Appointment of bishop of Prince Albert, Canada

The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Kenneth Thorson, member of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate (O.M.I.) as bishop of the diocese of Prince Albert, Canada.

Curriculum vitae

Msgr. Kenneth Thorson, O.M.I., was born on 19 September 1966 in Saskatoon, in the diocese of the same name.

He entered the Congregation of Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate in 1992, and was ordained a priest on 21 May 1999.

He has held the following offices: parish vicar and parish priest of Saint Patrick in Saskatoon (1999-2003), member of the community of the Oblates in Birmingham, England (2003-2008), formator of Missionary Oblates and vocational director in Ottawa (2008-2013), provincial vicar (2013-2018) and provincial Superior (2019-2025) of the Canadian O.M.I. Province of Lacombe.