Meet Our Bishops

Our bishops are chosen by the members of the Church.  Our concept of episcopal jurisdiction mirrors the Celtic notion of soul friendship, and our bishops are friends to the soul whose first purpose is to help the members of the Church grow closer to God and one another.  They are not the spiritual directors of the individual members, but trusted by the members to keep the Church as a whole and the individuals safe from error.  Each member has a say as to which bishop will be his or her bishop, and this is not affected by geographic location, but by the trusted spiritual relationship one develops with that bishop.  Our bishops are available to each member of the Church and not only to the clergy.

The Celtic Christian Church is served by three elected bishops, each serving in her or his episcopal jurisdiction.  

The Most Rev. Wilson Finnery St. Brendan's Jurisdiction

The Most Rev. Joseph A. Grenier, St. Ciaran's Jurisdiction

The Most Rev. Katherine Kurtz, All Angels Jurisdiction

Elected the first bishop of St. Ciaran's Fellowship of Celtic Christian Communities in 1997, Bishop Joseph Grenier has remained bishop of St. Ciaran's Jurisdiction after the breakup of the Celtic Christian Communion and the Fellowship's change of name to The Celtic Christian Church was formed.

As the Church grew we gained two more bishops.  Bishop Grenier was elected presiding bishop.

1997 at St. Ciaran's House of Prayer

Here Bishop  Wilson Finnery (left) and Bishop Joe Grenier ordain Rev. Patricia McClellan to the priesthood at one of our Church Ceili in the Fall of 2006.