His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Gerald Lee Vincke
Bishop of Salina
ArchdioceseKansas City
DioceseSalina
AppointedJune 13, 2018
InstalledAugust 22, 2018
PredecessorEdward Weisenburger
Orders
OrdinationJune 12, 1999
by Carl Frederick Mengeling
ConsecrationAugust 22, 2018
by Joseph Fred Naumann, Carl Frederick Mengeling, and Joseph G. Hanefeldt
Personal details
Born (1964-07-09) July 9, 1964
Saginaw, Michigan
MottoRich in mercy
Styles of
Gerald Lee Vincke
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop

Gerald Lee Vincke (born July 9, 1964) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He has been serving as bishop for the Diocese of Salina in Kansas since 2018.

Biography

Early life

Gerald Vincke was born on July 9, 1964, in Saginaw, Michigan. On July 12, 1999, he was ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Lansing by Carl Mengeling.

Vincke worked as a teacher at Father Gabriel Richard High School in Ann Arbor Michigan.

Bishop of Salina

Pope Francis appointed Vincke bishop for the Diocese of Salina on June 13, 2018.[1][2] He was consecrated as bishop by Archbishop Joseph Naumann on August 22, 2018. He adopted the Episcopal Motto "Rich in Mercy" saying in an interview "I am so aware of God’s incredible mercy in my life. I know that he loves me even as imperfect as I am. And because of that, I am called to show his mercy to others – to remember that God loves them in the same way he loves me[3] ."

In September 2018, the Archdiocese of Washington announced that former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick would reside at St. Fidelis Parish in Victoria, Kansas.[4] Vincke explained his decision to permit the arrangement by a need to have mercy while pursuing justice, referring to Maria Goretti, a sainted girl who forgave her killer on her deathbed.[5]In January 2020, it was announced that McCarrick, by then laicized, had moved to an undisclosed location.

In February 2021, Vincke assumed the additional responsibility of being apostolic administrator of the Diocese of Dodge City. Its bishop, John Brungardt, was being investigated by the Vatican and the Kansas Bureau of Investigation for allegations of child sexual abuse.[6] On March 23, 2022, Bishop Brundgardt was cleared of the allegations and reassumed leadership of the Diocese of Dodge City.[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Pope Francis Names Rev. Msgr. Gerald L. Vincke as Bishop of Salina" (Press release). USCCB. June 13, 2018. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Pope Francis Appoints New Bishop for Diocese of Salina". Roman Catholic Diocese of Salina. June 13, 2018. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Congratulations Most Reverend Gerald Vincke". Faith Magazine Diocese. October 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Statement on Archbishop Theodore McCarrick's Residence - Archdiocese of Washington". Archdiocese of Washington. Archived from the original on October 23, 2020. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
  5. ↑ Vincke, Gerald (September 2018). "Why I Said "Yes"". Diocese of Salina. Archived from the original on October 12, 2018. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Bishop Vincke named temporary Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Dodge City". Catholic Diocese of Salina. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Dodge City's Bishop Brungardt cleared of abuse allegations". The Pillar. March 24, 2022. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
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