(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis has named Fr. Andrew H. Cozzens new auxiliary bishop
of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis in the United States and titular
bishop of Bisica.
At the time of the appointment, Fr. Cozzens was assistant
professor at St. Paul Seminary School of Divinity in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
He
was born on 3 August 1968 in Stamford, Connecticut, and attended Benedictine College
in Atchison, Kansas, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in English literature and
philosophy. He served on National Evangelization Teams (NET) for one year and then
was co-director of Campus Outreach, St. Paul’s Outreach in the Archdiocese of Saint
Paul and Minneapolis.
He entered as a seminarian for the Archdiocese of Saint
Paul and Minneapolis and, upon completing his theological studies in 1997, was ordained.
He served as vicar at two parishes before moving to Rome for graduate studies. He
earned his licentiate (2002) and doctorate (2008) in dogmatic theology at the Pontifical
University of Saint Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum). For four years during his time in
Rome, he served as chaplain for the Missionaries of Charity.
Upon his return
to the archdiocese, he served as assistant director for the Office for Worship and
in various roles at the seminary. He is a member of the Mission Advisory Council and
Corporate Board of the Institute for Priestly Formation in Omaha, of St. Paul’s Outreach
Board of Directors in Saint Paul, and co-chaplain of the Serra Club of the Twin Cities.
He
is also a founding member of the priestly association Companions of Christ.