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We have learned that Fr. Ignazio Medina, a retired priest of the Diocese of Jefferson City, has pleaded guilty to federal charges on July 9, 2024, relating to interstate transportation of…
Read MoreThe Diocese of Jefferson City is providing the following information, which impacts the faithful, in a spirit of transparency and accountability. Anyone who has experienced or witnessed abuse in a…
Read MoreThe Most Reverend W. Shawn McKnight, Bishop of Jefferson City, has appointed Ron Vossen as president of Helias Catholic High School. The appointment comes with the support of the school’s…
Read MoreThe Diocese of Jefferson City has hired Philip Macias to serve as its next Chief Financial Officer. Macias, a CPA, comes to the diocese with more than 20 years of…
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LeAnn Rockwell, an experienced early childhood educator, has been hired as the first director of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Child Development Center, which will open August 7. The center,…
Read MoreEl Reverendísimo W. Shawn McKnight, Obispo de Jefferson City, ha emitido la siguiente declaración con respecto a los restos de la hermana Wilhelmina Lancaster: Quiero abordar brevemente el interés en…
Read MoreThe Most Reverend W. Shawn McKnight, Bishop of Jefferson City, has issued the following statement regarding the remains of Sister Wilhelmina Lancaster: I want to briefly address the interest in…
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The Most Reverend W. Shawn McKnight, Bishop of Jefferson City, has appointed Ron Vossen as interim president of Helias Catholic High School. Vossen is currently the Helias Catholic director of…
Read MoreHelias Catholic High School President John Knight is stepping down from his position as of May 15, 2023. Knight has served as president since July of 2021. “It has been an…
Read MoreThe Diocese of Jefferson City has concluded a church trial involving mismanagement of funds by a former pastor. A panel of three judges constituted within the Tribunal of Jefferson City has found Father Ignazio Medina guilty of “abuse of ecclesiastical power” due to financial misconduct while he was pastor of St. Stanislaus Parish in Wardsville.
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