Congratulations, Msgr. Rice!

Seminarian Brian Fisher, CCM & SEMO graduate
Mark Buesse and Msgr. Rice following his vocation
presentation in our Chapel in the spring of 2009.

Several CCM students who frequent this blog will remember meeting Msgr. Rice when he came here a few semesters ago to present a talk in our Chapel on vocations; and, of course, many of our students from the St. Louis area know or at least know of Msgr. Rice.  We were very pleased to hear this morning that the Holy Father has appointed Msgr. Rice as the next auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of St. Louis!  Congratulations! Bishop-designate Rice will be ordained to the episcopate on January 13th at the Cathedral Basilica in St. Louis by Archbishop Carlson. We also congratulate Bishop Hermann on his retirement! Thank you Bishop Hermann for all your wonderful and faithful years of service!  Find out more information on Bishop Hermann's retirement and Bishop-designate Rice's appointment here.