John Celichowski (Class of 1980) has been elected as Provincial Minister and Robert Smith (Class of 1976) was elected to serve as Provincial Vicar. Mark Carrico, Mark Joseph Costello, and Francis Voris have also been elected to the Provincial Council. 

Let us offer prayers of gratitude for the talents these friars will bring to the Order and her Ministries.  May God's wisdom and grace flow through these men as they are called to serve their brothers and all who are blessed by the ministries of the Capuchins of the Province of St. Joseph.

Praise the Lord!


 

Copy of Official Press Release:

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  

 

JOHN CELICHOWSKI ELECTED AS PROVINCIAL MINISTER OF THE CAPUCHIN ORDER OF ST. JOSEPH  

 

NEWLY ELECTED PROVINCIAL COUNCIL NAMED  

 

Milwaukee, WI (June 9, 2008) …Capuchin friar John Celichowski has been elected as Provincial Minister of the Capuchin Province of St. Joseph. Celichowski, pastor of St. Martin de Porres, Milwaukee, and a member of the Franciscans International board, entered the Capuchin order in 1987 and was ordained in 1993.

 

Newly elected council members include the following friars:  Mark D. Carrico, Mark Joseph Costello, Robert Smith, and Francis Voris.  Smith, President of Messmer Catholic Schools, Milwaukee, was elected to serve as Provincial Vicar.

 

Over 148 friars attended the four-day chapter, held every three years, to elect the Provincial Council, their governing body, and to discuss theological and social/justice issues.

 

The friars of the Capuchin Province of St. Joseph live as a community of brothers, modeling themselves after St. Francis of Assisi.  The friars serve in a variety of ministries including social service, schools, chaplaincy, retreat houses and parishes in Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Montana, Minnesota, New Mexico, Arizona, California, Nicaragua, and Panama. There are currently 184 friars serving in the province.  

 

The Capuchin Province of St. Joseph is headquartered in Detroit, MI.

 

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