BISHOP JOHN M. LeVoir
2008-2020
Born:
February 7, 1946
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Family:
Father: Marvin A. LeVoir (deceased)
Mother: Mary A. (Borys) LeVoir (deceased)
Siblings: Fredrick J. LeVoir
Mary Ellen (LeVoir) Steinkraus
Paul W. LeVoir
Education/Degrees:
1968 B.S. in Chemistry, University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, Minnesota
1971 B.S.B. in Accounting, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota
1973 Certified Public Accountant
1974 B.A. in History, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota
1981 M.A. in Theology, The St. Paul Seminary, St. Paul, Minnesota
Employment:
1971-1976 Public Accountant, Minneapolis, Minnesota
1971-1976 Instructor of Accounting, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Ministry:
May 30, 1981 Ordination to the Presbyterate at the Cathedral of St. Paul, St. Paul, Minnesota, by Archbishop John R. Roach for the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis
June 16, 1981-July 1, 1992, Associate Pastor of the Church of St. Charles Borromeo, St. Anthony, Minnesota
July 1, 1992-July 5, 2004 Pastor of the Church of the Holy Trinity, South St. Paul, Minnesota
April 24, 2000-July 5, 2004 Pastor of the Church of St. Augustine, South St. Paul, Minnesota
July 5, 2004-Sept. 14, 2008 Pastor of the Church of St. Michael and the Church of St. Mary, Stillwater, Minnesota
July 14, 2008 Appointed Fourth Bishop of the Diocese of New Ulm, Minnesota
September 15, 2008 Ordination of the Episcopate and Installation as the Fourth Bishop of the Diocese of New Ulm, Minnesota
August 6, 2020 Resignation Accepted as Fourth Bishop of the Diocese of New Ulm, Minnesota
Boards/Committees:
2008-2018 The St. Paul Seminary Board of Trustees
2009-2020 The Cause for Beatification of Archbishop Sheen
Episcopal Board of Advisors
2010-2015 United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Committee on the Protection of Children and Young People
2010-2020 Institute for Religious Life Board of Directors
2010-2020 Courage Board of Episcopal Members
2010-2017 Confraternity of Our Lady of Mercy Bishops’ Advisory
2011-2018 St. John Vianney College Seminary Board of Trustees
2011-2016 United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
Subcommittee for the Promotion and Defense of Marriage
2012-2020 PROLIFE Across AMERICA Advisory Board Member
2012-2020 Catholic United Financial Spiritual Director
2012-2020 Friends of San Lucas Board of Directors
2014-2019 United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Committee on Budget and Finance
2014-2019 United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (Chairman)
2019-2020 United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Audit Subcommittee (Member)
2016-2020 Bishops’ Committee for TEC
Honors:
April 29, 1995 Exemplified as a Sir Knight in the 4th Degree of the Knights of Columbus
September 23, 2007 Invested as a Knight of the Holy Sepulcher
January 20, 2011 Awarded the Pilgrim Shell by the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem
November 1, 2012 Received the 2012 Distinguished Alumni Award from
The St. Paul Seminary School of Divinity of the University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, Minnesota
Publications:
Covenant of Love: Pope John Paul II on Sexuality, Marriage, and Family in the Modern World
Faith for Today: Pope John Paul II’s Catechetical Teachings
Image of God Religion Series