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Cozzens: No Hoeppner ministry in Crookston diocese

News: 'Vos Estis Lux Mundi'

The Pillar
Mar 07, 2022
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The first U.S. bishop to resign after a Vos estis lux mundi investigation will not conduct priestly ministry in his former diocese, the Diocese of Crookston, Minnesota, announced to priests Monday. The diocese will also make cuts to Bishop Michael Hoeppner’s retirement compensation, and has prohibited a priest accused of sexual abuse from ministry. 

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