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Revision as of 16:09, 18 July 2023
The Reverend Father Matthew Elshoff | |
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Auxiliary Bishop-elect of Los Angeles Titular Bishop-elect of Lamzella | |
Church | Catholic |
Archdiocese | Los Angeles |
Appointed | 18 July 2023 |
Previous post(s) | President, St. Francis High School Provincial Minister, Order of Friars Minor, Capuchin, Our Lady of the Angels Province |
Orders | |
Ordination | 18 June 1982 by Timothy Manning |
Personal details | |
Born | September 24, 1955 |
Parents | Calvin and Irene (nee Molnar) Elshoff |
Alma mater | St. Francis High School Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology California Family Center |
Matthew Elshoff, O.F.M. Cap., (born September 24, 1955) is an American Catholic priest and Capuchin Friar who was nominated an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles in 2023. [1]
Biography
Early Life
Elshoff was born on September 24, 1955 in Cincinnati, Ohio, the first of five children of Calvin and Irene (nee Molnar) Elshoff.[2] His family moved to Los Angeles when he was a child, and he attended St. Bede the Venerable Church and public elementary school at La Cañada Flintridge. After attending St. Francis High School, he entered the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin, Our Lady of the Angels Province in 1979, attending seminary at St. Albert's Priory before professing solemn vows on the 22nd of September, 1979.[1][3] He went on to further studies at the Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology, graduating in 1982 with degrees in theology and divinity. He was ordained a priest by Cardinal Timothy Manning on June 18 of the same year.[4]
Priesthood
Elshoff's first assignment following his ordination was as Vocations Director for his province of Capuchins, and then in various roles including as teacher, chaplain, counselor, and president at St. Francis High School in La Cañada. During this time, he also earned a master's degree and license in marriage and family therapy from the California Family Center in 1986 and 1990.[3] He also served as the Provincial Minister for his province of Capuchins as well as Novice Master.[5] Beginning in 2018, Elshoff served as pastor at St. Lawrence of Brindisi Church in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles.[4]
Episcopacy
On July 18, 2023, Pope Francis appointed Elshoff as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles and the titular bishop of Lamzella .[6] Archbishop José Gómez will consecrate him as a bishop on September 26, 2023, at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels.[7]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Rinunce e nomine". press.vatican.va. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
- ^ "Obituary information for Eldred Calvin Elshoff". www.cabotandsons.com. Archived from the original on 18 July 2023. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
- ^ a b "Pope Francis Names New Auxiliary Bishops of Los Angeles | USCCB". www.usccb.org. Archived from the original on 18 July 2023. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
- ^ a b "Pope Francis names four new auxiliary bishops for LA Archdiocese". 2023-07-18. Archived from the original on 18 July 2023. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
- ^ West, Capuchins (2015-01-29). "Fr. Matt Elshoff Called to Mexico". Capuchin Franciscans. Archived from the original on 18 July 2023. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Pope Francis names four new auxiliary bishops for LA Archdiocese". Angelus. 2023-07-18. Archived from the original on 18 July 2023. Retrieved 2023-07-18.