CHARLOTTE — The archbishop of Atlanta will celebrate Saturday’s ordination of three men as deacons for the Diocese of Charlotte, following the announcement late Thursday that Bishop Peter Jugis continues to recover from recent illness.
Archbishop Gregory Hartmayer, OFM Conv., will preside at Saturday’s diaconate ordination Mass at the request of Bishop Jugis.
Bishop Jugis “remains ill after recently contracting a series of non-Covid related viruses,” said Monsignor Patrick Winslow, vicar general and chancellor of the Diocese of Charlotte, said in an email to clergy. “Bishop Jugis is working with his physicians to address a few lingering symptoms and expects to make a full recovery.”
“We are grateful for Archbishop Hartmayer’s assistance and look forward to Bishop Jugis’ return to good health,” Monsignor Winslow said.
Being ordained transitional deacons – the next step in their formation for the priesthood – will be seminarians Christopher Brock of St. Vincent de Paul Parish in Charlotte, Chinonso Nnebe-Agumadu of St. Thomas Aquinas Parish in Charlotte, and Peter Rusciolelli of St. Patrick Cathedral in Charlotte.
Archbishop Hartmayer has led the Archdiocese of Atlanta since May 2020. Prior to that, he served as Bishop of Savannah, Ga., for nine years.
Everyone is invited to attend the ordination Mass at St. Mark Church, located at 14740 Stumptown Road in Huntersville.
— Catholic News Herald