Michael Izen

Roman catholic bishop

His Excellency, The Most Reverend Michael John Izen
Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis Titular Bishop of Newport

Archdiocese	Saint Paul and Minneapolis
Appointed	January 5, 2023
Installed	April 11, 2023
Other post(s)	Titular Bishop of Newport
Orders
Ordination	May 28, 2005 by Harry Joseph Flynn
Consecration	April 11, 2023 by Bernard Hebda, Andrew Cozzens, and Joseph A. Williams
Personal details
Born	(1967-01-12) January 12, 1967 (age 57) Fairmont, Minnesota, US
Alma mater	St. John's University, Saint John Vianney Seminary, Saint Paul Seminary
Motto	Emmanuel - God with us

Styles of Michael John Izen

Reference style	His Excellency The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop

Michael John Izen (born January 12, 1967) is an American bishop of the Roman Catholic Church who has been serving as an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis in Minnesota since 2023.

Biography

Early life

Michael Izen was born on January 12, 1967, in Fairmont, Minnesota, to John and JoAnna Izen. He is the youngest of six children, and is of Lebanese descent. He attended Fairmont High School. After high school, Izen entered St. John's University in Collegeville, Minnesota, where he received a degree in mathematics and computer science.^[1]

After finishing college, Izen worked nine years for 3M Company as a systems analyst. Having decided to become a priest, Izen left 3M to attend Saint Paul Seminary in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He received a Master of Divinity degree from the seminary.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Priesthood

Izen was ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis on May 28, 2005, by Archbishop Harry Flynn at the Cathedral of Saint Paul in St. Paul, Minnesota.^[4] The archdiocese assigned Izen as associate pastor at Divine Mercy Parish in Faribault, Minnesota.^[5]

In 2007, the archdiocese transferred Izen to St. Timothy Parish in Maple Lake, Minnesota, to serve a pastor there. He was moved in 2012 to serve as pastor of St. Raphael's Parish in Crystal, Minnesota. After three years at St. Raphael's, Izen became pastor of St. Michael and St. Mary's Parishes in Stillwater, Minnesota, serving there until 2023.^[2]

Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis

Pope Francis appointed Izen as an auxiliary bishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis on January 5, 2023. On April 11, 2023, Izen was consecrated as a bishop at the Cathedral of Saint Paul by Bernard Hebda, with Andrew Cozzens and Joseph A. Williams serving as co-consecrators.^[5]

References

^ Ruff, Joe (5 January 2023). "Pope Francis names Stillwater pastor as next auxiliary bishop of St. Paul and Minneapolis". TheCatholicSpirit.com.
^ ^a ^b "Rinunce e nomine". press.vatican.va. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
^ "Bishop Michael Izen". Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis. 2023-01-07. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
^ ^a ^b "Bishop Michael John Izen [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
^ ^a ^b "Pope Francis Names Rev. Michael John Izen Next Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis". Archidiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis. Retrieved January 5, 2023.

External links

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis Official Site

Episcopal succession

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by -	Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis 2023-Present	Succeeded by -

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis

Ordinaries

Bishops: Joseph Crétin; Thomas Grace

Archbishops: John Ireland; Austin Dowling; John Gregory Murray; William O. Brady; Leo Binz; John Roach; Harry Joseph Flynn; John Clayton Nienstedt; Bernard Hebda

Coadjutor archbishop: Leo Christopher Byrne

Auxiliary bishops

John Jeremiah Lawler

James J. Byrne

Leonard Philip Cowley

Gerald Francis O'Keefe

James P. Shannon

John Roach

Raymond Alphonse Lucker

Paul Vincent Dudley

John Francis Kinney

William Henry Bullock

Frederick F. Campbell

Richard Pates

Lee A. Piché

Andrew H. Cozzens

Joseph Andrew Williams

Michael Izen

Churches

Cathedrals: Cathedral of Saint Paul; Basilica of Saint Mary

Parishes: Guardian Angels Church, Chaska; Saint Peter's Church, Mendota; Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Minneapolis; Church of Saint Stephen, Minneapolis; Church of St. Wenceslaus, New Prague; Church of Saint Mary, New Trier; Church of St. Michael, St. Michael; Church of the Assumption, St. Paul; Church of St. Agnes, St. Paul; Church of St. Bernard, St. Paul; Church of St. Casimir, St. Paul; Saint Mary's Church of the Purification, Marystown; Church of the Annunciation, Webster Township; Church of the Most Holy Trinity, Wheatland Township

Historic: Church of St. Hubertus, Chanhassen

Chapel: Our Lady of Victory Chapel

Education

Higher education: St. Catherine University; University of St. Thomas

Seminaries: Saint John Vianney College Seminary; Saint Paul Seminary; Nazareth Hall Preparatory Seminary (defunct)

High schools: Academy of Holy Angels, Richfield; Benilde-St. Margaret's, St. Louis Park; Bethlehem Academy, Faribault; Chesterton Academy, Edina; Convent of the Visitation, Mendota Heights; Cretin-Derham Hall, St. Paul; Cristo Rey Jesuit High School, Minneapolis; DeLaSalle High School, Minneapolis; Hill-Murray School, Maplewood; Holy Family Catholic High School, Victoria; Providence Academy, Plymouth; Saint Agnes K-12 School, St. Paul; Saint Thomas Academy, Mendota Heights; Totino-Grace High School, Fridley