On January 31, 2019, The Vatican announced that Pope Francis has appointed the Most Rev. Robert J. Brennan, Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Rockville Centre, New York, as the 12th Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Columbus and has accepted the resignation of the Most. Rev. Frederick F. Campbell.
          The formal installation of Bishop Brennan as Bishop of Columbus has been scheduled for Friday, March 29, at St. Joseph Cathedral. In the interim, Bishop Campbell will serve as apostolic administrator of the Diocese until the official transfer of authority to Bishop Brennan.

To see a message from Bishop Brennan to the people of the Diocese of Columbus, click here!

Click here to view a video "Sending Forth a Shepherd: Bishop Robert Brennan" from the Catholic Faith Network.

Both the Evening Vespers Service and the Installation Mass of Most Rev. Robert Brennan as the twelfth Bishop of Columbus at St. Joseph Cathedral will be viewable live via Facebook, YouTube, and at www.columbuscatholic.org. Vespers will be shown on Thursday March 28, at 7 p.m. and the Mass of Installation on Friday, March 29, at 2 p.m. The Mass of Installation will also be broadcast live on EWTN Network. Check with your cable provider for station information. Reminder: due to space restrictions at the Cathedral, attendance at both Vespers and the Mass of Installation is by invitation only.

Bishop Campbell has issued a decree granting all Catholics of the Diocese of Columbus a dispensation from the obligation to abstain from meat on Friday, March 29, 2019, in honor of the very significant and historic occasion of the Installation of the Most Rev. Robert J. Brennan as 12th Bishop of Columbus.

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