Patrick Neary

Patrick Michael Neary, C.S.C. (born March 6, 1963) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who serves as bishop of Saint Cloud in Minnesota. He has worked as a missionary priest in Chile, Kenya, and Uganda, held leadership positions in the Congregation of Holy Cross (CSC), and served in various pastoral assignments in the U.S.

Biography

Early life Patrick Neary was born on March 6, 1963, in La Porte, Indiana, He then earned a Master of Divinity degree at the Jesuit School of Theology in Berkeley, California.

After his ordination, the CSC assigned Neary as the parish vicar of Saint John Vianney Parish in Goodyear, Arizona, from 1990 to 1994. He returned to Notre Dame in 1994 to an appointment as a chaplain at the university, Neary was appointed vice-rector of the Moreau Seminary at Notre Dame in 2000, serving there until 2004. In 2003, he was named a member of the CSC Provincial Council of Indiana. He received his episcopal consecration at the Cathedral of Saint Mary in St. Cloud on February 14, 2023, from Archbishop Bernard Hebda, with Auxiliary Bishop Peter Smith and Bishop William Wack serving as co-consecrators.