Bishop Jeffrey Monforton, 60, is originally from Detroit and will assist 74-year-old Archbishop Allen H. Vigneron in the administration of the archdiocese.
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A Traditional Latin Mass. / Andrew Gardner via Wikimedia (CC BY 4.0).Washington D.C., Mar 7, 2023 / 17:00 pm (CNA).Students, faculty, staff, and others who attend the Traditional Latin Mass at Franciscan University will need to venture off campus to worship in the more ancient form of the Mass following their bishop s decision to ban the campus monthly celebration. Bishop Jeffrey Monforton of the Diocese of Steubenville, Ohio, ordered an immediate end to the Latin Mass on Franciscan University s campus. "The Diocese of Steubenville is seeking to meet the pastoral needs of the faithful in accord with the norms, including the recent rescript, issued by the Holy See," a spokesman for the diocese told CNA. "The Mass at Franciscan has been [canceled]," the spokesperson said. "The bishop is seeking a dispensation for the Mass at St. Peter s, where the weekly Latin Mass has been held for years."The Latin Mass will still be offered weekly at St. Peter s Church in
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