Pope Francis on Feb. 11, 2025, named Bishop Edward Weisenburger of Tucson, Arizona, as the new archbishop of Detroit. / Credit: Archdiocese of Detroit
CNA Staff, Apr 16, 2025 / 16:48 pm (CNA).
ArchbishopEdwardWeisenburgerofDetroitannouncedWednesdaythatparishchurchesinthearchdiocesethatoffertheTraditionalLatinMass(TLM)willbeunabletodosoafterJuly1,citingtheVatican’s2023clarificationthatdiocesanbishopsdonotpossesstheauthoritytoallowtheTLMtobecelebratedinanexistingparishchurch.
AprominentDetroitshrinewillstillbeabletooffertheTLM,however,andWeisenburgersaidheintendstoidentifyatleastfournon-parishlocationsinthearchdiocesewheretheTLMcanbecelebrated.
InanApril16announcement,thearchdiocesesaidWeisenburger,whowasappointedinFebruaryandnewlyinstalledasarchbishoplastmonth,recentlytoldhisprieststhatheisunabletorenewthepriorpermissionsgiventoparishchurchestocelebratetheTraditionalLatinMass,andthusthosepermissionswillexpireonJuly1.
AtissueisPopeFrancis’consequentialapostolicletterTraditionisCustodes,issuedinJuly2021.Amongotherpro
