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Bishop releases pastoral changes Aug. 14
Bishop Anthony B. Taylor announced the following pastoral appointments Aug. 14, 2020, for the Diocese of Little Rock. Effective Sept. 1, 2020: Rev. Martin Siebold, appointed from administrator to pastor of St. Jude the Apostle Church in Jacksonville. He remains spiritual director of the English and Spanish Cursillo in the Diocese of Little Rock; Rev. Rajasekhar Chittem, appointed from administrator to pastor of Our Lady of the Assumption Church in Booneville and St. Jude Thaddeus Church in Waldron; Rev. Francis Madanu, appointed from administrator to pastor of Immaculate ... More
Electricity will be out on campus Aug. 13
UPDATE: Entergy is now expecting the power outage to last until 5 p.m. Aug. 13. We are sorry for the inconvenience. The electricity will be out from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 13 at St. John Catholic Center in Little Rock because of a scheduled outage by Entergy as part of a major project in the area. Please note that diocesan staff will not be able to answer the phone or emails while the power is out across the campus. You should be able to email a member of our staff after 5 p.m. Aug. 13. Visit our staff directory and click on the name of the person you wish to reach to send ... More
Bishop releases pastoral changes Aug. 3
Bishop Anthony B. Taylor announced the following pastoral appointments Aug. 3, 2020, for the Diocese of Little Rock. Effective Sept. 1, 2020: Rev. Keith Higginbotham, appointed pastoral administrator of St. Louis Church in Camden and Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Magnolia. He remains assistant spiritual advisor for the Misioneros Vicentinos Laicos (Vincentian Lay Missionaries). He is relieved of his responsibilities as associate pastor of Church of St. John the Baptist in Hot Springs; Rev. Jules Norbert “Padre Eliseo” Njopmo, appointed associate pastor of Church of St. John the Baptist ... More
Bishop Taylor to ordain seven in August
Bishop Anthony B. Taylor will ordain five new transitional deacons and two new priests in one week in August for the Diocese of Little Rock. These ordinations are invitation only to safeguard against COVID-19. However, all will be livestreamed on the Arkansas Catholic Facebook page and the diocesan YouTube channel for anyone to watch online. Follow Arkansas Catholic on Facebook and/or subscribe to our YouTube channel to get notifications when the livestreams begin. These events were originally scheduled for May, but were postponed because of the COVID-19 ... More
Bishop releases pastoral changes July 15
Bishop Anthony B. Taylor announced the following pastoral appointments July 15, 2020, for the Diocese of Little Rock. Effective Aug. 1, 2020: Rev. Siprianus Ola Rotok, SVD, relieved of his responsibilities as pastor of St. Peter Church, St. Raphael Church in Pine Bluff and St. Justin Church in Star City to continue his ministry with the Society of the Divine Word outside of Arkansas; Rev. Eric Groner, SVD, a priest of the Society of the Divine Word, appointed pastor of St. Peter Church, St. Raphael Church in Pine Bluff and St. Justin Church in Star City. ... More
Bishop releases pastoral changes July 3
Bishop Anthony B. Taylor announced the following pastoral appointments July 3, 2020, for the Diocese of Little Rock. Effective Sept. 1, 2020: Dcn. Daniel Velasco, appointed associate pastor of Immaculate Conception Church in Fort Smith and chaplain of Trinity Junior High School in Fort Smith following his ordination to the priesthood. He is relieved of his responsibilities as deacon of St. John Church in Russellville, St. Augustine Church in Dardanelle, and St. Andrew Church in Danville; Rev. Martín Amaro, appointed associate pastor of St. John Church in Russellville ... More
Bishop issues Black Lives Matter statement
Bishop Anthony B. Taylor issued the following statement to the people of the Diocese of Little Rock, July 2, 2020, about Black Lives Matter. "When I came to Sacred Heart Parish in Oklahoma City as pastor in 2003 the parish was 95 percent Hispanic and I inherited a weekend schedule with six Masses — three in English and three in Spanish. The Spanish Masses were packed, with people standing in the back, in the side aisles and at times even outside the front door of the church. The English Masses were less than half full even though they had the more desirable Sunday morning time slots. ... More
Adoption services continue in pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has altered our daily lives and the scope of our work at Catholic Adoption Services. Our hearts go out to all those who have fallen ill or have lost someone they loved to this terrible disease. We know that many others are suffering due to job loss, financial stress, separation from family and friends, educational challenges, child care problems, fears of what might come next and myriad other concerns. The Diocese of Little Rock made the difficult decision March 17 to close our doors to outside clients and visitors, but adoption services have continued. We appreciate the support ... More
