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Interview by Adam Van Brimmer
The following is an excerpt from a “Difference Makers” podcast interview with Bishop Stephen Parkes of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Savannah. Comments have been condensed in the interest of space.
Full episodes are available at SavannahNow.com/podcasts or through mobile device podcast apps by searching “Savannah Difference Makers”.
Question: You are one of two priests bishops actually in your family, as your brother leads the Diocese of St. Petersburg. Are we to assume that you grew up in a devout home?
Stephen Parkes: Growing up, faith was always important. That said, I ve often thought that we were not a particularly devotional family. We prayed before meals. We went to mass on Sunday. I had the opportunity to go to Catholic school from first grade through eighth grade. But otherwise, our family was into many different things, many different activities. Church was always important. Church was always a priority. And my parents