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DIOCESE OF JEFFERSON CITY OFFICE OF THE BISHOP Modification of St. Thomas More Newman Center Parish Whereas, the Newman Center Parish was established to serve the students and staff of…
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENTS November 10, 2025 I am pleased to announce that the Most Reverend Ralph B. O’Donnell, Bishop of Jefferson City, has recently made the following appointments to provide…
Click here to read the memo related to this decree. Whereas, since May 27, 2025 the Diocese of Jefferson City has been a vacant see, and; Whereas, on June 2,…
“The musical tradition of the universal Church is a treasure of inestimable value, greater even than that of any other art. The main reason for this pre-eminence is that, as…
The Most Reverend W. Shawn McKnight, Bishop of Jefferson City, hereby makes the following appointments to provide the most effective pastoral care of the Diocese of Jefferson City: PRIESTS DEACONS…
Click here to read the letter referenced in the Decree. Particular Law Implementing the Revised Order of Christian Initiation of Adults in the Diocese of Jefferson City Whereas, the Order…
DECREE Designating Pilgrimage Sites for the Diocese of Jefferson City Pilgrimage is of course a fundamental element of every Jubilee event. Setting out on a journey is traditionally associated with our…
Click here to access the policy related to this decree. “The Christian faithful are obliged to assist with the needs of the Church so that the Church has what is necessary for divine worship, for the…
This year, December 8th, the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception and a holy day of obligation, falls on the Second Sunday of Advent. When a Solemnity falls on a Sunday…
Click here to access the policy related to this decree: Promoting Active Participation in the Liturgy through Sacred Music “I simply want to invite the whole Church to rediscover, to…