Michael Joseph Hoeppner
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| Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
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| Senior posting | |
| See | Crookston |
| Title | Bishop of Crookston |
| Period in office | 28 September 2007 — present |
| Predecessor | Victor Hermann Balke |
| Successor | incumbent |
| Religious career | |
| Priestly ordination | 29 June 1975 |
| Previous bishoprics | None |
| Previous post | None |
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| Date of birth | 1 June 1949 |
| Place of birth | Winona, Minnesota |
Michael Joseph Hoeppner (1 June 1949) is the current Bishop of Crookston, since his appointment by Pope Benedict XVI on 28 September 2007. Bishop Hoeppner replaced Victor Hermann Balke one day before his 76th birthday, who previously had served as Bishop of Crookston for 31 years.
Bishop Hoeppner is a native Minnesotan, and comes from a background in parish work and administration coupled with teaching ministry.
He is an alumnus of the Pontifical North American College. He was ordained a priest in Rome by Pope Paul VI who ordained 359 priests to mark the Holy Year. Interestingly he is the second US appointee this year to come from the group that has been elevated to the episcopacy, which also counts Archbishops Raymond Leo Burke of St Louis, James Michael Harvey and J. Michael Miller among its members.
He studied for the priesthood and continued his education with a JCL from St Paul's in Ottawa and a master's in Education from a Winona-area university. The bishop-elect's priestly ministry included a seven-year term in the roles of high school teacher, school administrator and diocesan director of vocations. He served as Winona's judicial vicar from 1988-1997, when then-Bishop John George Vlazny named him vicar general.
Following Bishop Vlazny's transfer to the Archdiocese of Portland, OR, Hoeppner was elected as diocesan administrator to oversee the diocese during the interregnum before the appointment and arrival of Bishop Bernard Harrington, who subsequently appointed Hoeppner as his vicar general.
He was ordained to the episcopate and installed as the bishop of the Diocese of Crookston on 30 November 2007.
| Styles of Michael Joseph Hoeppner |
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| Reference style | The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Monsignor |
| Posthumous style | not applicable |
| Preceded by Victor Hermann Balke |
Bishop of Crookston 28 September 2007–incumbent |
Succeeded by incumbent |
