Bishop Stephen D. Parkes holds up the papal bull from Pope Francis naming him bishop of Savannah, Ga., as part of the rite of ordination Sept. 23, 2020, at the Cathedral Basilica of St. John the ...

Bishop-elect Stephen D. Parkes is preparing to assume the helm of the 90-county Savannah Catholic diocese amid a coronavirus pandemic that has rattled the nation and challenged the church.

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - Bishop Stephen Parkes was ordained as the 15th Bishop of the Diocese of Savannah on Wednesday at the Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist. This ordination and installation ...

Bishop-elect Stephen Parkes of the Diocese of Savannah ] ST. PETERSBURG — The Rev. Stephen Parkes had just returned from a 31-mile bike ride near Orlando when the Pope’s ambassador called to ...

On Wednesday, the Rev. Stephen D. Parkes was named the new bishop for the Savannah Catholic Diocese to succeed the Rev. Gregory Hartmayer. “We are thrilled to welcome Bishop Parkes to our ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - St. Patrick’s Day was different in Savannah the last two years. But it will feel different this year for Bishop Stephen Parkes, who will experience the parade for the first time ...

Bishop Stephen D. Parkes of Savannah has announced that Traditional Latin Masses in his Georgia diocese will cease in May 2023. The bishop said that he had requested permission from the Vatican ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - Bishop Stephen Parkes is reflecting on the passing of Pope Francis. “He will be remembered first and foremost as somebody who was very human in the way that he spoke.

Savannah Morning News reached out to Diocese of Savannah Bishop Stephen D. Parkes for comment on how this landmark announcement might impact Catholics locally. He first encouraged others to read ...

Pope Francis appointed Fr. Stephen D. Parkes as the next bishop of Savannah, Georgia, Wednesday. The Holy See press office announced July 8 that Parkes, a priest of the Diocese of Orlando ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis appointed Fr. Stephen D. Parkes as the next bishop of Savannah, Georgia, Wednesday. The Holy See press office announced July 8 that Parkes, a priest of the Diocese ...