In these days, who does not feel our collective vulnerability and personal frailty. The official facebook page of bishop frank caggiano, 5th and current bishop of the diocese. Bridgeport, connecticut bishop frank caggiano has appointed a leftleaning feminist laywoman to lead a parish rather than appointing a priest as pastor. Here youll find current best sellers in books, new releases in books, deals in books, kindle ebooks, audible audiobooks, and so much more. In a state of the diocese address, bishop frank caggiano announced plans to return his nearly 9,000squarefoot home to its original purpose. Bishop caggiano appoints leftist feminist woman to lead.
New york less than two months after serving as delegate in the bishops synod on youth which called womens leadership within the church a duty of justice, bishop frank caggiano has established a new leadership model in a connecticut parish, appointing a woman to serve as parish life coordinator. Caggiano became the fifth bishop of bridgeport, ct, he took over a diocese with 82 parishes, 38 schools and 410,000 catholics, who make up 45% of. State senator tony hwang, rfairfield, left, talks with bishop frank caggiano. Prior to his appointment to bridgeport, caggiano was an auxiliary bishop of the diocese of brooklyn. Bishop frank caggiano of bridgeport, ct is a delegate at the youth synod. Bishop frank caggiano s retreat for rosary for life i attended a retreat day given by bishop frank caggiano bishop of bridgeport for rosary for life on saturday at good shepherd parish in marine park, brooklyn. Matthew church onto local roads to witness our faith in the eucharistic lord on the feast of corpus christi, the solemnity of the most holy body and blood of christ. Current bridgeport bishop frank caggiano ordered an investigation last year into priests sexual abuse of minors dating to the dioceses founding in 1953 in an effort to obtain a full accounting of the wrongdoing, detail how church leaders responded and increase transparency for lay members. Frank caggiano announced publicly the priests removal from parish ministry. Bishop frank caggiano of bridgeport, connecticut, tweeted a thread of reflections about the meeting, noting how the pope spoke from the heart and. Jones, chd gauthier vincent, chdd mission statement the sovereign military order of malta is a lay religious order which seeks to glorify god by promoting the spiritual welfare of each lay member through. Effective at 8pm today, by order of bishop frank caggiano, all public masses weekday and weekend are temporarily suspended until friday april 3rd. I hope that young people and young adults will have an encounter with christ and his mother mary through the cross and icon, just as many have during world youth day. Bridgeport bishop says lifelong path of beauty began.
Caggiano said diocese officials decided to act quickly once they discovered the low enrollment numbers in order to give parents, students and school staff enough time to find alternatives for the next school year. After a series of listening sessions with over 4,000 comments by laity, priests and. He recently spoke about what we need to do in order to reach young people, including facing sex abuse head on. Bishop frank caggiano of bridgeport and wyd episcopal liaison for the usccb, said, we are grateful for this opportunity to host these incredible and unifying symbols in our country.
Ahead of diocesan synod, bridgeport bishop returns his. Caggiano, bishop of diocese of bridgeport, led several hundred people processing out of st. Keys to fostering encounter with jesus readily at hand. Bishop frank caggiano has named a woman to head the pastoral team of a connecticut parish. In his installation homily, he spoke of the needs to build bridges to youth, to all those who are troubled, who are neglected and to catholics who no longer participate in the life of the church. However, since today is also a sunday, the feast is not celebrated in deference to the greater importance that the sunday celebration of the lords death and resurrection has in our liturgical calendar. As we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the restoration of the diaconate as a permanent order in the life of the church, please pray for deacons and their wives. Spiritual sustenance without the reception of the sacraments. Bishop caggiano sneaks accused priest to retirement house.
Prior to his appointment to bridgeport, caggiano was an auxiliary bishop of. He served as bishop of bridgeport from 1988 to 2000, and as archbishop of new york from 2000 to 2009. Antigambling coalition opposes bridgeports mgm, tribal bids. Under his leadership the diocese has launched the diocesan leadership institute, ongoing strategic and pastoral planning and other initiatives to renew the spiritual. Bishop frank caggiano has come down with an illness and is nowhere to be found as a mets fan, perhaps the thought of being in yankee stadium was.
