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Sister Kathleen Bierne

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  • Birth Name: Kathleen
  • Current Name: Kathleen
  • Religious Name: Mary Lambert
  • Last Name: Bierne
  • Mother's Name: Jeanne (Waldron) Bierne
  • Father's Name: Lawrence Bierne
  • Hometown: Grover/Henry, SD
  • Entry Date: January 31, 1958

Education:

High School:

Watertown High School and Henry High School

College:

1958 - Presentation Junior College, Aberdeen, SD - Associate Teaching Degree
1969 - South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD - Bachelor of Science Degree in Home Economics Education
1973 - Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS - Master of Arts Degree in Family and Child Development
1993 - Saint Paul University, Ottawa, Canada - Juris Canonici Licentia Canon Law

Biography:

Sister Kathleen taught in South Dakota and Minnesota Catholic schools from 1961-1979, and then ministered in diocesan education and tribunal ministry in several dioceses throughout the region.

1961-1963 - St. Thomas, Madison, SD - Seventh and Eighth Grade
1963-1964 - St. Stephen, Anoka, MN - Eighth Grade
1964-1967 - Our Lady of the Lake, Mound, MN - Seventh and Eighth Grade
1967-1969 - St. Mary, Willmar, MN - Seventh and Eighth Grade
1969-1972 - St. Mary, Dell Rapids, SD - Home Economics; English
1974-1976 - Augustana College, Sioux Falls, SD - Associate Professor
1973-1979 - Diocese of Sioux Falls, Sioux Falls, SD - Early Childhood and Parent Education
1979-1981 - St. Lawrence Parish, Milbank, SD - Parish Outreach
1981-1986 - Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, St. Paul, MN - Catholic Education Center
1986-1990 - Presentation Convent, Aberdeen, SD - Congregational Vice President
1990-1998 - Diocese of Rapid City, Rapid City, SD - Director of Religious Formation; Moderator of Tribunal, Director of Tribunal
1998-2003 - Diocese of New Ulm, New Ulm, MN - Moderator of Tribunal; Director of Conciliation
2004-Present - Presentation Convent, Aberdeen, SD - Justice Issues and Tribunal Auditor

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