Kenneth Donald Steiner was born on November 25,1936 and is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.
14 Facts About Kenneth Steiner
Kenneth Steiner served as auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon from 1978 to 2011.
Kenneth Steiner was born on November 25,1936, in David City, Nebraska, one of five children of Lawrence and Florine Steiner.
Kenneth Steiner barely survived a bout of pneumonia when he was one month old.
Lawrence Steiner died when Kenneth was very young, and the family then moved to Oregon, where he attended St Rose Grade School in Portland.
Kenneth Steiner was ordained into the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon by Archbishop Edward Howard on May 19,1962.
Kenneth Steiner then served at St Mary's Cathedral Parish and at St Stephen Parish, both in Portland.
In Portland, Kenneth Steiner began a marriage preparation program and a ministry to divorced and separated Catholics.
In 1972, Kenneth Steiner was named pastor of Holy Name Parish in Coquille, Oregon, with its missions in Myrtle Point, Oregon and Powers, Oregon.
Kenneth Steiner then served as pastor of St Francis of Assisi Parish in Roy, Oregon and chairman of the Priests' Personnel Committee.
On November 28,1977, Kenneth Steiner was appointed as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon and titular bishop of Avensa by Pope Paul VI.
Kenneth Steiner served as archdiocesan administrator before the appointments of Archbishops Francis George and John Vlazny.
Kenneth Steiner served as pastor of St John the Baptist Parish in Milwaukie, Oregon before being named to St Edward Parish in North Plains, Oregon.
Kenneth Steiner served as vicar for senior and infirm priests and a member of the Resource Development Office.