On September 11, 2009 Bishop Mark Newman was installed to the office of Presiding Bishop of the Catholic Church of Antioch.
In the photo above, Presiding Bishop Emeritus, Archbishop Richard Gundrey, installs Bishop Mark Newman as the Presiding Bishop of the Catholic Church of Antioch during the Installation Mass.
Bishop Michael Adams, Presiding Bishop Mark Newman and Archbishop Richard Gundrey concelebrate the Mass together.
Presiding Bishop Mark Newman gives the final blessing to all of the assembled convocation participants.
The bishops and Apostolic Administrators are assembed after the liturgy installing the Presiding Bishop. From left to right: Bishop Linda Rounds-Nichols, Bishop Patsy Grubbs, Bishop Jorge Eagar, Bishop Michael Adams, Bishop-Elect Fr. Roberto Fosse, Presiding Bishop Emeritus Archbishop Richard Gundrey, Bishop Anastasia, Presiding Bishop Mark Newman, Bishop Diana Phipps, Bishop Kera Hamilton, Bishop Christina Fernandez, Bishop Daniel Dangaran. (Missing from the photo is Bishop-Elect Fr. Tom Siebert, Apostolic Administrator for the Diocese of the Southeast).
For more pictures and descriptions of the people and events at our convocation this year, please see the link "Convocation 2009" on the left-navigation pane of this site.
