Immaculate Conception Church
Gregory, Texas
P.O.Box 108
Gregory, TX 78359
ph: 361-643-4505
fax: 361-643-1509
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Pope Benedict XVI has accepted the resignation of Bishop Edmond Carmody
Job Well Done Good and Faithful Servant
Bishop Edmond Carmody came to the Diocese of Corpus Christi on March 17, 2000. Bishop Carmody, who was born in Ireland, will stay in Corpus Christi.
He wants to teach at John Paul II High School, a school he helped start. He is certified in Texas to teach history, Spanish, or geography and to work as a counselor. But if there’s no room for another teacher, he’ll still be there.
“If nothing else I’ll be planting trees, shrubs and doing yard work,” he said. “The school was my prayer, it was needed.”
In October, 2003, Carmody worked to open Mother Teresa Day Shelter, which now has served thousands of homeless people, and he has expanded the provisions of Catholic Charities.
He has been a constant voice in the fight against diabetes, often leading prayers at annual fundraising walks to help prevent the disease that affects 40,000 Nueces County residents.
He loves people first, said Mary Sedberry, Carmody’s personal secretary for 18 years.
A wonderful teacher for all, she called him.
Too kind, she said.
“But he’s always said that no one ever left the church,” she said, “because the priest was too kind.”
Monsignor William Michael Mulvey is named the Eighth Bishop of the Diocese of Corpus Christi
Ordaination to the Episcopacy and installation as Bishop of Corpus Christi by His Eminence, Daniel Cardinal DiNardo, Archbishop of Galveston-Houston in a ceremonial Mass to be held at Corpus Christi Cathedral on March 25, 2010.
In an announcement issued this morning in Rome, the Reverend Monsignor W. Michael Mulvey, S.T.L., D.D., Administrator of the Diocese of Austin, was named by Pope Benedict XVI as the 8th Bishop of Corpus Christi. Retiring Bishop Edmond Carmody, introduced the Bishop-Elect to the Church and community in a press conference held this morning at Corpus Christi Cathedral where the Bishop-Elect was greeted by Clergy, well-wishers and the media.
Bishop-Elect Mulvey, 60. is a Texas native, born in Houston and ordained a Priest of the Diocese of Austin in 1975. He earned a Bachelor's of Arts degree from St. Edward's University, Austin; a Bachelor of Sacred Theology degree from the Angelicum University in Rome, and a Licentiate in Sacred Theology from the Gregorian University, Rome.
In addition to years of service in Parish work, Bishop-Elect Mulvey has also served as Vice Rector of St. Mary's Seminary in Houston and Chaplain to Reicher Catholic High School in Waco. With regard to Diocesan positions, he served as Chancellor, Vicar General and more recently as Administrator of the Austin Diocese following the appointment of Bishop Gregory Aymond as Archbishop of New Orleans.
Bishop-Elect Mulvey will be Ordained to the Episcopacy and installed as Bishop of Corpus Christi by His Eminence, Daniel Cardinal DiNardo, Archbishop of Galveston-Houston in ceremonies to be held at Corpus Christi Cathedral on March 25, 2010. Following today's announcement, Bishop-Elect Mulvey returned to Austin to begin the process of transition and will return several days prior to his ordination and installation.
The Diocese of Corpus Christi has 17,000 square miles. It has a population of 565,158 people, with 395,611, or 70 per cent, of them Catholic.
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Reminder for Parents: Session II for All
First Communion Parents & Sponsors will be on Saturday, January 23rd @ 8:30 a.m.- 12 noon!
The St. Paul School of Catechesis is under way. Each participant must make a serious commitment to study and prayer. We will learn about the Human and the Divine. For all ages & it's free of charge! Next Session begins in January.. Register Today!
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A parish-based program to reach out to non-practicing/inactive Catholics.
This Adult Faith Formation curri-culum of the St. Paul School of Catechesis will present systematic instruction which revolves around the Catechism of the Catholic Church and Sacred Scripture. Twelve courses will lead the student through the entire Catechism and another four courses are dedicated entirely to Sacred Scripture. Begins again in September 23, 2009.
P.O.Box 108
Gregory, TX 78359
ph: 361-643-4505
fax: 361-643-1509
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