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Vicar of the Judiciary
Most Reverend Shane Price, Bishop
of the Diocese of the Holy Spirit, has accepted an appointment to serve
as Vicar of the Judiciary of The Reformed Catholic Church effective
January 22, 2008.
Bishop Price has a demonstrated
history of excellence in service as the Judicial Vicar of his previous
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Apostolic Nuncio to Australia
Monsignor Ian Charles Adrian, OSB of Brisbane, Australia, after a
period of prayerful discernment and reflection, requested
incardination into the growing family of The Reformed Catholic
Church. Monsignor Adrian will serve as our Apostolic Nuncio to
Australia and is working to develop Formation Programs for the
RCC. Monsignor Adrian will also be working with Sr. Meg Britton to
establish a Reformed Catholic Church community in Queensland,
Australia. Please keep our Australian family in your prayers. |
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Diocesan Bishop of the Diocese of Divine
Mercy
Most Reverend Barry A. Ferguson, OSB
of
St. Benedict's Chapel in Lubbock, Texas,
has accepted an appointment to serve as Diocesan Bishop for the Diocese of Divine Mercy of
the South Central States in the United States, effective
January 23, 2008. Please keep him in your prayers as he begins
his new ministry. |
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Diocese of The Holy Trinity
The
RCC celebrates the birth of the new Diocese of Holy Trinity. This newest
Diocese
will
cover the New England Region of the United States. |
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Chancellor of the Diocese of The Holy
Trinity
Fr. Martin Jordan, RSJ of Holy Trinity
Parish, of Portsmouth, Maine, has accepted an appointment to the office
of Chancellor of the Diocese of the Holy Trinity. Please keep him
in your prayers as he begins his new ministry. |
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Director of Spiritual Direction Program
Father Michael Abair of Pilgrim Sanctuary Apostolate in Camden, NJ has
accepted an invitation to assume the role of establishing a formation
program in Christian Spirituality. Father Abair serves as Steward of
Spiritual Direction ministries within the R.C.C. and primarily exercises his
ministry in spiritual direction and scholarship in the area of Christian
Spirituality, for which he was trained at the
Fordham
University in the tradition of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits). Please keep
him in your prayers as he begins his new ministry. |
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New Parish in Seattle, Washington, named in
honor of St. John the Beloved.
The Reformed Catholic Church has
gained a parish community in Seattle, Washington, named in honor of St.
John the Beloved. This new parish was founded by Fr. Richard St.
Clare, OSB, who was ordained on January 13, 2008 at St. Sebastian in
Columbus, Ohio. Please keep our new priest and his parish community in
your prayers. |
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Vicar of Finance
Fr. Martin Jordan, Chancellor of
the Diocese of the Holy Trinity, has accepted an appointment to the office
of Vicar of Finance. Please keep him
in your prayers as he begins his new ministry. |
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Vicar of Inter-Faith Relations
Most Reverend Barry A. Ferguson OSB,
Bishop of the Diocese of the Divine Mercy, has accepted an appointment to
serve as Vicar of Inter-Faith Relations and Ecumenical Dialogue within The
Reformed Catholic Church effective January 23, 2008. Please keep him in
your prayers as he begins his new ministry. |
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Appointments
and
Elevations of Archbishops
The Most Reverend
+David Frazee and +William Quinlan have been elevated to the dignified
office of the Arch- episcopacy on the 20th of January, 2008, in a local
ceremony. Their offices will be affirmed and confirmed at Synod, 2008 in
Atlanta, at which time, with Most Reverend +Patrick Batuyong, all will also
be formally elevated to this dignity in a formal ceremony of installation. |
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Archbishop David Frazee, the Coadjutor-USA, holds the responsibility of day
to day operations of the RCC in the
United States of America. |
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Archbishop
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Archbishop Bill Quinlan, of the Archdiocese of St. Patrick, will be
assisting Archbishop David Frazee. |
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Bishop Patrick Batuyong, of the Diocese of St. Michael the Defender, will be
responsible for the processing of Incardination requests for clergy in the
USA/Canada. |
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