AMERICA : CANADA : BISHOP JENSEN INSTALLED IN PRINCE GEORGE , BC

CCCB RELEASE: On January 3, 2013, Pope Benedict XVI appointed Msgr. Stephen Jensen, Vicar General for the Archdiocese of Vancouver, as Bishop of the Diocese of Prince George. On Tuesday, April 2, the Roman Catholic Diocese, together with parishioners and lay faithful in Prince George, came together to celebrate Msgr. Jensen's ordination to the episcopate with a special Mass of Installation. This happened at 7:00 pm Pacific time inside Sacred Heart Cathedral in Prince George, B.C.

The episcopal ordination of the Most Reverend Stephen Jensen as Bishop of Prince George took place on April 2, 2013, at the Sacred Heart Cathedral,Prince George, BC. The Most Reverend J. Michael Miller, C.S.B., Archbishop of Vancouver, presided over the celebration. A number of other Bishops from across the country also assisted, among them the Most Reverend Gerald Wiesner, O.M.I, Bishop Emeritus of Prince George, and the Most Reverend Richard Smith, Archbishop of Edmonton and President of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops.  

Link to the videos of the celebration

Last Updated on Thursday, April 04 2013