Most Reverend Gregory Parkes, Bishop of Saint Petersburg, announces the following clergy appointments, effective August 20, 2025 unless otherwise indicated: APPOINTMENTS Reverend Felipe Gonzalez, J.C.L., from Pastor of Most Holy Name of Jesus Parish, Gulfport, to Pastor of St. Clement Parish, Plant City. Very Reverend Joseph L. Waters, J.C.L. will continue as Parochial Administrator until …
The Chancellor’s Office has been informed of the passing of Reverend John James Gordon, I.C., 82, on Wednesday, August 13, 2025, at the Vineyard Inn Assisted Living Facility, in Seminole. Father Gordon was a retired priest of the Institute of Charity (Rosminians) and a long-time pastor of Blessed Sacrament Parish and School, Seminole. His death …
DIOCESAN OFFICES An Invitation from the Office of the Lay Pastoral Ministry Institute Ask yourself: Could God be calling me to be a Lay Ecclesial Minister in His Church? For anyone interested in attending the LPMI Year of Discernment, the registration form and program information can be found on the LPMI web site at: https://www.dosp.org/lpmi/year-of-discernment/ …
Word reached the Chancellor’s Office of the passing of Br. Michael Madden, OFM, 91, on August 4, 2025 in St. Petersburg, Florida. For 62 years as a Franciscan friar, he worked as a cook, maintained facilities and cared for sick and elderly friars along the East Coast. Br. Michael was born on Dec. 13, 1933, …
Word reached the Chancellor’s Office of the passing of Mrs. Maria Nwando Agbata, 92, on Thursday, August 7, 2025 in Nigeria. Mrs. Agbata is the mother of Reverend Alexander Agbata, Chaplain at St. Joseph Hospital, Tampa. Father Agbata is known to several of the Tampa-area priests for having provided weekend assistance in their parishes. Funeral …
Word reached the Chancellor’s Office of the passing of Mr. Anthony Pandolfo, 91, maternal grandfather of Reverend Anthony Astrab, pastor of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish, Tampa, on Thursday, August 7, 2025. Mr. Pandolfo was born in Sant’Arsenio, Italy, on January 4, 1934. He resided in Palm Harbor upon his passing and is survived …
To help individuals affected by abuse find strength, support, and healing, the Diocese of Saint Petersburg is holding their fifth annual Healing Mass for Survivors of Abuse on Saturday, September 6th, 2025, at 11:00 a.m., at the Cathedral of St. Jude the Apostle, 5815 5th Avenue N., St. Petersburg. All are welcome, including people of …
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