Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades's Posts
Catholic School Mission Days
October 8 and 9, 2015 You may have seen the movie Apollo 13, produced several years ago. There is a scene in the movie in which astronaut Jim Lovell had… Read More
Vicars Forane appointed
The Most Rev. Kevin C. Rhoades, Bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend, has made the following appointment of Vicars Forane (Deans) for the six vicariates of the diocese, effective on October… Read More
Mass with Christ Child Society of Fort Wayne
Monday of 27th week October 5, 2015 We just heard the famous parable of the Good Samaritan, one that we have heard many times. It gets to the very heart… Read More
Deacon appointment
The Most Rev. Kevin C. Rhoades, Bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend, has made the following appointment: • Deacon Robert Byrne as Deacon of Queen of Peace Parish, Mishawaka, effective Oct.… Read More
Priest appointment
The Most Rev. Kevin C. Rhoades, Bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend, has made the following appointment: • Msgr. John C. Fritz, FSSP, as pastor of St. Stanislaus Parish, South Bend,… Read More
Priest appointments
The Most Rev. Kevin C. Rhoades, Bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend, has made the following appointments: • Rev. Victor G. D’Souza, as Parochial Vicar of Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception… Read More
Priest announcement
Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades has accepted the retirement of Reverend Thomas Lombardi from Pastor of Saint Joseph Parish, Hessen-Cassel, effective August 9, 2015. Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades has appointed Reverend… Read More
Priest appointment
Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades has appointed Rev. Evaristo Oliveras, C.M., as Parochial Vicar of St. Joseph Parish, Fort Wayne, effective August 1, 2015.
A Fourth of July reflection on Religious Liberty
The following is the text of Bishop Rhoades’ homily at Mass on July 4, 2015, in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Fort Wayne:On July 4, 1776, in the midst… Read More
Concerning the Supreme Court Decision Ruling Same-Sex Marriage Legal Nationwide.
Statement from Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades, Bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend I am saddened, yet unsurprised, by the Supreme Court’s decision to redefine marriage in our country. In our society… Read More
Priest appointment
The Most Rev. Kevin C. Rhoades, Bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend, has made the following priest appointment, effective July 1, 2015: • Reverend Vincent Coppola, CSC, to Parochial Vicar of… Read More
Priesthood Ordination, June 6, 2015
In his prayer for the disciples at the Last Supper which we heard in our Gospel today, Our Lord was praying for the disciples of all time. What Jesus was… Read More