The Old Catholic Ordinariate for Specialized Ministries - U.S.A. is pleased to announce the incardination of Father Benjamin Stern of Saint Peters, Missouri, as a presbyter of the Ordinariate, and the reception of Saint Oscar Romero Ministries in service to the Saint Louis Metropolitan area, effective 23 June 2025.
Father Stern, a graduate of Saint Meinrad Seminary in Southern Indiana was originally ordained for the Diocese of Belleville (RC) in 2007, and most recently served the American Catholic Communities (COICC). He comes to the Ordinariate with experience in parish ministry, as well as prison work and health care chaplaincy through Clinical Pastoral Education.
The Ordinary commends Father Stern and the work of Saint Oscar Romero Ministries to your prayers.