Andrew Cozzens

Andrew Cozzens was born on August 3, 1968, in Denver, Colorado, to Jack and Judy Cozzens. After graduating from high school, Cozzens entered Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas, in 1987. While in college, Cozzens helped found an anti-abortion student group and a charismatic prayer group. In 1990, Cozzens was arrested several times for blocking access to facilities that provided abortion services for women, at one point spending ten days in jail. == Priesthood ==

Cozzens was ordained a deacon of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis at St. Mary's Chapel in Saint Paul Seminary by Bishop Lawrence Welsh on November 23, 1996, and a priest on May 31, 1997, by Archbishop Harry J. Flynn. After his 1997 ordination, the archdiocese assigned Cozzens as an associate pastor first at the Cathedral of Saint Paul in St. Paul (1997 to 2000) and then at Divine Mercy in Faribault, Minnesota (2000 to 2002). Assistant professor After returning from Rome, Cozzens was appointed as an assistant professor of sacramental theology and director of liturgy at the Saint Paul Seminary. == Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis ==

Cozzens was appointed titular bishop of Bisica and as an auxiliary bishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis on October 11, 2013, by Pope Francis. He was consecrated a bishop at the Cathedral of Saint Paul on December 9, 2013, by Archbishop John Nienstedt, with Flynn and Bishop Paul Sirba acting as co-consecrators. Eucharistic revival At the June 2021 meeting of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Cozzens, as chair of the Evangelization Committee, announced a nationwide Eucharistic Revival to begin in 2022. He said that the revival would focus on small local units such as families. The revival would be organized on the parish, diocesan, and national levels. Cozzens said that the goal of the revival was to foster new and existing devotion to the eucharist. == Bishop of Crookston ==

On October 18, 2021, Pope Francis named Cozzens as bishop of Crookston. He was installed there on December 6, 2021. Cozzens was the board chair of the organizing committee of the 10th National Eucharistic Congress and led the opening and closing benediction. Statement on 2024 Olympics In July 2024, Cozzens joined other Catholic bishops in condemning a controversial scene in the opening ceremonies of the 2024 Paris Olympics. The performance appeared to recreate Leonardo da Vinci's Last Supper painting, with drag queens portraying the apostles and a DJ as Jesus. == References ==