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• Former Atlanta priest ordained to lead Charleston diocese 

  

  By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
  Published May 17, 2022

  About 2,500 people gathered on the feast of Our Lady of Fatima for the ordination of the first Haitian American bishop to lead a diocese in the United States. Bishop Jacques Fabre-Jeune, CS, was ordained as the 14th bishop of the Diocese of Charleston. He was formerly administrator of San Felipe de Jesús Mission, Forest Park.

• Bishops of Atlanta province consider ways to lead in the face of crisis

  

  By CHRISTINA LEE KNAUSS, Catholic News Service
  Published September 6, 2018

  CHARLESTON, S.C. (CNS)—Priests and bishops from the Province of Atlanta recently spent time considering the abuse crisis in the church, how to respond to it and how to best carry on in serving the faithful. The discussion took place during the Provincial Assembly of Priests and Bishops, Aug. 20-22 at the Francis Marion Hotel in […] Full Story | En Español

• Catholic dioceses in South ‘in a growth mode,’ says archbishop

  

  By CHRISTINA LEE KNAUSS, Catholic News Service
  Published July 6, 2017

  CHARLESTON, S.C. (CNS)—The Catholic dioceses of the Carolinas and Georgia are experiencing record growth, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory said during a meeting of the U.S. Catholic Church’s Atlanta province. “We realized that all five of the dioceses represented here have recently opened new chancery offices,” Archbishop Gregory said in an interview with The Catholic Miscellany, […] Full Story

• Bishop Thompson dies at age 90; recalled as ‘good friend, holy priest’

  By Catholic News Service
  Published December 5, 2013

  CHARLESTON, S.C. (CNS)—Retired David B. Thompson, who headed the Diocese of Charleston from 1990-1999, died Nov. 24. He was 90. His funeral Mass was celebrated at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Charleston Dec. 4, followed by the rite of committal. A memorial service was planned for Dec. 18 at 6:30 p.m. in […] Full Story

• Regional Stewardship Conference To Renew Message

  Published April 12, 2012

  The 11th annual Regional Stewardship Day Conference will be held on Saturday, April 28, in the historic southern city of Charleston, S.C. The conference will take place at the Embassy Suites Airport Convention Center. Pastors, pastoral administrators, associates, deacons, school principals, directors of religious education, parish and finance council members, stewardship committee members, youth and […] Full Story

• Charleston Bishop Assigned To Birmingham Diocese

  By DEIRDRE C. MAYS, Special To The Bulletin
  Published August 16, 2007

  Pope Benedict XVI has named Bishop Robert J. Baker to head the Diocese of Birmingham, Ala. The appointment was announced in Washington, D.C., Aug. 14 by Msgr. Martin Krebs, charge d’affaires of the Vatican nunciature. Bishop Baker, 63, succeeds Bishop David E. Foley, who has been head of that diocese since 1994. Pope Benedict XVI […] Full Story

• Regional Conference To Bring Stewardship Message

  Published March 1, 2007

  Springtime in Charleston typically abounds with azaleas in bloom and wonderful “low country” hospitality. Signs of new life can be found all over this historic Southern city. The sixth annual Regional Stewardship Day Conference will reflect this call to new life on Saturday, April 28, at the North Charleston Convention Center, adjacent to the Embassy […] Full Story

• Father David Runnion Ordained In Charleston Diocese

  By CHRISTINA LEE KNAUSS, The Catholic Miscellany
  Published July 6, 2006

  Father David A. Runnion, a member of the Atlanta Archdiocese and former assistant attorney general in Georgia, was ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Charleston on June 3. Bishop Robert J. Baker ordained Father Runnion and Father Marcin Zahuta, a native of Poland, at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, in the […] Full Story

• Former Atlanta Serran, Father Philip Grant Dies

  Published January 5, 2006

  Father Philip Grant of the Diocese of Charleston, S.C., who was active in the Serra Clubs of metro Atlanta in the 1990s as a lay businessman and a member of St. Patrick’s Church in Norcross, died Dec. 30, 2005. He was 65. Father Grant, who had had a successful career in business, fulfilled a lifelong […] Full Story

• David Runnion Ordained Deacon In Charleston

  By BROOKSI HUDSON, Special Contributor
  Published July 7, 2005

  David A. Runnion was one of two men ordained deacons May 21 by Charleston Bishop Robert J. Baker in a special Mass at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist. According to canon law, those preparing for the priesthood must serve as a deacon for at least six months prior to becoming a priest. Both […] Full Story