Donald Joseph Kettler
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His Excellency, The Most Reverend Donald Joseph Kettler |
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| Bishop of Saint Cloud | |
Bishop Kettler in Rio de Janeiro in 2013
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| Archdiocese | Saint Paul and Minneapolis |
| Diocese | Saint Cloud |
| Appointed | September 20, 2013 |
| Installed | November 7, 2013 |
| Predecessor | John Francis Kinney |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | May 29, 1970 |
| Consecration | August 22, 2002 by Roger Lawrence Schwietz, Michael William Warfel, and Robert James Carlson |
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November 26, 1944 Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Nationality |
 American
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| Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
| Previous post | Bishop of Fairbanks (2002–2013) |
| Motto | FAITH, HOPE, AND LOVE |
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Styles of Donald Joseph Kettler |
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| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
Donald Joseph Kettler (born November 26, 1944) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the eighth Bishop of Fairbanks, and the fourth since the creation of the Fairbanks diocese in 1962. He currently serves as the ninth Bishop of St. Cloud following his installation on November 7, 2013.
Donald Kettler was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Norbert Joseph 'Joe' Kettler and Marguerite Raiche. His family later moved to Sioux Falls, South Dakota, where Kettler and his three siblings (Jim, Beth, and Kathleen) were raised. He received undergraduate and divinity degrees at Saint John's University in Collegeville before being ordained to the priesthood on May 29, 1970.
Kettler then served as an associate pastor in Aberdeen and Sioux Falls until 1979, whence he began coordinating work for the diocesan offices of Sioux Falls. In 1981, he entered the Catholic University of America, from where he obtained his licentiate in canon law. Kettler was named judicial vicar of Sioux Falls in 1983, and resumed his work coordinating its diocesan offices from 1984 to 1987. During this time, he also began celebrating a weekly televised Mass.
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