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• Bishop Bonnici ordains Father David Cataline to the priesthood - Sunday June 28th, 2026
  ROCHESTER — A charter bus parked outside Sacred Heart Cathedral isn’t an everyday sight, but on June 27, it carried more than two dozen well-wishers from Geneva, Waterloo and Seneca Falls who came to celebrate the priestly ordination of Father David Cataline. This visible sign of support from Father Cataline’s home parish in Geneva and the ...
• Bishop Bonnici announces 2026 priest appointments - Monday June 1st, 2026
  Bishop John S. Bonnici has announced the following priest appointments, which take effect June 30, 2026, unless otherwise noted: Father Paul A. Bonacci reappointed pastor of St. Pius Tenth, Chili. Father Peter C. Clifford from pastor of St. John of Rochester, Fairport, to senior status. Father William G. Coffas appointed to a second six-year term as pastor of ...
• Two permanent deacons ordained at cathedral in Rochester - Sunday May 31st, 2026
  ROCHESTER — For one day, the spotlight shone on two men as they embarked upon a way of life defined by humble service. Deacons Michael Schoene and Matthew Hall were ordained May 30 by Bishop John S. Bonnici as permanent deacons for the Diocese of Rochester. The ordination Mass took place at Sacred Heart Cathedral. “The ministry ...
• Bishop Bonnici holds holy hour for peace at Rochester cathedral - Sunday April 12th, 2026
  ROCHESTER — The first few weeks of Bishop John Bonnici’s tenure have been marked by joyous occasions at Sacred Heart Cathedral: his installation Mass March 19, celebrating the Chrism Mass March 30, and presiding at Easter liturgies April 4 and 5. However, the cathedral’s atmosphere was much more somber on April 11, when Bishop Bonnici led ...
• Bishop Bonnici installed as Diocese of Rochester’s leader - Thursday March 19th, 2026
  ROCHESTER — Making three ceremonial knocks on the center doors of Sacred Heart Cathedral, Bishop John S. Bonnici signaled his desired entrance into the building — and, more significantly, his new designation as leader of the Rochester Diocese. Twenty minutes later, amid the applause of an overflow congregation, Bishop Bonnici officially assumed that role when he ...
• 3 spring appointments announced for Rochester Diocese - Tuesday January 27th, 2026
  The Most Rev. Salvatore R. Matano has announced the following appointments: Father Aaron J. Kelly from parochial vicar at St. Kateri, Irondequoit, to priest secretary to the Most Rev. John S. Bonnici, while continuing as a judge in the Diocesan Tribunal, effective March 2, 2026. Father Frank E. Lioi from pastor of St. Mary, Auburn; Ss. Mary ...
• The Most Reverend John S. Bonnici, S.T.L., S.T.D. - Wednesday January 7th, 2026
  The Most Reverend John S. Bonnici, S.T.L., S.T.D. Bishop John S. Bonnici was born on February 17, 1965, in New York City, to the late John C. Bonnici and Gertrude (née Rilling) Bonnici. He has one sister. Bishop Bonnici graduated from the Cathedral Preparatory School and Seminary in Manhattan, New York, in 1983, and chose to ...
• NYS Bishops’ Statement on Gov. Hochul’s Plan to Sign Assisted Suicide Bill - Wednesday December 17th, 2025
  “We are extraordinarily troubled by Governor Hochul’s announcement that she will sign the egregious bill passed by the legislature earlier this year sanctioning physician-assisted suicide in New York State. This new law signals our government’s abandonment of its most vulnerable citizens, telling people who are sick or disabled that suicide in their case is not ...
• Approval and confirmation of the 8th Amended Joint Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization for The Diocese of Rochester - Friday September 5th, 2025
  My dear brothers and sisters in Christ: On September 5, 2025, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of New York, The Honorable Paul R. Warren, United States Bankruptcy Judge, presiding, signed an Order approving and confirming the 8th Amended Joint Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization for The Diocese of Rochester. This is a ...
• Clyde native becomes Rochester Diocese’s newest priest - Monday June 16th, 2025
  Bishop Salvatore R. Matano ordained Clyde native Father George Bastedo IV to the priesthood June 14 during a Solemn Mass of Ordination at Rochester’s Sacred Heart Cathedral. During the Mass, Father Bastedo declared his intention to undertake the office of priesthood and promised obedience and respect to Bishop Matano and his successors. At the conclusion ...

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