of the Board of Trustees of The Saint Paul Seminary,
St. Paul, Minnesota |
| April 2002 |
Chairman on the Visitation Team to Immaculate Conception
Seminary (Huntington, NY), sponsored by the USCCB Committee on Priestly
Formation |
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| NCCB/USCCB Committees: |
| 1997 - 2001 |
North American College Board of Governors |
| 1998 - 2001 |
Committee on Communications |
| 1998 - present |
BCEIA/National Council of Synagogues Consultation |
| 1999 - 2000 |
Nominations Committee for the NCCB |
| 1999 - 2002 |
Committee on Science and Human Values |
| 1999 - 2003 |
Committee on Education |
| 2001 - 2002 |
USCCB Liaison to School Parents Advocacy Coalition |
| 2001 - 2002 |
Bishops' Committee on Priestly Formation, Chair-elect |
| 2001 - 2005 |
Chair, Draft Sub-committee of Bishops' Committee on
Priestly Formation to write the 5th Edition of the Program of
Priestly Formation |
| 2002 - 2005 |
Bishops' Committee on Priestly Formation, Chairperson
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| 2002 - present |
Ad Hoc Committee on Catholic Health Care Issues and
the Church |
| 2003 - 2005 |
USCCB Committee for African American Catholics |
| 2005 - 2006 |
USCCB Conference
of Diocesan Coordinators of Health Affairs, Episcopal Liaison |
2005 -
present
2005 - present |
Committee
to Plan for Special Assembly 2007
Committee on Science
and Human Values
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Presentations: |
| November 17, 1987 |
"The Churches' Response to AIDS" Temple Beth El, Birmingham,
Michigan |
| February 21, 1989 |
"Toward a Liberation Theology for the First World:
The Preaching of Richard Rohr", Metropolitan United Methodist Church,
Detroit, Michigan |
| April 3, 1990 |
"Robert Bly on Maleness in the 90's", First Congregational
Church, Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| January 8, 1992 |
Commentary on M.C.C. (Michigan Catholic Conference)
Document, |
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To Let Live, To Let Die., Address, to the Cardinal
Club, Detroit Golf Club, Detroit, Michigan |
| February 26, 1992 |
Hesburgh Lecture Series, Address to the Notre Dame Club: "Response
to the Reverend Michael Himes", Birmingham, Michigan |
| October 29, 1992 |
"Durable Power of Attorney", Address to Legatus, Detroit, Michigan |
| March 6, 1997 |
"Contemporary Moral Challenges," Address to Guardian Angels Parish, |
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Clawson, Michigan |
| June 26, 1997 |
"Project Life: A Response to the Culture of Death", Address to
the Detroit Chapter of Legatus, Orchard Lake, Michigan |
| September 28, 1997 |
"Preparing for the Jubilee 2000", presentation to Our Lady of
Refuge Parish, Orchard Lake, Michigan |
| October 5, 1997 |
"Forming a Right Conscience," presentation to the Center for Faith
and Action, U of D Jesuit High School, Detroit, Michigan |
| Oct. 30 - Nov. 1, 1997 |
"Retreat on Prayer," presented for the John Carroll Society, Washington,
DC |
| October 28, 1998 |
"Teshuva and Repentance," presented to the National Conference
of Catholic Bishops and National Council of Synagogues, New York,
New York |
| November 6, 1998 |
"Challenges for the Year 2000 AD", presented at Temple Shir Shalom, |
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Bloomfield Hills, Michigan |
| June 1, 2001 |
"The Sacred Heart", Legatus, Detroit, Michigan |
| March 2002 |
"Is Conscience Enough", St. Paul Parish, Nicollet, Minnesota and
St. Mary Parish, New Ulm, Minnesota |
| September 3, 2002 |
"The Distinct Yet Related Parts of Seminary Formation", St. Charles
Borromeo Seminary, Overbrook, Pennsylvania |
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| Conferences/Workshops Attended: |
| September 16, 1992 |
"How to be a Better Team Leader", Detroit, Michigan
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| May 17, 1993 |
"Strategic Planning: A Vision for the Future", Chicago,
Illinois |
| March 8-19, 1998 |
"Jewish-Catholic Interfaith Journey to Israel and Rome",
Jerusalem and Rome |
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| Publications: |
| 1994 |
"On the Wings of Healing Prayer: The Hospital Prayerbook",
Heliographs, Ltd, co-authored with Rabbi Dannel Schwartz
and Reverend Charles Richter |
| 1999 |
"A Catholic Perspective on Forgiveness", Catholic
Near East |
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(January-February 1999, pp. 27-29) |
| 2001 |
"Re-examining the ERD's on Cooperation", Ethics
and Medics, Volume 26, number 5 (May 2001, pp. 1-2) |
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| 2001 |
"Christ, the Divine Physician and Healer", Linacre
Quarterly, Volume 68, |
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No. 4 (November 2001, pp. 358-360) |
2002
2003
2003
2006 |
"The Distinct
Yet Related Parts of Seminary Formation", Origins, Volume
32, Issue 20 (October 24, 2002, pp. 336-338)
"Bioethical Challenges
for the Church", Origins, Volume 32, Issue 41 (March
7, 2003, pp. 676-682)
"Religious Bodies Challenge Minnesota
Concealed Gun Law", Origins, Volume 33, Issue 7 (June
26, 2003, p. 103)
"Facing Down the
New Paradign: The Family Planning Agenda of the United Nations'
'Millennial Goals',"Crisis, vol. 24, no. 3 (April
2006), 20-25 |
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