Fabian Bruskewitz
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Bishop Fabian Wendelin Bruskewitz (born September 6, 1935 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is the bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lincoln in the U.S. state of Nebraska. He has held that post since 1992.
He was ordained to the Roman Catholic priesthood for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee on July 17, 1960. On March 24, 1992, he was appointed Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lincoln and was ordained a Bishop on May 13, 1992.[1]
Bishop Bruskewitz is considered an orthodox and conservative cleric. His diocese of Lincoln, Nebraska is one that is held up as a model for all dioceses who are seeking vocations;[2] this is strongly attributed to his fidelity to the Church and to the Roman Pontiff.[3]
Bishop Bruskewitz has also published a book entitled Bishop Fabian Bruskewitz: A Shepherd Speaks.[4]
[edit] Warning of Excommunication
He gained national attention[5] in the United States for issuing a formal warning in 1996 asserting that membership in certain groups:[6]
- The liberal Catholic group Call to Action and its Nebraska affiliate[7]
- The abortion provider Planned Parenthood and it's affiliate Catholics for a Free Choice
- The conservative Society of St. Pius X and its chapel in Lincoln[8]
- The Freemasons and their affiliate organisations, Job's Daughters, DeMolay, Eastern Star and Rainbow Girls
- The pro-euthanasia Hemlock Society (now renamed Compassion & Choices)
He stated that membership of any of these groups is often "totally incompatible with the Catholic Faith" and that a member of the Lincoln diocese who belonged to any of these groups risked automatic excommunication.
The ruling was upheld on appeal to Rome by Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re[9][10]
[edit] References
- ^ Bishop Fabian Wendelin Bruskewitz, catholic-hierarchy.org
- ^ Priestly shortage? Not in Lincoln, Catholic News Agency
- ^ Lincoln, Nebraska - how to fill seminaries with vocations - Fr T.I. Thorburn, AD2000, Vol 6 No 8 (September 1993), p. 4
- ^ Ignatius Press Description of the book Bishop Fabian Bruskewitz: A Shepherd Speaks
- ^ The Televised Today Show Interview Segment
- ^ SFBay Catholic: Current Issues In Catholicism Contains the text of the warning of excommunication
- ^ Call To Action press release
- ^ DIOCESAN DIALOGUES with the SSPX and its adherents in the USA, SSPX USA website
- ^ the call stands: runner is out, Off The Record, Catholic World News
- ^ Vatican confirms excommunication for US dissident group, Catholic World News
| Preceded by Glennon Patrick Flavin |
Bishop of Lincoln (Nebraska) 1992 - |
Succeeded by incumbent |
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