Bishop William Borders

Bishop of the Diocese of Orlando (1968 – 1974)

Episcopal Motto: “I will listen, that I may serve.”

The first Bishop of Orlando had the demanding, but rewarding job of being the first pastoral shepherd of this large and vastly …

Young Adult Ministry

The Church considers emerging adults to be those persons in their late teens, twenties, and early thirties who represent diverse cultural, racial, ethnic, educational, vocational, social, political, and spiritual backgrounds. They are university students, working professionals; they are single, married, …

Religious Communities of Men

List of Religious Communities of Men

Religious Communities of Men
  • Carmelites of Mary Immaculate (C.M.I.)
  • Congregation of the Holy Cross (C.S.C./Holy Cross Fathers)
  • Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (Redemptorists) (C.Ss.R.)
  • Legionaries of Christ (LC)
  • Missionaries of Compassion St. Mary’s

About Us

The Secretariat for Laity, Family, and Life consists of several interrelated ministries that support our parishes, missions, schools, and other entities in the tasks of evangelization. Its priorities are to animate leadership, to foster mature discipleship, and to promote vibrant …

About Us

The Church considers emerging adults to be those persons in their late teens, twenties, and early thirties who represent diverse cultural, racial, ethnic, educational, vocational, social, political, and spiritual backgrounds. They are university students, working professionals; they are single, married, …

Meet our future deacons

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Julio A. Basabe Mendoza
St. Rose of Lima, Kissimmee

Julio and Annalinda Basabe were married in the Catholic Church in their home country of Puerto Rico, even though he was not Catholic or had any interest in ever becoming one. …

Celebrate our Jubilarians 2022

50 Years:

Father Joseph Pinchock

Father Joseph Pinchock is a native Floridian born in Orlando, Florida one of two children of John and Helen Pinchock. He attended schools in Orlando and later in Miami where the family had relocated. Feeling …

Summer assignments form leaders in faith

ORLANDO | Just like Jesus and His apostles, Diocese of Orlando seminarians are diving into hands-on ministry this summer to better understand how to lead people closer to God.

Transitional Deacon Joseph Tran spent his final summer assignment at St. …

Chrism Mass, March 31

The vocation to the priesthood is a marriage to Christ and to the Church. At the Chrism Mass, the priests who serve in the Diocese of Orlando gather together to renew their priestly commitment. During the celebration of Mass, the …

Sharing Grief, Spiritual Work of Mercy

ORLANDO | “In the Beatitudes Jesus said: ‘Blessed are those who mourn for they will be comforted,’” (Matt. 5:4) notes Missionary of Mercy Father Anthony Aarons. “As Jesus shares in the grief and pain of all, so must we as …