Bishop Monforton Named Auxiliary Bishop for Archdiocese of Detroit

Bishop Monforton Named Auxiliary Bishop for Archdiocese of Detroit

Pope Francis has named Steubenville Bishop Jeffrey M. Monforton as the 32^nd auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Detroit. He will be welcomed to the Archdiocese of Detroit at a Liturgy of Welcome and Inauguration of Ministry at 2 p.m. Nov. 7, 2023, at the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Detroit.

As an auxiliary bishop, Bishop Monforton will aid Archbishop of Detroit Allen H. Vigneron in the pastoral care of the Archdiocese of Detroit.

“On behalf of the clergy, religious, and faithful of the Archdiocese, I offer a heartfelt ‘welcome home’ to Bishop Monforton,” Archbishop Vigneron said. “This is the local Church in which his priestly vocation was nurtured, and we are blessed to have him be with us once again to help lead our efforts to unleash the Gospel.”