Most Rev. John E. Keehner, Bishop of Sioux City

Bishop John E. Keehner is the eighth Bishop of Sioux City, installed on May 1, 2025, after Pope Francis appointed him to the see in February 2025. A priest of the Diocese of Youngstown since 1993, he has served in parish ministry, campus ministry, the diocesan tribunal, and as rector of St. Columba Cathedral. He holds a licentiate in canon law from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas in Rome. His pastoral experience combines parish leadership, judicial service, priestly formation, and diocesan administration.