Saint Francis de Sales seminarians serve at archbishop’s installation Vespers and Mass

Archbishop Jerome E. Listecki installed as 11th archbishop of Milwaukee January 4

Saint Francis de Sales seminarians started 2010 off with several exciting events. Coming off of their Christmas vacation, they were scheduled to go on retreat after the first of the new year. When they were invited by their soon-to-be archbishop to participate in his installation celebrations, however, plans were happily altered. The retreat was re-arranged so that all of the seminarians could remain in Milwaukee for evening Vespers and the installation Mass the next day for Archbishop Jerome E. Listecki.

Archbishop Listecki and the bishops of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee began the two-day installation event with evening Vespers on Sunday, January 3. The 6 p.m. service took place at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist in downtown Milwaukee.

The next day, the seminarians were greeters, servers and part of the procession, among other duties, at the 2 p.m. Mass of Installation, also at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist. The seminarians joined with Fr. Don Hying, rector of the Seminary, Papal Nuncio Pietro Sambi, and many cardinals, archbishops (including former Archbishop of Milwaukee Timothy M. Dolan, now Archbishop of New York), bishops and priests in welcoming Archbishop Listecki as the eleventh archbishop of Milwaukee.

Archbishop Jerome E. Listecki was named archbishop of Milwaukee November 14, 2009, by Pope Benedict XVI. He had served as bishop of La Crosse, Wis., since March 1, 2005. He was installed as archbishop January 4, 2010.