Decree regarding St. Rose of Lima Parish

 
         Willingly encouraging everything in our powers to provide more suitably for the good of souls;

         And having considered the law and the facts; 

         And having been made aware of the error in procedendo in the decree issued by my predecessor on October 7, 2022, which merged the parishes of Sacred Heart in Manning, St. Ann in Vail, into the parish of St. Rose of Lima in Denison;

         And following the recommendation of the Dicastery for Clergy;

         And having determined that the good of souls requires it;

         I have deemed it necessary and proper to revoke the merger effected by the October 7, 2022 Decree, and by doing so, Sacred Heart in Manning and St. Ann in Vail regain their status as parishes.

         This decree is to be effective Friday, August 15, the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

         This decree is to be communicated to the pastor, who is the legal representative of the parishes and to all interested persons, according to the norm of law. (c. 532).  It may be challenged within the peremptory time limit of ten days from the legitimate notification of the decree and in accordance with the norm of law. (c. 1734 §2).

         Given at the Diocesan Curia in Sioux City, on August 14, 2025, Memorial of St. Maximilian Kolbe.
Most Reverend John E. Keehner
Bishop of Sioux CityDeacon Mark Prosser
Chancellor

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