FT. WORTH: Bishop Kevin Vann to Ordain Six Former Episcopalians
FT. WORTH: Bishop Kevin Vann to Ordain Six Former Episcopalians
By Pat Svacina
Catholic Diocese of Ft. Worth
June 25, 2012
Catholic Diocese of Fort Worth Bishop Kevin W. Vann will ordain six former Episcopalian priests as Catholic priests at an ordination Mass at 9 a.m., June 30, at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church, located at 2016 Willis Lane in Keller. Bishop Vann will preside at the Mass.
The six men will be ordained as Catholic priests for the "Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter," which was established in the United States by Pope Benedict XVI on January 1, 2012. The creation of an "Ordinariate" for former members of the Anglican community and their priests came from the establishment of the Apostolic Constitution Anglicanorum Coetibus in November 2009. The Ordinariates" allows those of the Anglican heritage to enter into full communion with the Catholic Church while maintaining distinctive elements of their theological, spiritual, and liturgical patrimony, and which, in turn, enriches the Universal Church.
Rev. Msgr. Jeffrey Steenson, former rector of Fort Worth's St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, is the "Ordinary" of the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter. The principal church of the Ordinariate is Our Lady of Walsingham Church in Houston. Although Msgr. Steenson is not a bishop, his position of "ordinary" is equivalent in Catholic Canon Law to a diocesan bishop. The Ordinariate is equivalent to a diocese, but national in scope and based in Houston.
Msgr. Steenson will be present for ordinations.
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By Pat Svacina
Catholic Diocese of Ft. Worth
June 25, 2012
Catholic Diocese of Fort Worth Bishop Kevin W. Vann will ordain six former Episcopalian priests as Catholic priests at an ordination Mass at 9 a.m., June 30, at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church, located at 2016 Willis Lane in Keller. Bishop Vann will preside at the Mass.
The six men will be ordained as Catholic priests for the "Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter," which was established in the United States by Pope Benedict XVI on January 1, 2012. The creation of an "Ordinariate" for former members of the Anglican community and their priests came from the establishment of the Apostolic Constitution Anglicanorum Coetibus in November 2009. The Ordinariates" allows those of the Anglican heritage to enter into full communion with the Catholic Church while maintaining distinctive elements of their theological, spiritual, and liturgical patrimony, and which, in turn, enriches the Universal Church.
Rev. Msgr. Jeffrey Steenson, former rector of Fort Worth's St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, is the "Ordinary" of the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter. The principal church of the Ordinariate is Our Lady of Walsingham Church in Houston. Although Msgr. Steenson is not a bishop, his position of "ordinary" is equivalent in Catholic Canon Law to a diocesan bishop. The Ordinariate is equivalent to a diocese, but national in scope and based in Houston.
Msgr. Steenson will be present for ordinations.
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
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