Friar Michael T. Martin OFM Conv. Appointed Bishop of Charlotte
Pope Francis has appointed Friar Michael Martin as the fifth Bishop of the Diocese of
Conventuals speak in the name of something greater than ourselves. We are not a collection of individual voices, but a chorus harmonizing for the advancement of the Kingdom. Francis understood the men who came to follow him as a gift from the Lord; he received and celebrated that gift! The friars’ life in fraternity is the heart of our charism and exists as our primary mission. Community life, in the Franciscan vision, is an end in and of itself.
Pope Francis has appointed Friar Michael Martin as the fifth Bishop of the Diocese of
The St. Bonaventure Continuing Formation Pilgrimage From February 29 to March 13, 2024, Friar Michael
On Saturday, April 6, at 10am CDT, seven men religious will be ordained to the
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