Grand Rapids Diocese Announces Details About Ordination Of New Bishop
Walkowiak comes from Ohio and will take over for Bishop Walter Hurley. Bishop Hurley has reached the mandatory retirement age of 75.
The Diocese of Grand Rapids has announced details about the upcoming ordination of Bishop-elect Walkowiak.
The ordination and installation will take place during a Mass at the Cathedral of Saint Andrew at 2:00pm on June 18, which is also the Bishop-elect's 60th birthday.
The Mass will be a ticketed event. Each parish in the diocese will have a limited number of tickets available to them.
Dioceseofgrandrapids.org has more important dates:
Thursday, May 30, 2013
Evening prayer and retirement dinner for Bishop Hurley.Sunday, June 2, 2013
10 a.m., Bishop Hurley’s final Mass as bishop of the Diocese of Grand Rapids at the Cathedral of Saint Andrew, followed by a reception for those in attendance at Mass. (The Mass will be live streamed on diocesan website)Monday, June 17, 2013
7 p.m., Solemn Vespers for Bishop-elect Walkowiak and clergy of the Diocese of Grand Rapids and the Diocese of Cleveland at the Cathedral of Saint Andrew. (Solemn Vespers will be live streamed on diocesan website)
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