LATIN MASS ABOLISHED IN THE SAVANNAH DIOCESE

SAVANNAH DIOCESE BANS THE LATIN MASS ANYWHERE IN THE DIOCESE EFFECTIVE MAY 20TH 2023

Una Voce South Georgia has sent us the sad news that the Bishop of Savannah will no longer allow the Latin Mass to be celebrated anywhere in the Diocese effective May 20th, 2023. In the meantime, the mass said in the cathedral for the last 14 years will no longer be allowed. If you want to find out more or get involved to help, please contact Una Voce South Georgia at:

Una Voce of South Georgia, Bishop Gartland Chapter - To promote the Traditional Mass in the Savannah Diocese (unvocesouthga.com)

To read the entire letter from the bishop click here:

Update on the Use of the Missale Romanum of 1962 - The Roman Catholic Diocese of Savannah (diosav.org)

MAIN EXCERPT OF BISHOPS LETTER

The Bishop said he wrote the Vatican about the Latin Mass in his Diocese and received the below letter banning the mass in his Diocese:

The Mass according to the Missale Romanum of 1962 may be celebrated at the parish of Sacred Heart (*) in Savannah on a weekly basis until May 20, 2023.

The Mass according to the Missale Romanum of 1962 may be celebrated at the parishes of Most Holy Trinity in Augusta, St. Joseph in Macon and St. Anthony of Padua in Ray City on a monthly basis until May 20, 2023.

* In implementing the permissions granted by the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, please note that the Mass according to the Missale Romanum of 1962 will no longer be celebrated at the Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist as of Sunday, August 7, 2022. As of that date, the Mass will be celebrated at Sacred Heart parish (1707 Bull Street, Savannah) at 1pm on Sundays.