Archive for the ‘BISHOPS’
Archbishop Terrence Prendergast – Return to Alexandria
Archbishop Prendergast finally returns to Alexandria – See what it was all about.
Canadian Election – May 2, 2011 – Guidelines of Catholic Bishops
As I was driving into the Cornwall a few days ago, one of the local radio stations was reporting on the percentage of Canadians that exercise their democratic right to vote. The numbers they were quoting were rather disturbing. It appears that many of us no longer think that voting is that important. The morning after our last election(Oct. 14, 2008) our National Post reported:
“Nearly 10 million eligible voters took a pass on casting a ballot Tuesday, plunging election day turnout to a historical low, according to preliminary Election Canada figures.
Bishop Douglas Crosby – New Bishop of Hamilton
(CCCB – Ottawa) – Pope Benedict XVI today named the Most Reverend Douglas Crosby, O.M.I., presently Bishop of Corner Brook and Labrador, as Bishop of Hamilton. Bishop Crosby is also a Co-Treasurer of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB).
The Holy Father also accepted the resignation of the Most Reverend Anthony F. Tonnos, in accordance with the Code of Canon Law which sets the mandatory age of retirement for Bishops at 75. Bishop Tonnos, who turned 75 in August, has led the Diocese of Hamilton since 1984. As a member of the CCCB, he has served on the Permanent Council and Executive Committee as Co-Treasurer and was also a member of the former Episcopal Commission for Canon Law / Inter-Rite, and what was previously called the English Sector Commission for Christian Education and is now the Commission for Catechesis.
St. Catherines: Bishop Wingle Replaced
His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI today appointed the Most Rev. Gerard Bergie, presently Auxiliary Bish
op and Vicar General of the Diocese of Hamilton, as Bishop of St. Catharines in Ontario. The See of St. Catharines had been vacant since the resignation earlier this year of the Most Rev. James Wingle for health reasons.
Bishop Gerard Paul Bergie was born on January 4, 1959 in Hamilton, Ontario. He was ordained to the priesthood on May 12, 1984 for the Diocese of Hamilton, and named Auxiliary Bishop of Hamilton in July 2005.
He studied at St. Jerome’s College, the University of Waterloo and St. Peter’s Seminary, London, Ontario. He received a master’s degree in Divinity from the University of Western Ontario in 1983 and a licentiate in Canon Law from the University of Saint Thomas Aquinas (the Angelicum) in Rome in 1991.
Update: Bishop Gary Gordon
I thought you might be interested in an update on Bishop Gary Gordon. Last June I posted a video, a few pictures, and an article on him: Bishop Gary Gordon: A Call to Mission. Neil MacCarthy, who looks after the Archdiocese of Toronto’s Blog, just posted a story on him: A Bishop, a Chainsaw, and a Bear!
Canadian Bishops Inaugurate New Website.
In response to Pope Benedict’s request that Catholics “make astute use of the unique possibilities offered by modern communications,” the Bishops of Canada have answered the call: http://www.cccb.ca/
Bishop Vincent Nguyen
This Past month Fr. Vincent Nguyen was ordained Bishop in Toronto. The Hour (full Video), the CBC late-night show featured an eleven minute interview with the new bishop. He told of his fleeing Vietnam at age 9, living in a refugee camp, the death of his great-grandfather during those tragic years, his settling in Canada, and his journey to priesthood. Archbishop Terrence Prendergast has also posted on the ordination: Archbishop’s Blog
Canadian Bishops – Plenary Assembly 2009 – Cornwall, Ontario
The Bishops of Canada are meeting here in Cornwall this week (Oct.19-23, 2009). For those of you interested in this meeting, you will find that the the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops’ web site to be an excellent place to visit. Also, Bishop Daniel Bohan of Regina has a post on his blog of this event with numerous pictures: Archbishop’s Blog.
The members of the CCCB Executive Committee for the next two years: (from left to right) Bishop Douglas Crosby, O.M.I., Bishop Pierre Morissette, Archbishop Richard Smith and Bishop Paul-André Durocher.
Bishop Gary Gordon – A Call to Mission.
Bishop Gary Gordon has been the Bishop of the Diocese of Whitehorse since 2006. Hear his Call to mission, See his tour of the countryside, meet his dog Kelly, and enjoy a little bit of church in this part of beautiful Canada.
