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Bishop Joseph Strickland was ‘relieved’ of his duties as head of the Diocese of Tyler after challenging the pope’s leadership
Pope Francis has removed Bishop Joseph E. Strickland from the pastoral governance of the Diocese of Tyler, Texas, after an apostolic visitation conducted by two bishops, according to a statement ...
Pope Francis on Saturday ordered the removal of the bishop of Tyler, Texas, a conservative prelate active on social media who has been a fierce critic of the pontiff and has come to symbolize the ...
The church is weak. The church is not clear", with Pope Francis' support for civil unions being "Pope Francis' opinion on this, and I think that is confusing and very dangerous". [9] In May 2023, Strickland accused Pope Francis of having a "program of undermining the Deposit of Faith". [8] [10]
Pope Francis named Sis as the bishop of San Angelo on December 12, 2013. He was consecrated a bishop on January 27, 2014, by Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller; Bishop Michael Pfeifer and Bishop Joe S. Vásquez were the co-consecrators. [4] The liturgy was celebrated in the Junell Center at Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas. Sis's ...
The fleurs-de-lis honors Pope Leo XIII, who erected the diocese; it is taken from his coat of arms. The fleur-de-lis appears three times to represent the Holy Trinity. The star represents Dallas and the Texas' nickname, "The Lone Star State". The two swords represent Paul of Tarsus, the patron saint of the first Catholic settlement in northeast ...
According to this Catholic, Joseph Strickland violated his obligation and wrongly involved himself in politics. From our readers:
As of 2023, the bishop of the Diocese of Fort Worth is Michael Fors Olson, named by Pope Francis in 2013. [8] In June 2018, Olson ordered Reverend Richard Kirkham to resign his post as pastor of St. Martin De Porres Catholic Church in Prosper. The diocese said that Kirkham did not follow proper procedures in reporting sexual misconduct.