US Bishop Change: Winona, Minnesota

[davidc2]

This morning the Holy See announced the appointment of Bishop John Michael Quinn as the Coadjutor Bishop of Winona, Minnesota. He had been serving as an Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit, Michigan.

Bishop Bernard Joseph Harrington remains the ordinary of Winona, but upon his retirement, Bishop Quinn will automatically take over.

Typically coadjutors serve 6 to 18 months in that role before succeeding.

 

[drforjc]

This was relatively speedy - we will not be left vacant for months like we were last time.
Prayers for bishop Quinn that he will be a faithful shepherd to this diocese.

 

[Brendan]

Dang, we keep losing all our good auxilliaries

Bishop Vigneron went to Oakland, CA

Bishop Boyea just went to Lansing, MI

and now Bishop Quinn is leaving.

BTW, Bishop Quinn and Bishop Boyea were regular celebrants of the EF at the single ‘indult’ parish Detroit had before the Motu Proprio was issued. (and, of course, contined to say the EF Mass afterward)

 

[LMP]

Question: What’s a coadjutor?

The Pope made Quinn a “Coadjutor” of Winona.

For the life of me, I can’t understand all these job titles. Do they correspond to specific duties?

We just had the readings about presbyters. Historians don’t know if presbyters (mentioned in certain Bible passages) could be equated with our modern-day bishop or not. Some places in the Bible presbyter definitely IS equated.

1 Peter 5:1-4 for the 10/14 memorial of St. Callistus I, Pope and Martyr, who established the practice of absolution for all repented sins.
“So I exhort the presbyters among you, as a fellow presbyter and witness to the sufferings of Christ and one who has a share in the glory to be revealed. Tend the flock of God in your midst”…(I liked this phrase as it tied nicely into what Pope Benedict was saying about Church of God ) …"(overseeing) not by constraint by willingly, as God would have it, not forshameful profit but eagerly. Do not lord it over those assigned to you, but be examples to the flock. And when the chief Shepherd is revealed, you will receive the unfading crown of glory."

It tied over to James the Just (which I found interesting and very timely). James 5:14. It talks about the sacrament of the sick and anointing of oil. “Is anyone among you suffering? He should pray. Is anyone in good spirits? He should sing praise. Is anyone among you sick? He should summon the presbyters of the church…and the Lord will raise him up. If he has committed any sins, he will be forgiven.”

Then this:
"Archimandrite Ignatios Sotiriadis, fraternal delegate from the Orthodox Church of Greece, spoke Saturday to the synod, which is focusing on the Word of God in the life and mission of the Church. His address brought more applause than any other intervention in the first week of the synod.

“Your Holiness,” he said, “our society is tired and sick. It seeks but does not find! It drinks but its thirst is not quenched. Our society demands of us Christians – Catholics, Orthodox, Protestants, Anglicans – a common witness, a unified voice. Here lies our responsibility as pastors of the Churches in the 21st Century.”

“Here,” the Orthodox pastor continued, “is the primary mission of the First Bishop of Christianity, of him who presides in charity, and, above all, of a Pope who is Magister Theologiae: to be the visible and paternal sign of unity and to lead under the guidance of the Holy Spirit and according to Sacred Tradition, with wisdom, humility and dynamism, together with all the bishops of the world, fellow successors of the apostles, all humanity to Christ the redeemer.”

“This is the profound desire of those who have the painful longing in their heart for the undivided Church, ‘Una, Sancta, Catholica et Apostolica,’” he concluded. “But it is also the desire of those who, again today, in a world without Christ, fervently, but also with filial trust and faith, repeat the words of the apostles: ‘Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life!’”

Then you have this from Oct 14, 2008:
October 14, 2008 from ihmhermitage.stblogs.com/2008/10/14/pope-to-give-golden-rose-to-our-lady-of-pompeii/

Benedict XVI will give a golden rose to Our Lady of Pompeii during a visit to her shrine scheduled for Sunday. According to the program released today by the Holy See, the Pope will leave the Vatican by helicopter and arrive in Pompeii to celebrate Mass in the plaza outside the shrine. Then, the Holy Father will offer a prayer to the Virgin and present her with a golden rose. He will then pray the midday Angelus.

His schedule for the one-day visit includes lunch with the bishops of the region, including Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe, archbishop of Naples, who has just returned from a pilgrimage to Moscow, where he was invited by Orthodox Patriarch Alexy II. Afterward, the Bishop of Rome will return to the plaza outside the shrine to pray the rosary and then will return to the Vatican by helicopter.

