The Office of Vicars for Religious serves as the Bishop’s representative to the religious communities serving in the Diocese of Rockville Centre.  Religious Orders (Institutes of Consecrated Life ),  Communities  (Societies of Apostolic Life ),Secular Institutes, and Consecrated Virgins build up the spiritual life and ministry of  the diocese through their presence, prayer, and service to the Diocese of Rockville Centre.

The Vicars for Religious are available to meet with individual religious and their superiors. The Vicars for Religious assist our religious in many areas be they housing, ministerial, or communal. They serve on committees established by the Bishop and facilitate meetings of the major superiors with the Bishop.

Franciscan Brother James McVeigh, O.S.F. and Sister of St. Joseph Mary Walsh, C.S.J. serve as the Co- Vicars for the diocese.

The Office of Vicars for Religious publishes a newsletter four times a year.

Events sponsored by the Office of the Vicars for Religious:

Annual Celebration of the Jubilees of our Religious

with Bishop William Murphy

Tuesday, September 27, 2011, 05:00pm
Join Us at St. Agnes Cathedral, Rockville Centre [click here for details and directions via Google Maps to the Cathedral] 

The Religious Jubilee is our Diocesan celebration of religious priests, sisters and brothers who are celebrating their 25th, 50th, 60th, 70th, 75th or 80th anniversary. It is a beautiful Mass with dinner to follow for the Jubilarians and their guests.

A PRAYER FOR OUR RELIGIOUS PRIESTS, BROTHERS, AND SISTERS

Heavenly Father, in your wisdom you have called certain women and men to a life of special consecration so that in prayerful observance of a lifestyle of poverty, chaste celibacy and obedience, they might be witnesses to us that, as St. Paul says, "our true citizenship is in heaven." Give them, Lord, the grace of joy and perseverance in their holy vocation. We ask this through Christ, our Lord.

• Inter - diocesan On-Going Formation Gathering at St. John’s University
• Spring gathering of Religious of the diocese
• Retreat for Senior Religious

The Vicars for Religious network with the:

• National Conference of Vicars for Religious
• Leadership Conference of Women Religious
• Conference of Major Superiors of Women Religious
• Religious Brothers Conference
• Conference of Major Superiors of Men
• Consultation Services for Religious