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John Eric Stowe, O.F.M. Conv., (born April 15, 1966) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who has been bishop of the Diocese of Lexington in Kentucky since 2015. Biography [ edit ]
Most nations with large Catholic populations in non-missionary geographical areas propose and elect native-born clergy to the episcopacy. An exception to this rule is the United States, which has a significant number of foreign-born bishops, with most serving as auxiliaries in culturally diverse dioceses.
He resigned as bishop of Lexington in July 2002. [6] [7] To replace Williams, John Paul II named Reverend Ronald William Gainer of the Diocese of Allentown. [8] In 2014, Pope Francis named Gainer as bishop of the Diocese of Harrisburg. As of 2023, the bishop of the Diocese of Lexington is John Stowe, named by Francis in 2015. [9]
Finally, a friend connected him to Bishop John Stowe, who was known for his outreach to the LGBTQ community. In a speech he gave in 2022, he said: “I believe that my first words to you and to ...
If you'd prefer to watch the midnight mass live, you can stream it on the Vatican Youtube Channel. The Mass begins Dec. 24, at 1:30 p.m. ET ( 7:30 p.m. Central European Standard Time).
On June 3, 2016, Pope Francis appointed Reed as an auxiliary bishop of Boston and titular bishop of Sufar. [ 4 ] [ 6 ] He was consecrated on August 24, 2016, at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston by Cardinal Seán O'Malley , with Bishops Robert Peter Deeley and Arthur Kennedy as co-consecrators. [ 1 ]
A Spanish bishop rebuked comments made by some priests on a weekly internet program about praying for Pope Francis to die as soon as possible. The priests later apologized. Archbishop Francisco ...
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