Archbishop Vigneron's Pastoral Letters and Pastoral Notes

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Archbishop Emeritus Allen Vigneron

Since his 2009 installation as Archbishop of Detroit, Archbishop Allen H. Vigneron has written four pastoral letters and ten pastoral notes to the people of God in southeast Michigan.

Pastoral Letters

Forward In Hope to Share Christ (2012)

In Union with Christ Dying and Rising (2013)

The Preacher - Servant of the Word of God (2015)

Unleash the Gospel (2017)

The Good News About God’s Plan: A Pastoral Letter on the Challenges of Gender Identity

Pastoral Notes

AGENTS FOR THE NEW CREATION (June 2018)

LIVING CHRIST’S LOVE (July 2018)

AN ACT OF MERCY AND FAITH (October 2018)

THE DAY OF THE LORD (May 2019)

IMITATING CHRIST’S CHARITY AND CHASTITY (August 2019)

LED BY THE SPIRIT ON MISSION (November 2020)

THE POWER OF THE WORD OF GOD (January 2021)

THE BEAUTY OF TRUTH (June 2021)

FORMING MEN OF THE HEARTS (June 2022)

A CALL TO PRAYER (November 2022)