America is fast becoming the nation of Personal Parishes for the Traditional Roman Mass and Sacraments. This Sunday, the creation a new Personal Parish, to be established by the Ordinary of Fort Wayne-South Bend, was announced - a decision of Bishop Kevin Rhoades, as foreseen by Summorum Pontificum, art. 10. As reported by D. Werling, the existing Sacred Heart parish will cease being a territorial parish and is to become a personal parish for those attached to the "Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite" in Fort Wayne, Indiana (with its former territory attached to that of another territorial parish).
Congratulations to Bishop Rhoades, to Father G. Gabet, FSSP, and to the traditional community in the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend!
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Excellent news. As Fr. Z points out, though, there is a bit of a fear this will give a built-in excuse to territorial pastors hostile to implementing S.P. at their own parishes.
The ideal scenario IMHO is to have at least one territorial parish for the EF in each diocese (depending on geography and demand), and some experience of the TLM in every territorial parish, including Sunday Masses where that makes sense.
That's the goal for the next 25 years.
Holy Father many thanks for Summorum Pontificum.
A check for the FSSP Our Lady of Guadalupe seminary will go out today after we return from our road trip to the TLM.
Personal Parishes are absolutely wonderful in every sense. No fear about any unintended consequence.
I think a personal parish is wonderful news.
First, it allows the parish to provide all liturgical rites in the "old way", there is no schedule problems etc. The whole liturgical splendour can be achieved.
Second, it allows (if I am correct) to all people in the Diocese the possibility to join the parish and have sacraments in the old Rite. I think especially First Communion and Confirmation. – I just hope one could join a personal parish from outside the borders of a Diocese ;)
However, it is clear that creating personal parishes is also an easy way out. And MANY parish priests and Bishops will use it as an excuse not to implement Summorum Pontificum in other areas of the Diocese.
But, it is better to have no implementing but a personal parish than neither of the two. In time, the presence of the old Rite in a Diocese will affect the rest.
- MT
"America is fast becoming the nation of Personal Parishes for the Traditional Roman Mass and Sacraments."
THE nation ...!
Very interesting.
Amplification (from anyone) about the nature and extent of this would be most very much appreciated
Hello NC,
Do we have a current total of how many personal parishes now exist in the U.S.?
There is a tentative list here, but it certainly has not been updated since at least the beginning of the year:
http://traditionalparishes.net/
(For instance, the parish in the diocese of Tyler, TX, is not mentioned.)
NC
Hello NC,
Thanks for that. Useful site, that.
So 26 are listed; to which we add Tyler and South Bend. They have excluded St. Alphonsus in Baltimore, which technically is not a personal parish but rather an archdiocesan shrine; but it functions de facto as a personal parish, more or less.
So just about 30. Still far too few. But obviously, better off than just about anywhere else outside of Campos.
...And there is also St. Philippine Duchesne in the Archdiocese of Kansas City, KS (run by the FSSP) which is soon to move into its own exclusive church once renovations are complete.
The newly erected parish in the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston is also not mentioned in the above link.
I'm curious what happened in 2002 that 12 personal parishes were erected that year.
John M.
As mentioned by New Catholic, a personal FSSP parish was established in the Diocese of Tyler, Texas, on May 1st 2011. This is reported in the latest Newsletter of the Fraternity. The bishop that established it was Msgr. Alvaro Corrada del Rio. As a personal parish, the new Parish of St. Joseph the Worker boundaries are those of the Diocese itself. Bishop Corrada celebrated the inaugural Missa Cantata and reminded the parishioners that the traditional Latin rites of the Church were a benefit to the entire diocese.
This July the Holy Father named Msgr. Corrada Bishop of Mayagues in his native Puerto Pico. Seems like an excellent appointment.
John M.,
I did not mention the Galveston-Houston parish because it has been announced, as we reported here at the time, but, as far as it is known, it still has to be established formally.
NC
The Pope issued a document that paved the way for TLM-only parishes. However, many Traditional Catholics believe that a hybrid TLM/Novus Ordo Missal is on the way from Rome. Why would the Pope destroy TLM-only parishes via a hybrid Missal?
KCK's St Philippine Duchesne has not been given the status of a parish. Fr. Fongemie is the chaplain, not the pastor. They cannot use the word "parish". Perhaps in the future, God willing.
I'm familiar with Sacred Heart Parish in Fort Wayne. In this particular case, the primary benefit, at least in the short term, would seem to be that the church will now be exclusively devoted to celebrating the old rite, which means no switching altars around, taking down altar cards, putting them back up, moving candles, moving chairs, etc. etc. That's a great help for getting ready for Mass, but it has an even great psychological benefit for really establishing the community in a church. Worshipers at the TLM can no longer be made to feel like guests in their own parish, and when people are really able to take ownership of the parish it should be a major help for the growth of the parish (and, ergo, the use of the traditional rites) in this city in the future. Best of luck and my prayers to Sacred Heart Parish and Fr. Gabot.
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