Jeffrey Robert Haines (born October 6, 1958) is an

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of the

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who has been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of the

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in Wisconsin since 2017. He also serves as rector of the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist in Milwaukee.

Biography

Early life

Jeffrey Haines was born in

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, on October 6, 1958, to Jim and Maureen (“Mo”) Haines. He has three siblings, John, Rick, and Anne. Haines was baptized at St. Elizabeth Parish in Milwaukee before the family moved to

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, in 1965. Haines attended Holy Apostles School in New Berlin, and then

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, graduating in 1977. Haines began his college studies at the

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before transferring to

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. He graduated from Marquette in 1981 with a Bachelor of Theology degree. Haines then attended Saint Francis de Sales Seminary in St. Francis, Wisconsin, earning a

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degree in 1985.

Priesthood

On May 17, 1985, Haines was ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Milwaukee by Archbishop Archbishop Weakland. After his ordination, Haines was appointed as associate pastor of St. Nicholas Parish in Milwaukee. In 1987, he was given additional responsibilities as associate pastor of Holy Redeemer Parish in Milwaukee. In 1991, he was appointed associate pastor of St. Eugene Parish in

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. Haines was appointed pastor in 1996 of St. Frances Cabrini Parish in West Bend, Wisconsin. Haines went to Washington D.C. in 2002 to study canon law at

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. Returning to Milwaukee the next year, he was named as temporary administrator of St. Patrick Parish in Whitewater, Wisconsin. In 2003, Haines returned as pastor to St. Frances Cabrini Parish, then in 2004 also appointed to assist at Immaculate Conception/St. Mary’s Parish in West Bend. In 2011, Haines became rector of the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist in Milwaukee. Haines occasionally interrupts his pastoral work for “pilgrimages” to Miller Park to watch the

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, and to the

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in Nashville to listen to country music.

Auxiliary Bishop of Milwaukee

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appointed Haines as an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Milwaukee on January 25, 2017. On March 17, 2017, Haines was consecrated by Archbishop

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at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist Haines is still serving as rector and pastor of the Cathedral Parish. He was three times elected moderator of the Archdiocesan Council of Priests, and currently is a member of the

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