Bishop Edward M. Lohse was ordained and installed as the fifth bishop for the Diocese of Kalamazoo on Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at St. Augustine Cathedral. Archbishop Allen H. Vigneron, Archdiocese of Detroit, presided at the Mass.
Bishop Lohse has chosen as his episcopal motto, “Illum oportet crescere” from John 3:30. Translated as “He must increase,” they are the words of Saint John the Baptist who, in speaking to his own disciples about the Lord, instructed them to follow Christ.