Joseph A. Williams

Styles of
**Joseph Andrew Williams**
Styles of; Joseph Andrew Williams
Reference style	His Excellency; The Most Reverend;
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop

His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Joseph Andrew Williams
His Excellency, The Most Reverend; Joseph Andrew Williams
Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis; Titular Bishop of Idassa
Archdiocese	Saint Paul and Minneapolis
Appointed	December 10, 2021
Installed	January 25, 2022
Other post(s)	Titular Bishop of Idassa
Orders
Ordination	May 28, 2002; by Harry Joseph Flynn
Consecration	January 25, 2022; by Bernard Hebda, Richard Pates, and Andrew H. Cozzens
Personal details
Born	May 2, 1974 (age 47); Minneapolis, Minnesota
Motto	Misericordiam volo

Joseph Andrew Williams (born May 2, 1974) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who has been serving as an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis in Minnesota since 2021.

Biography[]

Williams was born May 2, 1974, in Minneapolis. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of Minnesota and the Franciscan University of Steubenville, he also has a Master of Divinity degree from the University of St. Thomas and the Saint Paul Seminary.

Williams was ordained to the priesthood by Archbishop Harry Flynn on May 28, 2002. Pope Francis appointed Williams auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis on December 10, 2021.^[1]^[2]^[3] On January 25, 2022, Williams was consecrated as bishop by Archbishop Bernard Hebda.

References[]

^ "Pope Francis Names New Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis". Retrieved December 10, 2021.
^ "Pope Francis Names Rev. Joseph Williams Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis". Retrieved December 10, 2021.
^ "Pope Francis names new auxiliary bishop of Minneapolis, St. Paul". Retrieved December 10, 2021.

External links[]

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis Official Site

Episcopal succession[]

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by -	Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis 2022-Present	Succeeded by -

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[1] "Pope Francis Names New Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis". Retrieved December 10, 2021.

[2] "Pope Francis Names Rev. Joseph Williams Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis". Retrieved December 10, 2021.

[3] "Pope Francis names new auxiliary bishop of Minneapolis, St. Paul". Retrieved December 10, 2021.

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v t Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis
Ordinaries	Bishops Joseph Crétin Thomas Grace Archbishops John Ireland Austin Dowling John Gregory Murray William O. Brady Leo Binz John Roach Harry Joseph Flynn John Clayton Nienstedt Bernard Hebda Coadjutor Archbishop Leo Christopher Byrne
Auxiliary Bishops	John Jeremiah Lawler James J. Byrne Leonard Philip Cowley Gerald Francis O'Keefe James P. Shannon John Roach Raymond Alphonse Lucker Paul Vincent Dudley John Francis Kinney William Henry Bullock James Richard Ham Robert James Carlson Joseph Charron Lawrence Welsh Frederick F. Campbell Richard Pates Lee A. Piché Andrew H. Cozzens Joseph Andrew Williams
Churches	Cathedrals Cathedral of Saint Paul Basilica of Saint Mary Parishes Guardian Angels Church, Chaska Saint Peter's Church, Mendota Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Minneapolis Church of Saint Stephen, Minneapolis Church of St. Wenceslaus, New Prague Church of Saint Mary, New Trier Church of St. Michael, St. Michael Church of the Assumption, St. Paul Church of St. Agnes, St. Paul Church of St. Bernard, St. Paul Church of St. Casimir, St. Paul Saint Mary's Church of the Purification, Shakopee Church of the Annunciation, Webster Township Church of the Most Holy Trinity, Wheatland Township Historic Church of St. Hubertus, Chanhassen Chapel Our Lady of Victory Chapel
Education	Higher Education St. Catherine University University of St. Thomas Seminaries St. John Vianney College Seminary Saint Paul Seminary School of Divinity High Schools Academy of Holy Angels, Richfield Benilde-St. Margaret's, St. Louis Park Bethlehem Academy, Faribault Chesterton Academy, Edina Convent of the Visitation, Mendota Heights Cretin-Derham Hall, St. Paul Cristo Rey Jesuit High School, Minneapolis DeLaSalle High School, Minneapolis Hill-Murray School, Maplewood Holy Family Catholic High School, Victoria Providence Academy, Plymouth Saint Agnes High School, St. Paul Saint Thomas Academy, Mendota Heights Totino-Grace High School, Fridley
Priests	Joseph Francis Busch Peter F. Christensen Alexander Christie Jozef Cieminski James Louis Connolly Timothy J. Corbett Donald DeGrood James Albert Duffy Hilary Baumann Hacker Patrick Richard Heffron James Keane John M. LeVoir James McGolrick Thomas O'Gorman James O'Reilly Jakub W.J. Pacholski John A. Ryan Francis Joseph Schenk Alphonse James Schladweiler John Shanley Paul Sirba John Stariha Thomas Anthony Welch
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Joseph A. Williams

Contents

Biography[]

See also[]

References[]

External links[]

Episcopal succession[]

Styles of Joseph Andrew Williams

Reference style	His Excellency The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop