A bishop has asked a traditionalist order to leave his diocese in New Zealand following a Vatican investigation.
Bishop Michael Gielen announced July 13 that priests of the Sons of the Most Holy Redeemer — also known as the Transalpine Redemptorists — would no longer be allowed to minister in his Diocese of Christchurch.
He said he had also asked all professed community members to leave the diocese, located on New Zealand’s South Island.
Gielen, who was appointed Bishop of Christchurch in May 2022, explained that he took the step following an apostolic visitation — a Vatican-ordered inquiry — of the community, led by the retired Australian canon law expert Bishop Robert McGuckin.
After McGuckin submitted a report to Rome, the Vatican department responsible for religious orders sent Gielen a list of recommendations, which he accepted.
“I am removing the faculties of the priests of the Sons of the Most Holy…
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