A gun-wielding man allegedly robbed Bishop Michael Barber of Oakland of some money and his episcopal ring near the city’s cathedral, the very day the cathedral had held a vigil against gun violence. Read more Related Posts:Unvaccinated clergy barred from ministering to the…Yoga classes in a Christian church welcomed by HindusPope ‘accepts’ Afghan’s wedding ring Read more
Posts Tagged ‘Bishop’
Who wants to be a bishop?
Thursday, September 27th, 2018
Just a few months ago – though it seems like years – Washington, DC was the most coveted see in America. Though not the largest or wealthiest diocese, its archbishop is often the most politically well-connected cleric in the United States. All that changed when its former archbishop, Theodore McCarrick, was revealed to be a Read more
West Papua Catholics call on their bishop to quit
Monday, September 17th, 2018
Catholics in Indonesia’s West Papua province of Manokwari-Sorong are calling on Bishop Hilarion Datus Lega to quit. They want the “foreign” bishop to be replaced by a native-born Papuan priest. Lega was born on Flores Island in Nusa Tenggara Timur, the southernmost province of Indonesia. The anger allegedly stems from a dispute between two priests that turned into an Read more
Preferred new Anglican Bishop chosen for Christchurch
Monday, August 20th, 2018A preferred candidate has been chosen as Christchurch’s new Bishop – but their name will remain a secret until a vote by the church’s governing body. The involved and legal process to determine a new Bishop for the city began after Victoria Matthews stood down from the role in May. Continue reading Related Posts:Three former Christchurch Read more
Bishop is not a CEO. Parishes are not just local branches of the diocese
Monday, February 27th, 2017
Why is the Anglican Diocese of Christchurch worrying about how to fund rebuilding the Cathedral? After all the public land records show Diocese has $320 million “empire” of cash and properties. Why not, for example sell the Church of the Good Shepherd in Tekapo to help fund the rebuild? But a diocese, Anglican or Catholic, Read more
Hopeful signs suggest Vatican and Beijing may meet half-way
Monday, February 13th, 2017
Hopeful signs suggest the Vatican and Beijing may meet half-way on who has the right to select and appoint mainland China’s bishops. Just who should be entitled to choose bishops has been a stumbling block between the Vatican and mainland China since 1951. Cardinal John Tong, who is the head of the Catholic church in Read more
70-year-old bishop goes skiing with students from Holy Saviour school
Friday, February 10th, 201770-year-old Bishop Robert Deeley of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland went skiing with elementary and middle school students of Holy Savior Catholic school. “I’ve been skiing since 1974,” Deeley said. “If you live in New England, especially on a day like today, what could be more beautiful?” “It gives me a nice chance to Read more
Anglicans and Catholics in Solomon Islands prepare to welcome new bishops
Friday, September 2nd, 2016
The Catholic Church of Solomon Islands will soon witness the installation of its third archbishop. And on the same weekend the Anglicans will consecrate the fifth bishop of Temotu (Santa Cruz). Archbishop, Christopher Cardone was appointed the Catholic archbishop of Honiara in June. The Chairman of the Installation Committee of Holy Cross Parish, Mr. Aloysius Read more
Bishop Lowe has a natural affinity for rural communities
Tuesday, September 29th, 2015
After an earlier career in the forestry, industry the recently appointed Bishop of Hamilton, Stephen Lowe, seems a natural choice to lead this largely rural diocese. The Hamilton diocese covers the Waikato, Bay of Plenty, East Cape and King Country. “I have a love for the rural areas, both the people and the countryside,” Lowe Read more
The Bishop who ran a petrol station for 34 years
Friday, September 4th, 2015After a disagreement with the Pope, a bishop resigned his position and spent the next 34 years working in a petrol station and writing a weekly column for his local newspaper. In 1903 Bonaventure Finbarr Francis Broderick, at the early age of 34, had been appointed Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of San Cristóbal de Read more