Michael Owen Jackels

Mons. Michael Owen Jackels (born April 13, 1954) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the metropolitan archbishop of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Dubuque from 2013 to 2023. He previously served as the bishop of the Diocese of Wichita in Kansas. Jackels was consecrated bishop on April 4, 2005.

His Excellency, Most Reverend, Monsignor

Michael Owen Jackels
Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Dubuque
Jackels in 2013
ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseDubuque
AppointedApril 8, 2013
InstalledMay 30, 2013
RetiredApril 4, 2023
PredecessorJerome Hanus
SuccessorThomas Robert Zinkula
Orders
OrdinationMay 30, 1981
by Glennon P. Flavin
ConsecrationApril 4, 2005
by Joseph F. Naumann, Fabian Bruskewitz, and Thomas Olmsted
Personal details
Born (1954-04-13) April 13, 1954
Rapid City, South Dakota
Previous post(s)
Alma mater
MottoEcce adsum
(English: Here I am)
Styles of
Michael Owen Jackels
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleArchbishop
Ordination history of
Michael Owen Jackels
History
Episcopal consecration
Consecrated byJoseph Naumann
DateApril 4, 2005
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Michael Owen Jackels as principal consecrator
Thomas Robert ZinkulaJune 22, 2017
William Michael JoensenSeptember 27, 2019

Early life and education

Michael Jackels was born in Rapid City, South Dakota, on April 13, 1954. A child of a military family, he lived in Wyoming, Spain and California before finally settling in Nebraska. to complete his secondary studies. Jackel says that as a young man, he became a Buddhist. However, after reading a Bible from a Protestant co-worker at a country club, he decided to return to Catholicism.[1]

Jackels attended the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, then entered St. Pius X Seminary in Kentucky in 1975. He earned his Bachelor of Philosophy degree from St. Pius X in 1977. In 1981, Jackels completed his Master of Theology degree at Mt. Saint Mary's Seminary in Emmitsburg, Maryland.[2]

Priesthood

Jackels was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Lincoln by Bishop Glennon Flavin on May 30, 1981. His first assignment was as the associate pastor of the Cathedral of the Risen Christ Parish and as a teacher at Pius X High School in Lincoln. From 1982 to 1985, Jackels was assigned as associate pastor of St. Thomas Aquinas Parish on the campus of the University of Nebraska in Lincoln. In addition to his teaching duties at Pius X High School, he also served as the assistant vocations director for the diocese during this period. In 1985, Jackels embarked on doctoral studies at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas[3] in Rome, earning his Doctor of Sacred Theology degree in 1989.[2] His dissertation was a study of Catherine of Siena.

After returning to Lincoln, Jackels served for the next eight years served as the diocesan director of religious education, the master of ceremonies, the co-vicar for religious, and the chaplain for the School Sisters of Christ the King community in Lincoln. In 1994, Pope John Paul II named Jackels a prelate of honor, granting him the title of monsignor.[2] Jackels returned to Rome in 1997 to work for the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith under then Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, the future Pope Benedict XVI.[2]

Episcopacy

John Paul II appointed Jackels as bishop of the Diocese of Wichita in January, 2005.[2] On April 4, 2005, Jackels was consecrated by Archbishop Joseph Naumann. Bishops Fabian Bruskewitz and Thomas J. Olmsted served as co-consecrators. Because of the size of the crowd in attendance and the small size of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Jackels' consecration took place at the larger Church of the Magdalen.

Bishop of Wichita

Jackels joined the other three Kansas bishops in approving a pastoral letter opposing embryonic stem cell research. He has spoken against same-sex marriage and abortion rights for women as well. He also opposes the death penalty and has written in the diocesan newspaper, Advance, in favor of what he views as more just immigration laws. Jackels also voted to approve language changes in the mass to bring the English translation into a better accord with the original Latin at the June 2006 meetings of the USCCB in Los Angeles.

In areas outside of doctrine, he is active in promoting Catholic education, and helped to establish the Drexel Fund, which aids financially strapped Catholic schools within the diocese. The diocese had 48 seminarians, at the time one of the highest numbers of seminarians per capita of diocesan Catholics in the United States.

On May 30, 2008, Jackels served as a co-consecrator to Auxiliary Bishop James D. Conley, a priest from the Diocese of Wichita, prior to his appointment as bishop.[4] Jackels participates in the annual March for Life in Washington, D.C.

Archbishop of Dubuque

On April 8, 2013, Pope Francis appointed Jackels as archbishop of the Archdiocese of Dubuque.[5] He was installed by Archbishop Carlo Vigano, apostolic nuncio to the United States, on May 30, 2013, at the Church of the Nativity in Dubuque.[6]

In 2019, Jackels experienced a heart attack and was hospitalized for six weeks, after which he returned to his duties. On April 4, 2023, Jackels resigned as archbishop, for health reasons.[7][8]

References
  1. "Catholic archbishop's path to priesthood included Buddhist temple (Faith and Values)". www.thegazette.com. Archived from the original on 24 July 2023. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
  2. "Jackels' Curriculum Vitae". Catholic Diocese of Wichita.
  3. Cf. Holy See Press Office, Daily Bulletin of 28.01.2005, Rinunce e nomine, Nomina del Vescovo di Wichita (U.S.A.) (in Italian)
  4. Profile at Catholic Hierarchy website
  5. "Pope appoints Bishop Jackels to lead Dubuque archdiocese". Catholic News Agency. 8 April 2013. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
  6. "Archdiocese of Dubuque installs new archbishop". Quad-City Times. 2012-05-11. Retrieved 2013-06-03.
  7. Brockhaus, Hannah (April 4, 2023). "Archbishop Michael O. Jackels of Dubuque, Iowa, resigns for health reasons". Catholic News agency. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  8. "Resignations and Appointments, 04.04.2023" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. April 4, 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2023.

Episcopal succession
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