We are pleased to announce the appointment of the Most Reverend Andres Giron, S.S.B., as Vicar General of The Society of Clerks Secular of Saint Basil. The appointment, made in Synod, 9 March, 2000 A.D., became effective as of that date. Archbishop Andres remains Metropolitan Archbishop of Guatemala, and of Central and South America. A copy of the Letter of Confirmation is here in Adobe (PDF) and as a JPEG File. Should Metropolitan Archbishop Paul, S.S.B., become disabled, die, or otherwise become incapacitated, Archbishop Andres would then become Metropolitan Primate (Superior General) of the Order.
We are pleased to announce the enactment of a Latin - Tridentine Rite within the Order, effective 12 December 2000 A.D. The enactment, including history and reasons, are available in Hypertext, and in Adobe (PDF) formats. This enactment is being made by the Metropoliatn Archbishop of the Order and is subject to review by the Synod.
We are pleased to announce the appointment of the Reverend Father Deacon Mortimore, S.S.B., as Archdeacon, and as Vicar General of the Latin - Tridentine Rite, effective 12 December 2000 A.D. This appointment is being made by the Metropolitan Archbishop of the Order and is subject to review by the Synod.
Metropolitan Archbishop Paul recently suffered a heart attack (27 December 2001 A.D.). This is the Basilian notice regarding this situation in Adobe (pdf) and ASCII DOS TEXT formats.