Our Bishops
Endorsed by Catholic Bishops worldwide who support the Traditional Latin Mass
All of the bishops who have helped us throughout the years are listed in the Annuario Pontificio (Pontifical Annual) which is the official directory from the Holy See. This book gives the complete lists of cardinals and bishops throughout the world. Unless publicized elsewhere and so named below, we respect the confidentiality and privacy of the bishops who assist us and so refrain from listing their names. All are Latin Rite bishops unless otherwise noted and all have administered the sacraments using the traditional Latin rites – not the new ones.
Through the Years
- 1977
Various bishops have provided us with the Holy Oils (Oil of the Catechumens, Oil of the Sick and Sacred Chrism) each year. Presently, an Asian ordinary helped us obtain the Holy Oils in 2020 from a North American ordinary.
- 1987
A South American ordinary’s episcopal vicar authorized our community to tonsure members into the clerical state. The same episcopal vicar subsequently administered full minors and ordinations to the sub-diaconate. This ordinary gave dimissorial letters for additional ordinations.
- 1989
Augustin Cardinal Mayer, President of Pontifical Commission, “Ecclesia Dei” supported our use of the traditional Latin Mass.
- 1990
Archbishop (later Cardinal) J. Francis Stafford, appointed by Cardinal Mayer as mediator in our case.
- 1995
Priestly ordinations were administered by a religious order, North American ordinary. Faculties for Sacrament of Penance were given “usque ad revocationem”.
- 1995
Confirmation ceremony by a bi-ritual Eastern rite Metropolitan.
- 1996
Confirmation ceremony by religious order, Asian ordinary.
- 1997
Confirmation ceremony by a religious order, North American ordinary.
- 2000
Confirmation ceremony by retired Asian ordinary.
- 2001
A religious order, North American ordinary authorized our community to tonsure members into the clerical state.
- 2002
Tonsured clerics received first minor orders from and confirmations were administered by a religious order, North American ordinary.
- 2002
A religious order, North American ordinary authorized our community to administer full minors and this was done.
- 2003
Dario Cardinal Castrillon-Hoyos, President of the Pontifical Commission, “Ecclesia Dei”, begins work with us on traditional Latin Mass.
- 2008
Faculties for Penance given in local diocese through Cardinal Hoyos.
- 2008
Bishop James Conley appointed by Cardinal Hoyos as Special Delegate in our case.
- 2013
Confirmations by auxiliary of Asian archdiocese.
- 2018
Tonsure and full Minors were given by retired North American ordinary.
- 2020
Confirmations and ordination to the Holy Priesthood by a retired ordinary.
- 2024
Our Father Superior was consecrated a bishop by Archbishop Telesphore George Mpundu, retired metropolitan archbishop of Lusaka, on the feast of Saint Joseph, March 19th.
- 2024
Our Father Superior, Bishop Anthony D. Ward, offered the Chrism Mass on Holy Thursday, March 28th, for the first time and consecrated the Sacred Oils that will be used this year for sacraments that require them.
Please remember in your prayers these bishops and the other bishops, not listed, who have visited us, offered Mass in our chapel, invited us to work in their dioceses and continue to assist and to advise us.