1. Donald Edward DeGrood was born on February 14,1965 and is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who has been serving as bishop of the Diocese of Sioux Falls in South Dakota since 2019.
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Donald DeGrood was born in Faribault, Minnesota, on February 14,1965, the fourth of five sons of Robert and Joanne DeGrood.
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Donald DeGrood grew up in Faribault on his family's farm.
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Donald DeGrood finished Bethlehem Academy High School in Faribault in 1983.
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Donald DeGrood graduated from Saint John in 1987 with a Bachelor of Arts in philosophy, but chose not to pursue the priesthood at that time.
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In 1993, Donald DeGrood decided to pursue the priesthood at the Saint Paul Seminary in St Paul in 1993, receiving a Master of Divinity degree there in 1997.
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Donald DeGrood was ordained a priest at St Mary's Chapel at the Saint Paul Seminary for the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis on May 31,1997, by Archbishop Harry Flynn.
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Donald DeGrood left the seminary in 2004 after his appointment as pastor of St Peter's Parish in Forest Lake, Minnesota.
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Donald DeGrood served at St Peter's for the next nine years.
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In 2013, Donald DeGrood became pastor of Blessed Sacrament Parish in St Paul, serving there until 2015.
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From July 2017 until he was appointed as bishop, Donald DeGrood served as pastor of Saint John the Baptist Parish in Savage, Minnesota.
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On December 12,2019, Donald DeGrood was named bishop of Sioux Falls by Pope Francis.
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Donald DeGrood's crosier was carved by one of his brothers from a tree on their family farm.
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In July 2022, Donald DeGrood issued a new policy for the treatment of non-binary and transgender students at the diocesan Catholic schools.