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Newly Ordained Biography: Rev. Keith Kitzhaber
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Rev. Keith Kitzhaber
Newly Ordained
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Father Keith Kitzhaber was born
on August 28, 1974 in Marshfield, WI to Bernard and Patricia Kitzhaber
and baptized at the Saint Joseph's Hospital Chapel in Marshfield. He
calls his home parish St. Mary's in Greenwood.
Father
Keith attended St. Mary's elementary school (Greenwood) and Greenwood
High School, graduating in 1993. Father Keith attended the University of
Wisconsin College-Marshfield from 1993-1996 and University of
Wisconsin-Platteville from 1996-2001 receiving an Associate of Science
degree (Marshfield) and a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering
(Plattville).
Father Keith
attended the Pontifical College Josephinum for the pre-theologate, graduating in 2004 with a
Bachelor of Philosophy degree. Upon graduation from the Josephinum in
2008,
he was awarded a Master of Divinity degree. He was ordained a
deacon on June 9, 2007 at Saint Mary Help of Christians in Greenwood, Wisconsin by Bishop
Jerome Listecki and was ordained a priest on the memorial of St.
Irenaeus, June 28, 2008, at the Cathedral of Saint Joseph the Workman in
La Crosse, Wisconsin by Bishop Jerome Listecki.
During the summer as a seminarian, Father Keith had spent time at Sacred Heart parish in
Cashton (2003), Casa Hogar Juan Pablo II orphanage in Lurin, Peru
(2004), Santa Cruz Mission in Boliva (2005), and the IPF program in
Omaha, Nebraska (2006).
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Keith Kitzhaber was
ordained a deacon on June 9, 2007 at Saint Mary Help of
Christians in Greenwood, Wisconsin by Bishop Jerome E. Listecki |
Father Keith's ecclesiastical interests include scripture, liturgy, and
apologetics. Keith's secular interests include videography, photography,
and football.
When asked about his favorite authors, Father Keith states C.S. Lewis, J.R.R.
Tolkien, and Timothy Dolan. When asked about his favorite music, Father Keith
states he enjoys country, Latino, and Praise and Worship.
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