Connecticut bishop appoints laywoman to lead parish. Frank caggiano december th, 2018, promulgated by diane harris i had the opportunity to attend an ordination event in the bridgeport diocese, and afterward remarked to several people that i was impressed with bishop frank caggiano, and his insightful and inspired focused preaching. Effective at 8pm today, by order of bishop frank caggiano. Archdioceses of hartford, bridgeport cancel public masses. Edward michael egan april 2, 1932 march 5, 2015 was an american cardinal of the roman catholic church.
Today is ordinarily the feast of our lady of sorrows. Antigambling coalition opposes bridgeports mgm, tribal. Caggiano called for worshipers to continue to place our trust in jesus, the divine physician, through the loving hands of our blessed mother, according to the diocese. Bishop frank caggiano of bridgeport said thursday that the church must discuss its sexual abuse crisis if it is to gain the trust of young people. Bishop frank caggiano with his mother, gennarina ctpost. Sauers will assume the role of parish life coordinator of st. A noted catechist, bishop caggiano was invited by pope benedict xvi to deliver world youth day talks in sydney in 2008, madrid in 2011, and by pope francis to serve as a. Anthony of padua parish in fairfield, effective january 1 of next year. Bishop frank caggiano of bridgeport, connecticut, presented three keys to fostering an encounter with jesus in order to build credible faith communities. There are 20 fulltime and parttime teachers and nine staff members at the school. Bishop frank was born and raised just a few miles from good shepherd parish, he is a native brooklynite. Some of the lay faithful, understandably, are deeply concerned that they are unable to receive holy communion while public masses are suspended during the covid19. Bishop frank caggiano was present for the event and capped off the day with mass during which he installed fr. Frank joseph caggiano born march 29, 1959 is an american prelate of the roman catholic church.
Can the catholic church keep millennials from passing it. After a series of listening sessions with over 4,000 comments by laity. Bishop frank caggiano of the roman catholic diocese of bridgeport has apologized to members of a stratford parish for not talking to them earlier about past allegations of abuse and sexual. Bishop juan miguel betancourt auxiliary bishop of hartford. In january, bishop frank caggiano met with survivors and family members from the diocese of bridgeport. In bridgeport, the arrangement, announced in a letter from bishop frank caggiano, will see sauers work with the parish community to develop and foster its pastoral vision and mission. Other than faith, bishop frank caggiano reminisced, the gifts of how i was raised and who i was raised by are the greatest gifts i have ever. Jones, chd mission statement the sovereign military order of malta is a lay religious order which seeks to glorify god by promoting the spiritual welfare of each lay member through. In his installation homily, he spoke of the needs to build bridges to youth, those who are troubled, those who are neglected and to catholics who no longer participate in the life of the church. Bishop frank caggiano and the power of the table the bridgeport, connecticut, shepherd shares his thoughts on the convocation for catholic leaders and the road ahead. Additionally, the parish office and chapel will be closed through april 3 rd. After a series of listening sessions with over 4,000 comments by laity, priests and religious across the diocese, the bishop announced the. He formally convoked the 4th synod of the diocese of bridgeport in 2014, the first in 32 years.
Current bridgeport bishop frank caggiano ordered an investigation last year into priests sexual abuse of minors dating to the dioceses founding in 1953 in an effort to obtain a full accounting. Report critical of church leaders response to clergy abuse. Paul and minneapolis took a day for spiritual and ministry spring cleaning may 18. Order of malta connecticut area t s m h o spirituality in.
As such, caggiano identified as a leading contender to replace cdl. When you place your order, your church militant premium. Decrying bishop william loris decision to bar votf from meeting in diocesan churches, the connecticut post quoted jamie dance, a member of votf, complaining that bishop lori was secretive he never answered a letter or a phone call so it was a rather dramatic turn when we found a welcoming bishop in frank caggiano. Caggiano was installed as fifth bishop of bridgeport in 20. Three decades of apologetics by tim ryland confronting the church crisis by bishop frank caggiano conquering the seven deadlies by fr. Connecticut report criticizes church leaders response to. World youth day cross and icon to travel around united states. Mansour, who had been board chairman since november 2016. Join us for bishop frank caggianos personal video series. Caggiano, bishop of bridgeport, celebrated the ancient order of hibernians bridgeport division 65th annual mass and communion breakfast mar 8, 2015. Bishop appoints woman to run parish spirit daily blog. Pope recommends pastoral closeness, urges bishops to be.
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