“Consecrated life is born and reborn of an encounter with Jesus as he is: poor, chaste and obedient. We journey along a double track: on the one hand, God’s loving initiative, from which everything starts and to which we must always return; on the other, our own response, which is truly loving when it has no “ifs” or “buts”, when it imitates Jesus in his poverty, chastity and obedience.” Pope Francis, February 2nd, 2018

 

The Office of Vicar 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 Vicar for Religious is available to meet with individual religious and their superiors. The Vicar for Religious assists 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. 

Name	Position	E-mail	Phone
Father Lachlan T. Cameron	Vicar for Clergy, Religious, and Pastoral Planning	lcameron@drvc.org	516-678-5800 Ext. 402

Events sponsored by the Office of the Vicars for Religious:

• Inter-diocesan Ongoing Formation Gathering at St. John’s University
• Vespers and Founder’s Day Awards for Religious
• Retreat for Senior Sisters
• Gathering of Religious Priests and Brothers
• Diocesan Celebration of Religious Jubilees

The Vicars for Religious network with the:

• Conference of Major Superiors of Men (CMSM)
• Conference of Major Superiors of Women Religious (CMSWR)
• Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR)
• National Conference of Vicars for Religious (NCVR)
• National Religious Vocation Conference (NRVC)
• Religious Brothers Conference (RBC)
• Religious Formation Conference (RFC)

A PRAYER FOR OUR RELIGIOUS SISTERS, BROTHERS AND PRIESTS 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.