Abp. Listecki appoints new rector to Saint Francis de Sales Seminary

Archbishop Jerome E. Listecki has appointed Reverend John D. Hemsing rector of Saint Francis de Sales Seminary, effective October 1, 2011. Fr. Hemsing replaces the Most Rev. Donald J. Hying, who was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee this summer.

Ordained to the priesthood May 20, 1988, Fr. Hemsing, 49, most recently served as pastor of Lumen Christi Parish, Mequon. Prior to that, he was pastor at St. Clare Parish, Wind Lake, from 1996-2008. Hemsing’s first appointment as an associate pastor was at St. Mary Parish, Waukesha, 1993-1996. He also served as a Pastoral Team Member at Immaculate Conception Parish, Milwaukee, 1988-1993.  Fr. Hemsing has also served the archdiocese as a member of the Archdiocesan College of Consultors, since 2005, as well as a Dean, District three, from 2002-2008.  He currently serves on the Archdiocesan Priest Council.

“We in the Archdiocese of Milwaukee are blessed to have a priest like Fr. Hemsing as our new Seminary Rector,” Archbishop Listecki said. “He is a pastor and a parish priest first.  I know that his servant leadership will significantly influence the seminarians as they train to become good parish priests.”

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