“May Our Lady of Loreto, on whose feast he was named, guide him always to the compassionate heart of her Son,” he said.
Williams was born in Minneapolis on May 2, 1974. He studied at the Franciscan University of Steubenville in Ohio, where he discerned a vocation to the priesthood.
He began his priestly training at the Saint Paul Seminary in Minnesota in 1998, earning a Masters of Divinity.
He was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis on May 28, 2002, by Archbishop Harry J. Flynn.
He then served in the parishes of the Cathedral of St. Paul, Divine Mercy in Faribault, and St. Mathias in Hampton, and St. Mary in New Trier.
He was appointed pastor of St. Stephen in 2008, taking on responsibility for Holy Rosary parish in 2020. He was named episcopal vicar for Hispanic ministry in 2018.
The Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis serves an estimated 825,000 Catholics in 12 counties of the State of Minnesota.
It was established as the Diocese of Saint Paul in 1850 and elevated to an archdiocese in 1888. It was renamed the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis in 1966.
The archdiocese has more than 400 priests and nearly 200 deacons serving in 187 parishes.
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