Session 3 - Bishop Andrew Cozzens

Session 3 - The Priest's Unique Role in the Church's Mission with Bishop Andrew Cozzen, Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis
May 31, 2022 - 3:00pm-4:30pm

This session will be specifically geared toward the unique role of the ministerial (ordained) priest in carrying out the Church's Mission. If our parishes are going to dive deeper into mission, our priests will have to be even more discerning and intentional in stewarding their time. Bishop Cozzens, whose doctoral work centered in theology of priesthood, will help provide us with a richer understanding of which aspects of the Church's mission are unique responsibilities of the priest and which are not and practical tools to fruitfully carry out that discernment. 

GOALS
 

• Develop a deeper understanding and appreciation of the priest's role in the Church's Mission
• Equip ourselves with tools to discern how we can maximize our impact as leaders of our parishes

The Most Reverend Andrew Cozzens serves as Auxilary Bishop of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis. A native of Denver, Bishop Cozzens is the youngest of three children. During a period of discernment after college, Bishop Cozzens served as a travelling missionary to young people around the country with the Twin Cities-based NET Ministries, and worked for one year at the University of St. Thomas in Saint Paul as a missionary with Saint Paul's Outreach, leading college Bible study groups. He was ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis in 1997. On October 11, 2013, Pope Francis appointed him as Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis. Bishop Cozzens's ordination to the Episcopacy took place December 9, 2013, on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, at the Cathedral of Saint Paul. He currently serves as Chairman of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Committee on Evangelization and Catechesis.