Alumni News
Wednesday, May 25, 2022
Bishop Felipe Estevez to retire as Bishop of St. Augustine
Pope Francis has accepted the request for retirement from Bishop Felipe Estevez of St. Augustine.
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Rev. Erick Pohlmeier named new Bishop of St. Augustine
Rev. Erick Pohlmeier, Little Rock, has been appointed by Pope Francis to succeed Bishop Estevez as Bishop of St. Augustine
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Archbishop Charles Balvo appointed Nuncio to Australia
Charles Daniel Balvo is an American prelate of the Catholic Church who was appointed apostolic nuncio to Australia 17 January 2022. He has worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See since 1987 and has been a nuncio and an archbishop since 2005.
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Fr. John Bonnici named Auxiliary Bishop of New York
Pope Francis has named Father John S. Bonnici Auxiliary Bishop of New York. Fr. Bonnici is a member of the Class of 1991 from the diocese of New York.
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Death of Msgr. Michael Curran
Msgr. Curran died on October 10, 2021
I am so sad to tell you that our Exec. Secretary, Msgr. Michael Curran passed away yesterday, Sunday October 10. His obituary can be found in the Alumni Directory.
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Bishop Dan Mueggenborg, Class 1989, named Bishop of Reno, Nevada
Pope Francis has appointed Bishop Mueggenborg bishop of Reno to succeed Bishop Calvo
Daniel Henry Mueggenborg is an American prelate of the Catholic Church and who serves as auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Seattle. On July 20, 2021 he was appointed bishop of Reno.
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Rev. Msgr. Gregory Gordon named Auxiliary Bishop of Las Vegas
Pope Francis has appointed Monsignor Gregory Gordon as the Diocese of Las Vegas’ first auxiliary bishop.
WASHINGTON—Pope Francis has appointed the Rev. Msgr. Gregory Gordon as auxiliary bishop of Las Vegas. Bishop-elect Gordon is a priest of the Diocese of Las Vegas and currently serves as vicar general, chancellor, and moderator of the curia for the Diocese of Las Vegas. The appointment was publicized in Washington, D.C. on May 28, 2021 by Archbishop Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio to the United States.
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Rev. Daniel Felton installed as Bishop of Duluth
Pope Francis has appointed Rev. Daniel Felton Bishop of Duluth, MN
Today, the Holy See announced that Pope Francis has named the Very Rev. Daniel Felton, of the Diocese of Green Bay, Wis., to become the tenth bishop of the Diocese of Duluth. His episcopal ordination and installation as bishop of Duluth have been set for May 20.
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Bishop Michael Sheridan, CASA 1977, retired from Colorado Springs April 30, 2021
Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Bishop Sheridan
Father James Golka succeeds Bishop Michael Sheridan, 76, who has headed the diocese since January 2003. Under church law, bishops must submit their resignation to the pope upon turning 75.
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Crookston Bishop Michael Hoeppner retires
Most Rev.Michael Hoeppner has retired as of 4/13/2021
The Vatican said Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Crookston Bishop Michael Hoeppner on Tuesday and named a temporary replacement to run the diocese. Hoeppner is 71, four years shy of the normal retirement age for bishops.
Sunday, February 14, 2021
Rev. David Bonnar named 6th Bishop of Youngstown
Bishop David J. Bonnar was installed as the sixth Bishop of the Diocese of Youngstown on January 12, 2021. He succeeds Bishop George V. Murry, S.J.
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Archbishop Thomas Gullickson has retired
Archbishop Gullickson, Papal Nuncio to Switzeland, to return to Sioux Falls
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Archbishop Thomas Gullickson, 70, who said “the Holy Father and I both think it is time. No real story to tell.” Archbishop Gullickson recently discussed his “firm conviction that the only future for the Church is in its recovery of integral Catholic worship according to the Vetus Ordo” [Old Ordo], as well as the urgency of “stepping back from the Novus Ordo, especially when it comes to Eucharistic reverence.”
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