Bishop resignation at 75

[hwriggles4]

This pretty much sums it up!!!

Here in my diocese, our Bishop of 33+ years turned 75 in July 2012. His resignation was accepted in September 2013 and an Apostolic Administrator was named (the Bishop of a neighboring diocese). Our new Ordinary was just named about a month ago and will be consecrated on January 3, 2014.

Oneofthewomen:

You must live in the Diocese of Rochester (New York). Welcome to Bishop Matano. I think he will do a good job there. It sounds like there will be some housecleaning coming.

I’m praying that Bishop Hubbard’s resignation in Albany (NY) will be expedited, since Hubbard turned 75 about six weeks ago. I was pleased that Clark’s resignation in Rochester (NY) was accepted two weeks after his 75th birthday. I’m praying that Albany (NY) will get a bishop willing to take on some housecleaning there.

The Archbishop of Santa Fe (NM) turns 75 in the spring of 2014, and I’m wondering which current bishops will be elevated. One that comes to mind that I would like to see (and I think he has a good chance) is Bishop Kevin Farrell, who is currently the bishop of the Dallas Diocese. However, that decision is up to the Papal Nuncio and Pope Francis I.

On the other hand, I wish a few bishops who were in good health and strong in orthodoxy, would have been allowed to stay a little longer. One was Bruskewitz in Lincoln (I do think Bruskewitz stayed until he was nearly 77), and the other was Doran in Rockford (Illinois). Both Rockford and Lincoln are known for orthodoxy and vocations.