Joseph Edward Strickland
Joseph Edward Strickland (born October 31, 1958 in Fredericksburg , Texas , USA ) is Bishop of Tyler .
Life
The Bishop of Lubbock , Michael Jarboe Sheehan , ordained him a deacon on December 8, 1984, and the Bishop of Dallas , Thomas Ambrose Tschoepe , ordained him a priest on June 1, 1985 . He was incardinated on February 24, 1987 in the clergy of the newly founded Diocese of Tyler .
Pope Benedict XVI appointed him Bishop of Tyler on September 29, 2012. He was ordained episcopal by the Archbishop of Galveston-Houston , Daniel Cardinal DiNardo , on November 28 of the same year; Co- consecrators were Álvaro Corrada del Rio SJ , Bishop of Mayagüez , and Michael Jarboe Sheehan, Archbishop of Santa Fe .
Joseph Strickland is one of the signatories of a multilingual appeal by Carlo Maria Viganò on May 7, 2020 with the Latin title “Veritas liberabit vos!” ( The truth will set you free , according to Jn 8,32 EU ), which is published on the Internet portal kathisch.de of the German Bishops' Conference as a “conglomerate of conspiracy myths and pseudoscience”. The text complains that under the pretext of the COVID-19 pandemic, the rights and fundamental freedoms of many citizens are “disproportionately and unjustifiably restricted”; Public health should not become an alibi "to free civil authorities from their duty to act wisely for the common good". It is also claimed that there are growing doubts about the true risk of contagion from the coronavirus, and that the reporting of the pandemic is referred to as " alarmism ". The containment measures taken encouraged the interference of "foreign powers" with serious social and political consequences. There are forces “interested in creating panic in the population” and promoting “the isolation of individuals” in order to be able to better manipulate and control them. ”This is“ the disturbing prelude to the creation of a world government that beyond any control ”. The text was described by various media as absurd and the theses expressed as conspiracy theories .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Call. In: APPEAL FOR THE CHURCH AND THE WORLD. Retrieved May 10, 2020 (American English).
- ↑ Church appeal with conspiracy theories . In: Süddeutsche Zeitung , May 11, 2020. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
- ^ Bishops spread conspiracy theories . In: Tagesschau.de , May 9, 2020. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Álvaro Corrada del Rio SJ |
Bishop of Tyler since 2012 |
... |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Strickland, Joseph Edward |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Strickland, Joseph E .; Strickland, Joseph |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Roman Catholic bishop |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 31, 1958 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Fredericksburg |