Sunday, March 13, 2011

Archdiocese of Milwaukee | Former Anglican To Be Ordained Catholic Priest

 

Deacon Russell Arnett, formerly an Episcopal clergyman, will be ordained a Roman Catholic priest of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee on Saturday, March 19. The ordination will take place at 1:30 p.m. at St. Jerome Parish, 995 Silver Lake Street, Oconomowoc. Archbishop Jerome E. Listecki will preside over the Mass of Ordination.

Deacon Arnett’s ordination to the priesthood marks the first use of Pope John Paul II’s 1980 Pastoral Provision allowing for the ordination of married Episcopal priests who have come into full communion with the Catholic Church in the Archdiocese of Milwaukee. Deacon Arnett and his wife converted to Catholicism in 2007.

Since June 2010, Deacon Arnett has served as parish director of St. John the Baptist Parish, Union Grove, and St. Francis Xavier Parish, Kansasville. He was ordained to the transitional diaconate in October 2010.

Archdiocese of Milwaukee | Former Anglican To Be Ordained Catholic Priest

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