NEW ULM — Bishop Chad W. Zielinski recently announced new clergy assignments within the Diocese of New Ulm.
• Clergy assigned in the area include Msgr. Douglas Grams, who is serving as the pastor of parishes in St. Peter and Nicollet, which together are know as the Apostles Peter and Paul AFC.
• Msgr. Eugene Lozinski was named a senior associate of parishes in New Ulm, Searles and West Newton Township, Nicollet County, which together are known as the Holy Cross AFC.
• The Rev. Brian Oestreich, who is serving as pastor of the parishes in Fairfax, Winthrop and Gibbon, now together as All Saints AFC.
• The Rev. Mark Steffl, who is serving as pastor of the Holy Cross AFC parishes. Steffl also is serving as Vicar General and Moderator of the Curia, in addition to his current role as Judicial Vicar.
• The Rev. Tanner Thooft is serving as the parochial vicar of the the Holy Cross AFC in addition to his current role as the assistant vocations director.
• The Rev. Nathan Hansen is serving as a parochial vicar for parishes in Comfrey, Sleepy Eye and Morgan, which together are known as the Divine Mercy AFC.
• The Rev. Craig Timmerman is serving as the pastor of the Divine Mercy AFC parishes.
• The Rev. Paul Timmerman is serving as the pastor of parishes in Gaylord, Glencoe and Arlington, which together are known as the Corpus Christi AFC.