08/25/2026
This week's 'Mission Monday' is a special one for our Dioceses and Mont St. Joseph! 😊
Saturday Aug 22nd was the ordination and instillation of our new Bishop, Ken Thorson and was a cause for great celebration for the Diocese of Prince Albert. We as a Mont St Joseph community were thrilled that Bishop Ken came and visited MSJ on Monday Aug 24th for an initial visit. Wayne Nogier and I were able to give him a tour of our Home to get to know our mission in a deeper way and beginning steps in getting to know our residents and staff. Bishop Ken and I have known each other over the years of our journey in Religious Life and especially in these last few years, our ministries intersected with the Truth and Reconciliation journey - with my role as Facilitator of Indigenous Relations in the Archdiocese of Regina and him being the Provincial of the Oblates. What a gift to be able to reconnect with him and especially in this wonderful home of MSJ. He has assured us of his prayers and will be back for another visit where he will have an occasion to meet with more people. We assured Bishop Ken of our prayers and support on his journey. Let us confide him to the Heart of Jesus, Mary and Joseph - our patron saint!
With joy and gratitude,
Sr ReAnne
Below is the link of what went out to the Diocese of Bishop Ken’s bio as well as a personal message he sent to the Diocese on May 28th after he was appointed by Pope Leo:
A Personal Note from Father Ken
Brothers and Sisters of the Diocese of Prince Albert, I am most grateful to God for this new invitation to join you in ministry in the Diocese of Prince Albert. It would be an understatement to say I was surprised to receive the phone call from the Apostolic Nuncio informing me of my appointment as bishop. I remain humbled by it, and I sincerely thank Pope Leo for offering me this opportunity to serve the people of Prince Albert. I am also grateful for the dedicated leadership of Archbishop Stephen Hero and encouraged by the fruits of the diocese's synodal process, which has given shape to the five pastoral priorities found in Cor Novum: A New Heart. I am happy to contribute to the implementation of these priorities alongside the people of the diocese in years to come. A particular word of thanks to Monsignor Maurice Fiolleau, for his dedicated service as Diocesan Administrator in recent months. I appreciated his welcoming spirit on receiving the news of my appointment, and I look forward to working with him. It is truly a blessing to be entrusted to serve as your bishop. I am eager to meet you, to learn about your lives, your joys and struggles, and to walk with you as your brother in Christ. With an open heart, I come to Prince Albert ready to listen, to learn, and to serve.
In Jesus Christ and Mary Immaculate, Father Ken Thorson, O.M.I Bishop-Elect of Prince Albert
https://www.padiocese.ca/bishop-elect
