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Gerald Lee Vincke (born July 9, 1964) is an American prelate of the
Roman Catholic Church. He has been serving as
bishop for the
Diocese of Salina in Kansas since 2018.
Biography
Early life
Gerald Vincke was born on July 9, 1964, in
Saginaw, Michigan. On July 12, 1999, he was ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Lansing by
Carl Mengeling.
Vincke worked as a teacher at
Father Gabriel Richard High School
Father Gabriel Richard High School is a private school, private, Roman Catholic high school in Ann Arbor Township near Ann Arbor, Michigan. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lansing, and was established in 1868 by Father Patrick O'Kel ...
in Ann Arbor Michigan.
Bishop of Salina
Pope Francis appointed Vincke bishop for the Diocese of Salina on June 13, 2018. He was consecrated as bishop by Archbishop
Joseph Naumann on August 22, 2018. He adopted the Episcopal Motto "Rich in Mercy" saying in an interview "I am so aware of God’s incredible mercy in my life. I know that he loves me even as imperfect as I am. And because of that, I am called to show his mercy to others – to remember that God loves them in the same way he loves me ."
In September 2018, the
Archdiocese of Washington
The Archdiocese of Washington is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in the United States. Its territorial remit encompasses the District of Columbia and the counties of Calvert, Charles, Montgomery, P ...
announced that former Cardinal
Theodore McCarrick would reside at
St. Fidelis Parish in Victoria, Kansas. Vincke explained his decision to permit the arrangement by a need to have mercy while pursuing justice, referring to
Maria Goretti, a sainted girl who forgave her killer on her deathbed.In January 2020, it was announced that McCarrick, by then
laicized, had moved to an undisclosed location.
In February 2021, Vincke assumed the additional responsibility of being apostolic administrator of the
Diocese of Dodge City
The Diocese of Dodge City ( la, Dioecesis Dodgepolis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church covering twenty-eight counties in Kansas. Pope Pius XII created the diocese on May 19, 1951. The Diocese of Dodge ...
. Its bishop,
John Brungardt, was being investigated by the Vatican and the
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) is the state bureau of investigation of the U.S. state of Kansas. The KBI is a division of the Kansas Attorney General and responsible for providing investigative and Crime lab, criminal laboratory service ...
for allegations of child sexual abuse. On March 23, 2022, Bishop Brundgardt was cleared of the allegations and reassumed leadership of the Diocese of Dodge City.
See also
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Catholic Church hierarchy
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Catholic Church in the United States
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Historical list of the Catholic bishops of the United States
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List of Catholic bishops of the United States
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Lists of patriarchs, archbishops, and bishops
References
External links
Diocese of Salina
Roman Catholic bishops of Salina
People from Saginaw, Michigan
1964 births
Living people
Catholics from Michigan
21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in the United States
Bishops appointed by Pope Francis
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