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Allen Vigneron
Allen Henry Vigneron (born October 21, 1948) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the current archbishop of the Archdiocese of Detroit in Michigan and Ecclesiastical Superior of the Cayman Islands, serving since 2009. Vigneron previously served as bishop of the Diocese of Oakland in California from 2003 to 2009 and as an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Detroit from 1996 to 2003. Biography Early life The eldest of six children, Allen Vigneron was born on October 21, 1948, in Mount Clemens, Michigan, to Elwin and Bernardine (née Kott) Vigneron. He is of French descent on his father's side and German descent on his mother's. He graduated from Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit in 1970, receiving degrees in both Philosophy and Classical Languages. He then furthered his studies at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, where he obtained a Bachelor of Sacred Theology degree in 1973. Priesthood Upon his return to Detroit, Vigneron was ordai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
His Excellency
Excellency is an honorific style (manner of address), style given to certain high-level officers of a sovereign state, officials of an international organization, or members of an aristocracy. Once entitled to the title "Excellency", the holder usually retains the right to that courtesy throughout their lifetime, although in some cases the title is attached to a particular office, and is held only for the duration of that office. Generally people addressed as ''Excellency'' are head of state, heads of state, head of government, heads of government, governors, ambassadors, Bishops in the Catholic Church, Roman Catholic bishops and high-ranking ecclesiastics and others holding equivalent rank (e.g., heads of international organizations). Members of royal family, royal families generally have distinct addresses (Majesty, Highness, etc.) It is sometimes misinterpreted as a title of office in itself, but in fact is an honorific that precedes various titles (such as Mr. President (ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Your Excellency
Excellency is an honorific style given to certain high-level officers of a sovereign state, officials of an international organization, or members of an aristocracy. Once entitled to the title "Excellency", the holder usually retains the right to that courtesy throughout their lifetime, although in some cases the title is attached to a particular office, and is held only for the duration of that office. Generally people addressed as ''Excellency'' are heads of state, heads of government, governors, ambassadors, Roman Catholic bishops and high-ranking ecclesiastics and others holding equivalent rank (e.g., heads of international organizations). Members of royal families generally have distinct addresses (Majesty, Highness, etc.) It is sometimes misinterpreted as a title of office in itself, but in fact is an honorific that precedes various titles (such as Mr. President, and so on), both in speech and in writing. In reference to such an official, it takes the form ''His'' or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michigan
Michigan () is a state in the Great Lakes region of the upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the 10th-largest state by population, the 11th-largest by area, and the largest by area east of the Mississippi River.''i.e.'', including water that is part of state territory. Georgia is the largest state by land area alone east of the Mississippi and Michigan the second-largest. Its capital is Lansing, and its largest city is Detroit. Metro Detroit is among the nation's most populous and largest metropolitan economies. Its name derives from a gallicized variant of the original Ojibwe word (), meaning "large water" or "large lake". Michigan consists of two peninsulas. The Lower Peninsula resembles the shape of a mitten, and comprises a majority of the state's land area. The Upper Peninsula (often called "the U.P.") is separated from the Lower Peninsula by the Straits of Mackinac, a channel that joins Lak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prelate
A prelate () is a high-ranking member of the Christian clergy who is an ordinary or who ranks in precedence with ordinaries. The word derives from the Latin , the past participle of , which means 'carry before', 'be set above or over' or 'prefer'; hence, a prelate is one set over others. The archetypal prelate is a bishop, whose prelature is his particular church. All other prelates, including the regular prelates such as abbots and major superiors, are based upon this original model of prelacy. Related terminology In a general sense, a "prelate" in the Roman Catholic Church and other Christian churches is a bishop or other ecclesiastical person who possesses ordinary authority of a jurisdiction, i.e., of a diocese or similar jurisdiction, e.g., ordinariates, apostolic vicariates/ exarchates, or territorial abbacies. It equally applies to cardinals, who enjoy a kind of "co-governance" of the church as the most senior ecclesiastical advisers and moral representatives of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Joseph Fisher
Robert Joseph Fisher (born September 24, 1959) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who has been serving as an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Detroit since 2016. Biography Early life Robert Fisher was born in Detroit, Michigan, on September 24, 1959, the oldest of the four children of Robert and Trudy (Torzewski) Fisher. He attended Epiphany and St. Bede Elementary schools, both in Detroit, then went to the University of Detroit Jesuit High School. During his summer breaks, Fisher worked at the Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) at their summer camps near Port Sanilac, Michigan. He graduated from the University of Detroit with a Bachelor of Science degree in management science. After finishing college, Fisher started working full time for CYO in their camping department. By 1986, he had decided to enter the priesthood and began his studies at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit, eventually earning a Master of Divinity degree. Priesthood Fish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerard William Battersby
