There are 17 article(s) tagged Catholic Diocese of Memphis:

• September 2020

  • St. Michael Church grows against the grain, expands on Summer Ave.

    While some churches nearby shrink or close, St. Michael Church on Summer Avenue will soon start construction on a new, $2 million parish office, has begun building two more soccer fields, and has plans for a new parish hall. 

    By Tom Bailey September 18, 2020

• May 2020

  • Immaculate Conception Cathedral School ends its high school program

    The school was unable to withstand the impact of a world pandemic, economic recession and competition from other schools.

    By Linda A. Moore May 27, 2020

• March 2020

  • Coronavirus daily blog, March 16: SCS extends closure to April 6

    Confirmed cases

    Tennessee

    52

    Shelby County

    2

    • Tunica casinos close temporarily
    • Catholic Diocese of Memphis decree cancels Eucharist celebration, excuses people from mass
    • U of M may postpone spring graduation 
    • Dow experiences worst day since 1987
    • Gov. urges all Tennessee schools to close

    By The Daily Memphian Staff March 20, 2020

  • Morris: The faith community and COVID-19

    A Facebook page will be the home base for this unified faith effort. You can find the page by searching for Memphis Clergy COVID-19 Response. Anyone can access the page and offer to work on a project.

    By G. Scott Morris March 18, 2020

  • Memphians worship apart for Sunday services

    Many Memphians gathered apart for worship services Sunday. Some churches did not open but only held online services amid concerns of the coronavirus.

    By Abigail Warren March 15, 2020

  • State basketball tournaments canceled for coronavirus

    State basketball tournaments are latest cancellations with COVID-19. 

    By The Daily Memphian Staff March 13, 2020

• February 2020

  • Talley’s call for repentence in Lenten season comes with list of accused priests

    The new report and list lacks the detail that a trove of internal church documents and depositions released a decade ago show about how the Catholic Diocese handled allegations of child sexual abuse by priests over a half century.

    By Bill Dries February 29, 2020

  • Catholic Diocese releases list of 20 priests ‘credibly accused’ of child sexual abuse

    Most of the names on the list Bishop David Talley called for soon after becoming leader of the Memphis Diocese were made public a decade ago in a trove of records released in a civil suit filed against the Diocese and the Dominican order.

    By Bill Dries February 29, 2020

• January 2020

  • A quiet, contemplative tradition in Frayser comes to an end

    As Christmas approached and 2019 came to a close, the last Catholic contemplative monastery in Tennessee quietly closed.

    By Karen Pulfer Focht January 12, 2020

• July 2019

  • Feds OK contract between charter school network, Catholic diocese

    The federal guidance removes the final hurdle for Compass Community Schools to open its six campuses across Memphis on July 31 in former Catholic school buildings.

    By Laura Faith Kebede July 05, 2019

• June 2019

  • Diocese of Memphis bishop orders review of church files on abuse allegations

    Memphis Catholic Bishop David P. Talley has ordered a review of church files on allegations of child sexual abuse made against priests.

    By Bill Dries June 11, 2019

• March 2019

  • Vatican names new bishop for Catholic Diocese of Memphis

    Catholics in West Tennessee have a new leader almost five months after Bishop Martin Holley was ousted after a tumultuous two years leading the Catholic Diocese of Memphis.

    By Clay Bailey, Bill Dries, Jared Boyd March 05, 2019

  • Memphis Catholic Diocese to make ‘important announcement’ Tuesday

    The Catholic Diocese of Memphis is set to make "an important announcement" Tuesday morning after several months of turbulence in the diocese.

    By Bill Dries March 04, 2019

• February 2019

  • Dozier named in Richmond list of priests accused of child sexual abuse

    The late Carroll T. Dozier, the first bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Memphis, is among 42 priests named this week by the Catholic Diocese of Richmond, Virginia, as having a "credible and substantiated" allegation of child sexual abuse against him.

    By Bill Dries February 16, 2019

• November 2018

  • Holley’s ‘dictatorial’ leadership style caused issues in Catholic Diocese of Memphis, local monsignor says

    Former Memphis Bishop Martin D. Holley ruined the fellowship in the local Catholic diocese, spoke disrespectfully of his predecessor – Bishop Terry Steib – and steered the diocese into financial jeopardy before he was asked to resign by Pope Francis, a local monsignor said.

    By Clay Bailey November 14, 2018

  • Eight Catholic priests with Memphis assignments on list of abuse allegations

    Three of eight former Roman Catholic priests connected to the Catholic Diocese of Nashville accused of child sexual abuse and dismissed from the priesthood had church assignments in Memphis.

    By Bill Dries November 05, 2018

• October 2018

  • Vatican relieves Bishop Holley of duties; Kurtz to oversee local Catholic diocese

    Bishop Martin David Holley, chosen to lead the local Catholic Church about two years ago, has been relieved of his duties as leader of the Diocese of Memphis, the Vatican announced early Wednesday, and Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz of Louisville will oversee the diocese until further notice.

    By Clay Bailey October 24, 2018