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Diocese of Fort Worth

Olson dismisses Carmelite superior, restores daily Mass

After the Vatican gave him charge of a Carmelite monastery, Bishop Michael Olson has begun to make changes.

The Pillar
Jun 01, 2023
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One day after he was given charge of a Texas Carmelite monastery, Bishop Michael Olson has issued a decree of dismissal from religious life for the monastery’s superior, whom he said is guilty of sexual misconduct with a priest. 

Left: Mother Teresa Agnes Gerlach. Right: Bishop Michael Olson.

Olson has also announced that he will restore daily Mass to th…

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