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Thomas Hennen’s ministry in the Diocese of Davenport, Iowa, signaled he backs current Catholic Church teaching on LGBTQ+ issues.
Rev. Thomas Hennen of Davenport, Iowa, had no idea the Vatican was considering him as a potential new bishop, or that he ...
WASHINGTON – Pope Leo XIV has accepted the resignation of Bishop Liam Cary, 77, from the pastoral governance of the Diocese of Baker, and has appointed Reverend Thomas Hennen, as Bishop-elect of ...
The Rev. Thomas Hennen, 47, brings experience in campus ministry and LGBTQ+ pastoral care to Baker Diocese's 33,000 Catholics ...
Pope Leo XIV has appointed Davenport’s Thomas Hennen as bishop‑elect of Oregon’s Diocese of Baker, the Diocese of Davenport announced Wednesday.
On Sept. 29 — the day of his ordination to the Episcopacy — Bishop-elect Hennen, 47, will become the youngest bishop ...