More information on the Diocese of Lubbock web page.
The U.S. Catholic Church’s observance of October as Respect Life Month “is a time to focus on God’s precious gift of human life and our responsibility to care for, protect and defend the lives of our brothers and sisters,” said the chairman of the U.S. bishops’ pro-life committee.
Listen to Bishop Coerver’s October 18th message to the faithful of the Diocese of Lubbock here.
Faithful Citizenship USCCB.org
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Bishop Robert M. Coerver, S.T.L., M.S.
Diocese of Lubbock’s website.
COVID-19
As you are probably aware, the President has declared a National Emergency regarding the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Pandemic. We on the West Texas Caprock and South Plains, the Diocese of Lubbock, are blessed to have no confirmed cases of the virus, as of yet. It is very important that we maintain a faith perspective on this emerging situation. We want to keep the Sacraments of the Church available to our people. But we must also be prudent on our personal decisions regarding our own reception of the Sacraments in public settings if we are feeling ill.
Daily and Sunday Masses are to continue as usual with accommodations mentioned in the letters and graphics below, and for the recommended “social distancing”.
Mass for the Homebound
Recognizing the grave situation, Bishop Coerver has dispensed the following categories of individuals from the obligation to attend Mass on Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation (under the authority given me by Canon 1247 of the Code of Canon Law):
o Individuals over the age of 60.
o Individuals with chronic medical conditions, such as heart disease, diabetes, lung disease and cancer.
o Individuals with severely compromised immune systems.
o Mothers who are pregnant.
o Caretakers of the at-risk individuals listed above.
This dispensation remains in effect until revoked by Bishop Coerver. These persons who deem it unwise to attend Mass in person are asked to consider watching Sunday Mass at our Christ the King Cathedral, live or recorded, via the internet.
Letters from Bishop Coerver
Phase 1: fundamental health practices
Phase 2: mandated precautions taken because the World Health Organization declared the Covid-19 outbreak a pandemic
Dispensation & non-sacramental Gatherings: categories of individuals dispensed from the obligation to attend Mass on Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation, and serious consideration to large non-sacramental gatherings
Summary of Measures Implemented by the Diocese of Lubbock
June 2018
Immigration_June2018March 2017
B4_Mission pdf (1)We welcome Bishop Robert Coerver as our new bishop of the Diocese of Lubbock. Bishop was appointed as the third Bishop of the Diocese of Lubbock, Texas on September 27, 2016. Bishop Coerver, succeeded Most Rev. Plácido Rodríguez, CMF, was ordained a bishop and installed as Bishop of Lubbock on November 21, 2016 at Christ the King Cathedral in Lubbock.
Robert Coerver, is 62 and a native of Dallas. He was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Dallas on June 27, 1980. He has served as Assistant Pastor at Saint Elizabeth of Hungary Parish in Dallas and at Saint Elizabeth Seton Parish in Plano. For 11 years he served as Director of Spiritual Formation at Holy Trinity Seminary on the campus of the University of Dallas. He served as spirituality consultant to programs of the diocese in 1996. In July of 1997 he was appointed Director of the Office of Sacramental Life for the Diocese of Dallas, and was named Director of Priestly Life and Ministry in 2003.
In December 2004 Pope John Paul II named Father Coerver a Prelate of Honor with the title “Monsignor.” In 2005 Monsignor Coerver began serving as Pastoral Administrator and in 2006 as Pastor at Our Lady of the Lake Church in Rockwall Texas. In July 2010, Monsignor Coerver began serving as Pastor of St. Rita Parish in Dallas. Monsignor Coerver earned a Licentiate in Spiritual Theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome and a Master’s Degree in Counseling and Guidance from Texas A & M University—Commerce, formerly East Texas State University. He has served as a member and Chairperson of the Presbyteral Council of the Diocese of Dallas since 2008. Read more at South Plains Catholic online