Francis Peter Facione (February 8, 1940 – June 14, 2019) was the Presiding Bishop of the Old Roman Catholic Church in North America.
The Most Reverend Francis P. Facione | |
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| Presiding Bishop of the Old Roman Catholic Church in North America | |
 Facione in 2004 | |
| In office | 1975-2019 |
| Predecessor | Andrew Gordon Johnston-Cantrell |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | July 14, 1974 by Andrew Gordon Johnston-Cantrell |
| Consecration | November 30, 1974 by Andrew Gordon Johnston-Cantrell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 8, 1940 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | June 14, 2019 (aged 79) Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Denomination | Old Roman Catholic |
| Motto | "Deus Caritas" |
| Coat of arms |  |
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He was born February 8, 1940. Facione studied pharmacy at Wayne State University and earned a BS in Pharmacy in 1962, a MS in Pharmacy Administration in 1974, and a Ph.D. in Pharmacy Administration in 1982. Realizing his vocation, he entered the Old Roman Catholic Church and was ordained priest on July 14, 1974, by Bishop Andrew Gordon Johnston-Cantrell of the Old Roman Catholic Church English Rite (under Archbishop Robert Alfred Burns). He was later consecrated a bishop on November 30, 1974, as the Titular Archbishop of Devon.[1] He was elected on January 5, 1974, as presiding bishop and renamed the church the Old Roman Catholic Church in North America-Ultrajectine Tradition.[2] In 1991 the church moved to Louisville, Kentucky, and was headquartered at St. Mark's Old Roman Catholic Church.
Facione died on June 14, 2019.[3]
References
edit- ^ Gregory Holmes Singleton. "Interim Research Notes On Independent/Old Catholics". Northeastern Illinois University. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-08-14.
- ^ The Old Roman Catholic Church in North America. "ORCCNA History". Archived from the original on 2006-11-05. Retrieved 2019-06-26.
- ^ "In Memory of The Most Rev. Francis P Facione Ph.D". Advantage Funeral Home – Hardy Chapel. Retrieved 2019-06-16.