Reverend Monsignor Chad Gion 
 
Monsignor Gion was born in Dickinson, ND.
He was baptized and received confirmation in the Church of St. Henry, Regent.
 
He attended North Dakota State University and Cardinal Muench Seminary in Fargo, ND, 1995-1998,
then went on to St. Paul Seminary in St. Paul, MN,1998-2002.
 
He received his BA in Philosophy from North Dakota State University and a Masters of Divinity from St. Paul Seminary. He was Ordained to the Holy Order of Priesthood by Bishop Paul Zipfel at Cathedral of the Holy Spirit in Bismarck on July 3, 2002.
 
 
The parish assignments of Monsignor Gion since ordination have been:
 
       - Parochial Vicar at Christ the King, Mandan and mission parishes St. Martin, Huff and St. Anthony, St. Anthony, 2002-2003
 
       - Part-time Instructor at St. Mary’s Central High School, Bismarck, 2002-2003
 
       - Pastor at St. Pius, New Salem and mission parish St. Mary, Almont, 2003-2005
 
       - Pastor at Holy Trinity, Hettinger and mission parishes Sacred Heart, Reeder and Sacred Heart, Scranton, 2005-2008
 
       - Pastor at Spirit of Life, Mandan and mission parishes St. Anthony, St. Anthony and St. Martin, Huff, 2009-2018
 
       - Pontifical Honor conferred by Pope Benedict XVI, Chaplain of His Holiness, on November 19, 2012. (Named to Monsignor).
 
       - Granted the Ecclesiastical Endorsement of the Archdiocese for the Military Services as a Catholic chaplain for the North Dakota National Guard on February 13, 2013.
 
       - Deployed with the National Guard, December 2015-May 2016
 
       - July 6, 2018 assigned by Bishop David Kagan as pastor at St. Peter, Fort Yates and mission parishes St. Elizabeth, Cannon Ball, St. James, Porcupine,  St. Philomena, Selfridge and Sacred Heart, Solen