John Folda

His Excellency, The Most Reverend John Thomas Folda
Bishop of Fargo
Archdiocese	Saint Paul and Minneapolis
Diocese	Fargo
Appointed	April 8, 2013
Installed	June 19, 2013
Predecessor	Samuel J. Aquila
Orders
Ordination	May 27, 1989 by Glennon Patrick Flavin
Consecration	June 19, 2013 by John Clayton Nienstedt, Samuel J. Aquila, and James D. Conley
Personal details
Born	(1961-08-08) August 8, 1961 Omaha, Nebraska
Nationality	American
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Motto	VERBUM CARO FACTUM EST

Styles of John Thomas Folda

Reference style	His Excellency The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop

John Thomas Folda (born August 8, 1961) is a Catholic bishop in the United States. He is the eighth bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fargo in North Dakota.

Early life and education

John Thomas Folda was born in Omaha, Nebraska.^[1] He graduated from Archbishop Ryan High School and attended the University of Nebraska and earned bachelor of arts, master of arts and master of divinity degrees from St. Charles Borromeo Seminary. Folda was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Lincoln on May 27, 1989. He received a Licentiate in Sacred Theology from the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum) in Rome in 1993.^[2]

After ordination, Folda served as a curate at the Cathedral of the Risen Christ and taught religion at St. Pius X High School in Lincoln, Nebraska from 1989–1993.^[3] From 1993-1995 he served as the pastor of St. Paulinus Church in Syracuse, Nebraska and Holy Trinity Church in Avoca, Nebraska. At the same time he was a teacher and counselor at Lourdes Central Catholic High School in Nebraska City. Beginning in 1995 he served as the pastor of St. Leo Church in Palmyra, Nebraska and St. Martin Church in Douglas, Nebraska. Folda was named the diocesan director of religious education and co-vicar for religious in 1997. The following year he was named the spiritual director at St. Gregory the Great Seminary in Seward, Nebraska, and was named the school's rector in 1998. Pope Benedict XVI named him a Chaplain of His Holiness, with the title "Monsignor" in 2007.

Pope Francis named Folda the bishop of Fargo on April 8, 2013. He was consecrated bishop on June 19, 2013 and installed in the Cathedral of St. Mary in Fargo. Archbishop John Clayton Nienstedt of Saint Paul and Minneapolis was the principal consecrator. Archbishop Samuel Joseph Aquila of Denver, the previous bishop of Fargo, and Bishop James D. Conley of Lincoln were the co-consecrators.^[1]

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Samuel J. Aquila	Bishop of Fargo 2013–present	Incumbent

Diocese of Fargo

Bishops	John Shanley James O'Reilly Aloisius Joseph Muench Leo Ferdinand Dworschak Justin Albert Driscoll James Stephen Sullivan Samuel J. Aquila John Folda

Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of St. Mary Basilica St. James Basilica Parishes St. Michael's Church, Grand Forks St. Stanislaus Church, Warsaw Chapel St. Joseph's Chapel, Minto Former St. Catherine's Church, Whitman

Education	High School Shanley High School, Fargo

Priests	Raymond W. Lessard William Theodore Mulloy Vincent James Ryan

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Diocese of Lincoln

Bishops	Thomas Bonacum John Henry Tihen Charles Joseph O'Reilly Francis Beckman Louis Benedict Kucera James Vincent Casey Glennon Patrick Flavin Fabian Bruskewitz James D. Conley

Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of the Risen Christ Parishes St. Martin's Church, Deweese St. Benedict's Church, Nebraska City St. Mary's Catholic Church, Nebraska City

Education	High Schools Aquinas High School, David City Sacred Heart High School, Falls City St. Cecilia High School, Hastings Lourdes Central Catholic High School, Nebraska City Pius X High School, Lincoln Bishop Neumann High School, Wahoo

Priests	Robert F. Vasa Thomas Olmsted Michael Owen Jackels John Folda

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