"A Welcoming Community of Faith Rooted in
the Catholic Tradition"
Encompassing the Northwestern Province of the
United States
Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, North and South Dakota,
Nebraska, Minnesota, Missouri, Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana,
Michigan and Alaska.
Diocese of the Northwest
Announcement Archives
April 2, 2010
The Reverend Liam Nioclas Kelly has resigned as priest of the Church, effective this date.
August 6, 2009
The Reverend Msgr. J. Scott West has resigned as priest of the Church, effective this date.
June 7, 2009
The Reverend Msgr. J. Scott West has transferred from the Diocese of the Southwest and has been canonically Incardinated into the Diocese of the Northwest.
August 15, 2008
Bishop Wilkowski appoints Father Nioclįs Kelly to the pastoral assignment of opening a new mission parish to be ready for dedication in late Fall of 2008. Father Kelly shall serve as the founding pastor of this new parish.
November 19, 2007
Father Robert Farra has withdrawn from his position of cleric-in-residence at the Church of the Holy Family in Chicago to return to his previous jurisdiction.
October 26, 2007
Pastoral Appointments:
Bishop Wilkowski grants transitional cleric-in-residence faculties to Father Robert Farra and assigns him to the Church of the Holy Family in Chicago.
September 29, 2007
Pastoral Appointments:
Bishop Wilkowski appoints Father Nioclįs Kelly as Rector of the Church of the Holy Family in Chicago and as Vicar General for the Diocese of the Northwest.
February 4, 2007
The Evangelical Catholic Diocese of the Northwest is pleased to announce that Deacon Liam Nioclįs Kelly will be ordained to the Priesthood on September 29, 2007.
May 13, 2006
Pastoral Appointments:
Bishop Wilkowski appoints Deacon Liam Nioclįs Kelly as Associate Pastor of the Church of the Holy Family in Chicago, effective this date.
May 1, 2006
The Evangelical Catholic Diocese of the Northwest will Ordain Liam Nioclįs Kelly to the Order of Deacon on May 13, 2006
