Bishop Fernandes welcomes Pope Leo XIV’s first exhortation, DILEXI TE
Bishop Earl K. Fernandes and the Diocese of Columbus gratefully welcome Pope Leo XIV’s first exhortation of his pontificate, DILEXI TE. DILEXI TE, composed as a follow-up to the Encyclical DILEXIT NOS,.
Clergy Assignments | August 2025
Reverend Michael Hinterschied, Congregation of the Oratory of St. Philip Neri in Cincinnati, to Parochial Vicar, St. Bernadette Parish, Lancaster, effective September 1, 2025. Reverend Daniel Moloney, Assistant Chaplain, St. Thomas More Newman.
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Diocese Issues Decree of Extinctive Union of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Parish, Columbus, and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish, Pickerington
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Bishop Fernandes announces Diocese of Columbus lowering the age of Confirmation
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, The joy and wonder of the Solemnity of Pentecost provided us with an opportunity to pause and reflect on the gifts of the Holy.
Clergy Assignments | May 25, 2025
Confirming the appointment by the Prior General, St. Mary’s sui iuris Monastery of the Vallombrosian Congregation of the Order of St. Benedict, Reverend Joseph P. Thomas, OSB, Parochial Vicar, St. Joseph.
Clergy Assignments | May 18, 2025
Reverend Kevin Girardi, newly ordained, to Parochial Vicar, St. Paul the Apostle Parish, Westerville, effective July 8, 2025. Reverend Joseph Rolwing, newly ordained, to Parochial Vicar, St. Peter St. Joan.
Clergy Assignments | May 11, 2025
Reverend Jason Fox to Parochial Vicar, St. Brigid of Kildare Parish, Dublin effective May 16, 2025. Reverend Msgr. Frank Lane, Administrator, Sacred Heart Parish, Columbus, and St. John the Baptist Parish,.
Clergy Assignments | May 5, 2025
Reverend Brian Beal, Chaplain, Bishop Rosecrans High School, Zanesville, and Parochial Vicar, St. Nicholas Church, Zanesville, and St. Thomas Aquinas Church, Zanesville, to Administrator, Sacred Heart Church, Coshocton and St..
Prayers for Pope Francis upon his death
My Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Having been informed of the death of the Holy Father, Pope Francis, Jorge Mario Bergoglio, I wish to express my deepest condolences to.