William Weigand

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His Excellency, The Most Reverend

William Keith Weigand
Bishop Emeritus of Sacramento
Bishop William Weigand prepares to enter St. Joseph Church in Sacramento, CA for a Confirmation Mass.JPG
Bishop William Weigand prepares to enter St. Joseph Church in Sacramento, CA, for a Confirmation Mass.
ChurchRoman Catholic
ArchdioceseSan Francisco
DioceseSacramento
AppointedNovember 30, 1993
InstalledJanuary 27, 1994
Term endedNovember 29, 2008
PredecessorFrancis Anthony Quinn
SuccessorJaime Soto
Orders
OrdinationMay 25, 1963
by Sylvester William Treinen
ConsecrationNovember 17, 1980
by John R. Quinn, Sylvester William Treinen, and Joseph Lennox Federal
Personal details
Born (1937-05-23) May 23, 1937 (age 84)
Bend, Oregon
NationalityAmerican
DenominationRoman Catholic
MottoFeed my lambs
Styles of
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Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop

William Keith Weigand (born May 23, 1937) is an American prelate who served as the eighth Bishop of Sacramento, California, from 1993 to 2008.

Weigand previously served as the seventh Bishop of Salt Lake City and as a priest in the Diocese of Boise.[1]

Priesthood[]

Weigand was born in Bend, Oregon, one of four sons of Harold and Alice Weigand. When Weigand was age 12, the family moved to St. Maries, Idaho. He attended St. Maries Academy in Cottonwood, Idaho, a school run by Benedictine Sisters. In 1951, Weigand entered Mt. Angel Minor Seminary for secondary school and two years of college.[2]

In 1959, Weigand graduated from St. Edward Seminary with a bachelor's degree in philosophy, and from St. Thomas Seminary in 1963 with a Master of Divinity degree.

On May 25, 1963, Weigand was ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Boise by Bishop Sylvester W. Treinen at St. Mary Immaculate Church in St. Maries. His first assignment was at Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in Lewiston, Idaho. However, in 1964,. Treinen asked Weigand to serve as vice chancellor of the Diocese in Boise. In 1965, Weigand was named Chancellor.[3]

He served as a parochial vicar in several parishes in the diocese, and as the administrator of several missions. Weigand served from 1964–1968 as the chancellor and vice-officialis of the diocese, and was a member of the diocesan council of presbyters.[4]

In 1968, Weigand moved to Cali, Colombia, to work at a mission run by the diocese of Boise. In an interview after his retirement, Weigand described working at the mission:

“We had a huge challenge to provide religious instruction for youth, to prepare people for Confirmation and marriage. We also established social service ministries that included medical clinics and food pantries. So we had to develop networks of lots of people to help. All these ministries were satellite communities, of sorts, under the umbrella of the parish. It was almost the exact image of a diocese.”

Towards the end of his time in Colombia, Weigand started experiencing health issues and requested a return to the United States. In 1978, he became pastor of St. Hubert's Parish in Homedale, Idaho.[3][4]

Episcopacy[]

Bishop of Salt Lake City[]

On September 3, 1980, Pope John Paul II appointed Weigand as the Bishop of Salt Lake City. He was consecrated on November 17[3] by Archbishop John R. Quinn, Bishop Sylvester Treinen and Bishop Joseph Federal of Salt Lake City at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City.[1] [4]

Soon after becoming bishop, Bishop Weigand was diagnosed with primary sclerosing cholangitis, the source of his health issues. However, he was able to continue as bishop.[4]

In 1990, Weigand created one of the strongest sexual abuse policies then in effect in the United States.[4]

Weigand led a $9.7 million restoration of the Cathedral of the Madeleine from 1991–1993, both to bring the cathedral into compliance with liturgical changes brought about after the Second Vatican Council, most importantly moving the altar closer to the congregation, and to repair and clean the more than eighty-year-old structure.[5]

Bishop of Sacramento[]

On November 18, 1993, John Paul II appointed Weigand as bishop of Sacramento. He was installed January 27, 1994, at the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament in Sacramento.[4]

In 1996, Weigand celebrated the most recent gubernatorial funeral mass, which was that of Pat Brown. Pete Wilson, Jerry Brown, and Joe Serna, Jr. also spoke at the funeral mass.

In 2005, as a result of Weigand's primary sclerosing cholangitis, he experienced liver failure. In April 2005, he received a liver transplant.[4] In October 2007, Father Jaime Soto was named as coadjutor bishop to assist Weigand.

Retirement[]

In 2008, Weigand submitted a request for retirement to Pope Benedict XVI due to health issues. It was granted on November 29 of that year, and on November 30 Weigand officially transferred leadership of the diocese to Soto.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Bishop William Kenneth Weigand". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2008-01-25.[self-published source]
  2. ^ Boise, Diocese of (2021-02-09). "THE BISHOP FROM IDAHO". Diocese of Boise. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
  3. ^ a b c "Biographical Summary, the Most Reverend William Keith Weigand". Roman Catholic Diocese of Sacramento. Retrieved 2010-02-26.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g "Bishop Weigand celebrates 40 years as bishop - Intermountain Catholic". www.icatholic.org. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
  5. ^ "About the Cathedral". The Cathedral of the Madeleine. Archived from the original on 2007-12-25. Retrieved 2008-01-25.

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Episcopal succession[]

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Sacramento
1993–2008 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Bishop of Salt Lake City
1980–1993 		Succeeded by
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