According to Archbishop Carlo Liberati, prelate of Pompeii, the Pope is expected to “entrust to the intercession of the Mother of the Lord the reflections and conclusions of the 12th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, which is under way in Rome and focused on the word of God in the life and mission of the Church.”

(Sepe just got back from MOSCOW!!!)

(Then there is this council of Trent thing which for the life of me I can’t seem to revisit today. But it was a mental post it note yesterday. )

(Things are always on-going in Christendom! Can’t keep up. Not enough time. )

 

[drforjc]

Dang, we keep losing all our good auxilliaries

Bishop Vigneron went to Oakland, CA

Bishop Boyea just went to Lansing, MI

and now Bishop Quinn is leaving.

BTW, Bishop Quinn and Bishop Boyea were regular celebrants of the EF at the single ‘indult’ parish Detroit had before the Motu Proprio was issued. (and, of course, contined to say the EF Mass afterward)

BTW, Bishop Quinn and Bishop Boyea were regular celebrants of the EF

Brendan, my friend, you have just made my day!
Deo Gratias!

 

[Gerry_Hunter]

Question: What’s a coadjutor?

A Coadjutor Bishop (or Archbishop - we have one of those in Vancouver) is a Bishop who assists the Diocesan Bishop, just as an Auxiliary Bishop does, but in addition is the designated successor to the office of Diocesan Bishop when it becomes vacant.

An Auxiliary Bishop does not become the Diocesan Bishop should that position become vacant. The Holy Father must explicitly appoint a new Diocesan – who may be, but certainly need not be, the Auxiliary. However when a Coadjutor has been appointed, succession immediately occurs, without any further actions needed.

Blessings,

Gerry

 

[LMP]

A Coadjutor Bishop … However when a Coadjutor has been appointed, succession immediately occurs, without any further actions needed. Blessings, Gerry

Thank you for your reply.

History of the Winona Diocese is at dow.org/history.html

Of notice, American Catholic Archbishop (a coadjutor at the start, as well) John Ireland prior to the formation of the Winona Diocese.
A bit of his history at
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Ireland_(archbishop

Baptized on the very day that he was born!
Burned all of his papers before he died.
"Archbishop Ireland is sometimes referred to, ironically, as “The Father of the Orthodox Church in America.”

We’ve come FULL circle since his day through the help of God, himself.

 

[Pax_Vobiscum_57]

Dang, we keep losing all our good auxilliaries

Bishop Vigneron went to Oakland, CA

Bishop Boyea just went to Lansing, MI

and now Bishop Quinn is leaving.

BTW, Bishop Quinn and Bishop Boyea were regular celebrants of the EF at the single ‘indult’ parish Detroit had before the Motu Proprio was issued. (and, of course, contined to say the EF Mass afterward)

Bishop Quinn is replacing Harrington, who confirmed my son 12 years ago.

And don’t forget Bp. Blair. They love him in Toledo.

Essentially, Brendan, we have one active auxiliary bishop.

 

[Brendan]

Bishop Quinn is replacing Harrington, who confirmed my son 12 years ago.

And don’t forget Bp. Blair. They love him in Toledo.

Essentially, Brendan, we have one active auxiliary bishop.

If you mean ‘Active’, as in ‘not retired’, we have two, +Reiss and +Flores.

But Bishop Reiss is undergoing treatment for cancer, so he is not ‘active’ as in ‘out doing espiscopal things’. Keep him in your prayers.

And yes, good call on Bishop Blair, and Bishop Hurley of Grand Rapids.

And Archbishop Nienstedt of Minneapolis too

 

[frommi]

Dang, we keep losing all our good auxilliaries

Bishop Vigneron went to Oakland, CA

Bishop Boyea just went to Lansing, MI

and now Bishop Quinn is leaving.

BTW, Bishop Quinn and Bishop Boyea were regular celebrants of the EF at the single ‘indult’ parish Detroit had before the Motu Proprio was issued. (and, of course, contined to say the EF Mass afterward)

New Archbishop on the way…them decks need clearing in Detroit…

 

[Pax_Vobiscum_57]

If you mean ‘Active’, as in ‘not retired’, we have two, +Reiss and +Flores.

But Bishop Reiss is undergoing treatment for cancer, so he is not ‘active’ as in ‘out doing espiscopal things’. Keep him in your prayers.

:

Bp. Reiss is very ill. We’re pretty close to him because he was Lou’s first pastor after ordination. He expects to be back to work next month, but the bits & pieces I’m hearing are not good. Just continue to pray.