Archdiocese of Baltimore: Seven Men, Including Three Former Episcopal Priests, to be Ordained to the Catholic Priesthood on Saturday, June 9th
Archdiocese of Baltimore: Seven Men, Including Three Former Episcopal Priests, to be Ordained to the Catholic Priesthood on Saturday, June 9th This story was posted on June 4, 2012 on the Archdiocesan website: "On Saturday, June 9 at 10:00 a.m., Archbishop William E. Lori, Archbishop of Baltimore, will ordain seven new Catholic priests, including four for the Archdiocese of Baltimore and three former Episcopal priests for the Catholic Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter, created earlier this year by Pope Benedict XVI for Anglican groups and clergy in the United States seeking to become Catholic while retaining elements of their Anglican heritage. Deacon Stephen Cotter, 36, is the oldest of the four men to be ordained for the Archdiocese of Baltimore. He has studied for the priesthood at St. Mary’s Seminary & University in Roland Park. He served two tours in Iraq as a chaplain assistant in the U.S. Army and will serve as a military chaplain after his ordination to th