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Father Lloyd Mudrak
Father Lloyd Mudrak |
Father Lloyd Mudrak was ordained to the priesthood on June 2, 1962, at Holy Rosary Church in Duluth by Bishop Francis J. Schenk for the Diocese of Duluth. Father Mudrak attended high school and college at Nazareth Hall and attended St. Paul Seminary.
During Father Mudrak’s ministry, he served at St. Joseph, Chisholm; St. Francis, Brainerd; St. Anthony, Duluth; Cass Lake; Holy Spirit, Virginia; Sacred Heart, Virginia; Sacred Heart, Mountain Iron; Mary Immaculate, Coleraine; St. Mary, Marble; and St. Joseph, Taconite.
He also served as director of Boy Scouts, chaplain for the Minnesota National Guard, director of Newman Apostolate, diocesan director of religious education, episcopal vicar and senate/consultor. He was also on the personnel board and Presbyteral Council.
Father Mudrak retired in 2011.
Father John O’Donnell
Father John O'Donnell |
Father John O’Donnell, a native of Ireland, was ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Duluth on June 18, 1972. He attended high school at St. Ita’s College and attended college and seminary at All Hallows in Dublin.
During Father O’Donnell’s ministry, he served at St. Francis, Brainerd; St. Mary, Keewatin; St. Anne, Kelly Lake; Blessed Sacrament, Hibbing; Immaculate Conception, Hibbing; St. Francis, Carlton; Immaculate Conception, Cromwell-Wright; Holy Spirit, Virginia; Sacred Heart Virginia; and Sacred Heart, Mountain Iron.
In addition, he served on the clergy personnel board, the Presbyteral Council, and as a consultor. He was also moderator of the diocesan TEC.
Father O’Donnell retired in 2014 and returned to Ireland.
Father Thomas Foster
Father Thomas Foster |
Father Thomas Foster was ordained to the priesthood on May 8, 1982, at St. Charles in Cass Lake by Bishop Paul F. Anderson for the Diocese of Duluth. Father Foster attended Cass Lake High School, followed by college at St. John’s in Collegeville. He also studied philosophy and theology at St. John’s.
Father Foster served at St. Joseph, Grand Rapids; Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary, Duluth; St. Mary, Keewatin; St. Anne, Kelly Lake; and St. Rose, Proctor. He also served as director of the diocesan Office of Liturgy and as a sacramental priest at St. Mary’s Hospital. He is currently serving as chaplain at St. Mary’s Hospital in Duluth and serves on the Presbyteral Council, as well.
Father Brian Schultz
Father Brian Schultz |
Father Brian Schultz was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Paul F. Anderson for the Diocese of Duluth at St. Francis in Brainerd on April 24, 1982. Father Schultz attended Brainerd High School and Brained Junior College. He studied philosophy at St. John Vianney Seminary in St. Paul and theology at St. Paul Seminary in St. Paul.
Father Schultz served at Holy Spirit, Virginia; Sacred Heart, Mountain Iron; Piux X, Babbitt; St. Francis, Brainerd; St. Mary, Cook; Holy Cross, Orr; St. John, Biwabik; Sacred Heart, Virginia; and St. Michael, Duluth. He also served on the Presbyteral Council.
Father Schultz retired in 2003.
Father Seth Gogolin
Father Seth Gogolin |
Father Seth Gogolin was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Paul D. Sirba at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary in Duluth on June 22, 2012, for the Diocese of Duluth. Father Gogolin attended Brainerd High School and St. Cloud Technical College. He studied philosophy at St. John Vianney Seminary in St. Paul and studied theology at St. Meinard Seminary in Indiana.
Father Gogolin has served at St. Anthony, Ely; St. Pius X, Babbitt; St. Martin, Tower; St. Cecilia, Nashwauk; Mary Immaculate, Coleraine; St. Joseph, Grand Rapids; St. Augustine, Cohassett; and St. Joseph, Gnesen. He is currently pastor at St. John, Duluth, and St. Benedict, Duluth. He also serves on the Presbyteral Council and as a consultor.
Bishop Felton recently announced that Father Gogolin is appointed vicar general and moderator of mission integration effective Jan. 1, 2023. He will continue to serve as pastor of St. John Church, Duluth, and as pastor of St. Benedict Church, Duluth.
Father Benjamin Hadrich
Father Benjamin Hadrich |
Father Benjamin Hadrich was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Paul D. Sirba at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary in Duluth on June 22, 2012, for the Diocese of Duluth. Father Hadrich attended high school at McGregor High School and college at St. Scholastica. He studied philosophy at St. John Vianney Seminary in St. Paul, and studied theology at St. Paul Seminary in St. Paul.
Father Hadrich has served at St. John, Duluth; St. Joseph, Gnesen; St. Thomas Aquinas, International Falls; and St. Columban, Littlefork. Father Hadrich has been in residence at St. Mary Star of the Sea, Duluth, and Bishop Felton recently appointed Father Hadrich chaplain of Stella Maris Academy, effective July 1.
Father Brandon Moravitz
Father Brandon Moravitz |
Father Brandon Moravitz was ordained to the priesthood on June 22, 2012, at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary in Duluth by Bishop Paul D. Sirba for the Diocese of Duluth. Father Moravitz attended high school at Ely Memorial High School. He studied philosophy at Immaculate Heart of Mary Seminary in Winona and studied theology at St. Paul Seminary in St. Paul.
Father Moravitz has served at Brainerd Area Catholic Churches, Brainerd, Sacred Heart, Virginia; and Sacred Heart, Mountain Iron; and is currently pastor of Holy Spirit, Virginia.
Father Daniel Weiske
Father Daniel Weiske |
Father Daniel Weiske was ordained to the priesthood on June 22, 2012, at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary in Duluth by Bishop Paul D. Sirba for the Diocese of Duluth. Father Weiske attended East High School in Duluth, and went to college at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, and the University of Illinois in Chicago. He studied philosophy at Mundelein Seminary in Illinois and theology at Pontifical North American College in Rome.
Father Weiske has served at Brainerd Area Catholic Churches, Brainerd; St. Andrew, Brainerd; and St. Mathias, Fort Ripley. He is currently pastor at Blessed Sacrament in Hibbing. He also serves on the Presbyteral Council, as a consultor, and as dean of the Hibbing Deanery.