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FARGO DIOCESE ANNOUNCES DEATH OF MONSIGNOR JEFFREY WALD
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N.D. – It is with great sadness that Bishop John Folda and the Diocese of Fargo announce the death of Monsignor Jeffrey Wald, Pastor of St. James Basilica in Jamestown, St. Mathias Church in Windsor and St. Margaret Mary Church in Buchanan.
Monsignor Wald passed away Tuesday, October 27th in a Jamestown hospital due to COVID 19 complications. He was 56 years old.
Monsignor Wald was born on December 17, 1963 and was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Fargo on June 6, 1992. In addition to his most recent parishes, Monsignor Wald served at parishes in Grand Forks, Fingal, Oriska, Crary, Devils Lake, Starkweather and Fargo, as well as at Cardinal Muench Seminary in Fargo, before his death.
“Monsignor Wald was a kind shepherd and gifted speaker, a champion for Catholic education, and will be sorely missed by me, his brother priests, his parishioners and the faithful of the diocese who knew and loved him,” said Bishop Folda. “My prayers go out to his family, friends and parishioners at this tragic loss.”
Funeral arrangements are pending.
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