By The Diocese of Sioux City and The Catholic Messenger

Pope Francis has appointed Father John Edward Keehner Jr.  of the Diocese of Youngstown, Ohio as the eighth bishop of the Diocese of Sioux City. The diocese introduced Bishop-elect Keehner at a press conference Feb. 12 at the Central Catholic Offices in Sioux City.

Bishop-elect Keehner, 59, will succeed Bishop Walker Nickless, 77, who has served the Diocese of Sioux City for 19 years, since January 2006. He formally submitted his resignation and request for retirement to the Holy Father on May 28, 2022, on his 75th birthday, as is required of bishops by canon law. The Holy Father formally accepted his resignation with the naming of Bishop-elect Keehner, who will be ordained as bishop of the Diocese of Sioux City May 1 at the Cathedral of the Epiphany in Sioux City...

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