Joseph Andrew Williams

Joseph Andrew Williams (born May 2, 1974) is an American Catholic prelate serving as Bishop of Camden since 2025. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis from 2022 to 2024 until he became coadjutor bishop of Camden from 2024 to 2025.

Early life Williams was born on May 2, 1974, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He has eight siblings; his brother Peter Williams is a priest in the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis. Joseph Williams attended Saint Croix Catholic School in Stillwater, Minnesota and graduated from Stillwater High School in 1992. After his ordination, the archdiocese assigned Williams as parochial vicar at the Cathedral of Saint Paul Parish, He was transferred in 2004 to Divine Mercy Parish in Faribault, Minnesota.

Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis Pope Francis appointed Williams as titular bishop of Idassa and as an auxiliary bishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis on December 10, 2021. On January 25, 2022, Williams was consecrated as a bishop by Archbishop Bernard Hebda at the Cathedral of Saint Paul, with Bishops Richard Pates and Andrew H. Cozzens acting as co-consecrators. He was received with a mass of welcome on September 10, 2024. Williams became the ninth bishop of Camden on March 17, 2025, upon Sullivan's retirement.