(CNS). Father Sidney Bruggeman is not the only Catholic priest to be ordained this year in Nebraska, but he is the only one with a wife, children and grandchildren.
Ordained June 5, he is among approximately 100 married priests in the country, and the only one in Nebraska, said Bishop William J. Dendinger of Grand Island.
The Vatican in 1980 granted permission for married former Protestant clergymen in the United States to become priests on a case-by-case basis. Father Bruggeman last served as an ordained minister for the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) from 1988 to 1995. (read more)
Ordained June 5, he is among approximately 100 married priests in the country, and the only one in Nebraska, said Bishop William J. Dendinger of Grand Island.
The Vatican in 1980 granted permission for married former Protestant clergymen in the United States to become priests on a case-by-case basis. Father Bruggeman last served as an ordained minister for the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) from 1988 to 1995. (read more)
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