Gerard William Battersby (born May 15, 1960) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, serving as an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Detroit since 2016. Biography Early life Gerard Battersby was born in Detroit, Michigan, on May 15, 1960, to Christopher and Helen (Buckley) Battersby. He attended St. Benedict Parish and Lamphere Public Schools in Madison Heights, Michigan. Battersby then entered Wayne State University in Detroit, obtaining a Bachelor of Science degree in biology. While on a college trip to the British Isles, Battersby said he first realized that he would eventually become a priest“When I was in Ireland, I had an experience over the Easter week — actually I was at a youth hostel in Scotland — and I was musing about my life. One morning I woke up very early and I had what I guess I now would call an illumination: I knew I was going to be a priest. I had no previous desire or inkling — as a typical Catholic boy that was always some ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steven J
Stephen or Steven is a common English first name. It is particularly significant to Christians, as it belonged to Saint Stephen ( grc-gre, Στέφανος ), an early disciple and deacon who, according to the Book of Acts, was stoned to death; he is widely regarded as the first martyr (or "protomartyr") of the Christian Church. In English, Stephen is most commonly pronounced as ' (). The name, in both the forms Stephen and Steven, is often shortened to Steve or Stevie. The spelling as Stephen can also be pronounced which is from the Greek original version, Stephanos. In English, the female version of the name is Stephanie. Many surnames are derived from the first name, including Stephens, Stevens, Stephenson, and Stevenson, all of which mean "Stephen's (son)". In modern times the name has sometimes been given with intentionally non-standard spelling, such as Stevan or Stevon. A common variant of the name used in English is Stephan ; related names that have found some cu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Francis Doerfler
John Francis Doerfler (born November 2, 1964) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who has been serving as bishop of the Diocese of Marquette in Michigan since 2014. Biography Early life and education John Doerfler was born on November 2, 1964, to Henry and Germaine Mancl Doerfler in Appleton, Wisconsin. He attended Appleton West High School and graduated in 1983. He earned a Bachelor of Philosophy degree and Bachelor of Classics degree at the College of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota in 1987. Doerfler entered the seminary and was sent to the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, where he earned a Bachelor of Sacred Theology degree in 1990. In 1997, he was awarded a Licentiate in Canon Law from the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. Doerfler continued his studies at the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family at Catholic University receiving his Licentiate in Sacred Theology and Doctor in Sacred Theology degree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Walkowiak
The Most Reverend David John Walkowiak, J.C.D. (born June 18, 1953) is a prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who has been serving as the twelfth bishop ordinary of the Diocese of Grand Rapids in Michigan since 2013. Biography Early life David John Walkowiak was born in East Cleveland, Ohio on June 18, 1952, to Dr. John and Virginia Walkowiak. He has three sisters, and the family is of Polish descent. He attended Saint Bernadette school in Westlake, Ohio and then Cleveland's Saint Ignatius High School. Walkowiak earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in government and international studies from the University of Notre Dame in 1975 and his Masters of Divinity degree four years later from Saint Mary Seminary in Wickliffe, Ohio. Beginning in the early 1980s, he studied at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., earning his Licentiate of Canon Law in 1984 and his Doctor of Canon Law degree in 1987. Priesthood Walkowiak was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul J
Paul may refer to: *Paul (given name), a given name (includes a list of people with that name) *Paul (surname), a list of people People Christianity *Paul the Apostle (AD c.5–c.64/65), also known as Saul of Tarsus or Saint Paul, early Christian missionary and writer *Pope Paul (other), multiple Popes of the Roman Catholic Church *Saint Paul (other), multiple other people and locations named "Saint Paul" Roman and Byzantine empire *Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus (c. 229 BC – 160 BC), Roman general *Julius Paulus Prudentissimus (), Roman jurist *Paulus Catena (died 362), Roman notary *Paulus Alexandrinus (4th century), Hellenistic astrologer *Paul of Aegina or Paulus Aegineta (625–690), Greek surgeon Royals *Paul I of Russia (1754–1801), Tsar of Russia *Paul of Greece (1901–1964), King of Greece Other people *Paul the Deacon or Paulus Diaconus (c. 720 – c. 799), Italian Benedictine monk *Paul (father of Maurice), the father of Maurice, Byzan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donald Hanchon
Donald Francis Hanchon (born October 9, 1947), is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who has been serving as an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Detroit since 2011. Biography Early life Donald Hanchon was born in Jackson, Michigan, on October 9, 1947, to John Michael and Alfreda (Glinicki) Hanchon, the middle of seven children. He is of Polish descent. Hanchon went to St. Mary's Grade School in Wayne, Michigan and then Sacred Heart Seminary in Detroit. In 1961, he entered Cardinal Mooney Latin School in Detroit. Hanchon graduated in 1969 from Sacred Heart Seminary, then entered St. John's Provincial Seminary in Plymouth, Michigan, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1971. He was awarded a Master of Theology degree from the University of Detroit Mercy in 1972 and a Master of Liturgy degree from the University of Notre Dame in Notre Dame, Indianan, in 1974. Priesthood Hanchon was ordained a priest by Cardinal John Dearden of the Archdiocese of Det ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Cepeda
José Arturo Cepeda Escobedo (May 15, 1969) is a Mexican Americans, Mexican-American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who has been serving as an auxiliary bishop for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit, Archdiocese of Detroit since 2011. Biography Early life Jose Cepeda was born in San Luis Potosí City, San Luis Potosi City in Mexico on May 15, 1969, to Jose Cepeda and Maria del Socorro Escobedo. He attended Catholic primary and secondary schools in his city run by the Brothers and Sisters of Joseph. After spending a year of spiritual formation, Cepeda entered the Seminario Guadalupano Josefino in San Luis Potosi. After his family immigrated to San Antonio, Texas, Cepeda continued his seminary studies at Our Lady of the Lake University in the city. He then entered College Seminary of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Santa Fe, New Mexico, earning a Bachelor of Religious Studies degree with a minor in psychology. After returning to San Antonio, Cepeda obtained a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
