DEFOREST - The Most Rev. James E. Bostwick, 59, of DeForest, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, March 8, 2009. Archbishop Bostwick was born Aug. 14, 1949, in Watertown, son of Lawrence and Isabell (Roedl) Bostwick. The archbishop is survived by Father Charles Walders, his Episcopal chaplain and longtime companion; by brothers and sisters, Betty (Edwin) Barrett, Lyle (Bonnie) Klockow, Carol (Elmer) Boettcher, and Larry (Colleen) Klockow; and a sister-in-law, Barb Bostwick. He is also survived by a host of nieces, nephews, brothers, deacons, priests and seminarians of the Old (Roman) Catholic Church of America. He was preceded in death by his parents and brothers, Michael Bostwick and Glen Klockow.
Bostwick attended Queen of the Apostles Seminary, a Roman Catholic institution run by the Pallottine Fathers and Brothers, graduated in 1969, then entered the Pallottine Fathers and Brothers in Phelps, where he was vested as a religious brother.
In 1972, he attended Holy Cross Seminary under the jurisdiction of the Old (Roman) Catholic Church of America (OCCA). He studied under Archbishop Walter Xavier Brown and was ordained to the priesthood April 10, 1976.
After ordination, the archbishop was made pastor of the Cathedral Church of the Holy Angels in Wauwatosa, where he remained until 1981. Our Lady of Hope in DeForest was opened in 1981 and the archbishop served as pastor there.
On Sept. 19, 1992, he was consecrated to the episcopacy by Archbishop Brown and made bishop coadjutor with the Rite of Succession. On Nov. 1, 1997, he was appointed archbishop of the Old Catholic Church of America and was installed on Nov. 1, 1997.
Over the years, his excellency served as a counselor in drug and alcohol abuse-related fields. He paid visits to nursing homes to offer Mass, conducted a deacon's Mass at prisons, and was involved with the administration of the OCCA.
As the archbishop and metropolitan for the Old (Roman) Catholic Church of America, his excellency oversaw parishes in the United States, Canada and South America with over 50,000 parishioners.
Visitation and prayer service held at The Cathedral Church of the Holy Angels, 1510 N. 70th Street, Wauwatosa, on Wednesday. A Solemn Pontifican Requiem Mass was held Thursday at St. Mary Magdalene Church, 242 Williams St., Johnson Creek, with burial in the church cemetery. Church and Chapel Funeral Service, in Brookfield, WI assisted the family.
Bostwick attended Queen of the Apostles Seminary, a Roman Catholic institution run by the Pallottine Fathers and Brothers, graduated in 1969, then entered the Pallottine Fathers and Brothers in Phelps, where he was vested as a religious brother.
In 1972, he attended Holy Cross Seminary under the jurisdiction of the Old (Roman) Catholic Church of America (OCCA). He studied under Archbishop Walter Xavier Brown and was ordained to the priesthood April 10, 1976.
After ordination, the archbishop was made pastor of the Cathedral Church of the Holy Angels in Wauwatosa, where he remained until 1981. Our Lady of Hope in DeForest was opened in 1981 and the archbishop served as pastor there.
On Sept. 19, 1992, he was consecrated to the episcopacy by Archbishop Brown and made bishop coadjutor with the Rite of Succession. On Nov. 1, 1997, he was appointed archbishop of the Old Catholic Church of America and was installed on Nov. 1, 1997.
Over the years, his excellency served as a counselor in drug and alcohol abuse-related fields. He paid visits to nursing homes to offer Mass, conducted a deacon's Mass at prisons, and was involved with the administration of the OCCA.
As the archbishop and metropolitan for the Old (Roman) Catholic Church of America, his excellency oversaw parishes in the United States, Canada and South America with over 50,000 parishioners.
Visitation and prayer service held at The Cathedral Church of the Holy Angels, 1510 N. 70th Street, Wauwatosa, on Wednesday. A Solemn Pontifican Requiem Mass was held Thursday at St. Mary Magdalene Church, 242 Williams St., Johnson Creek, with burial in the church cemetery. Church and Chapel Funeral Service, in Brookfield, WI assisted the family.
DEFOREST - The Most Rev. James E. Bostwick, 59, of DeForest, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, March 8, 2009. Archbishop Bostwick was born Aug. 14, 1949, in Watertown, son of Lawrence and Isabell (Roedl) Bostwick. The archbishop is survived by Father Charles Walders, his Episcopal chaplain and longtime companion; by brothers and sisters, Betty (Edwin) Barrett, Lyle (Bonnie) Klockow, Carol (Elmer) Boettcher, and Larry (Colleen) Klockow; and a sister-in-law, Barb Bostwick. He is also survived by a host of nieces, nephews, brothers, deacons, priests and seminarians of the Old (Roman) Catholic Church of America. He was preceded in death by his parents and brothers, Michael Bostwick and Glen Klockow.
Bostwick attended Queen of the Apostles Seminary, a Roman Catholic institution run by the Pallottine Fathers and Brothers, graduated in 1969, then entered the Pallottine Fathers and Brothers in Phelps, where he was vested as a religious brother.
In 1972, he attended Holy Cross Seminary under the jurisdiction of the Old (Roman) Catholic Church of America (OCCA). He studied under Archbishop Walter Xavier Brown and was ordained to the priesthood April 10, 1976.
After ordination, the archbishop was made pastor of the Cathedral Church of the Holy Angels in Wauwatosa, where he remained until 1981. Our Lady of Hope in DeForest was opened in 1981 and the archbishop served as pastor there.
On Sept. 19, 1992, he was consecrated to the episcopacy by Archbishop Brown and made bishop coadjutor with the Rite of Succession. On Nov. 1, 1997, he was appointed archbishop of the Old Catholic Church of America and was installed on Nov. 1, 1997.
Over the years, his excellency served as a counselor in drug and alcohol abuse-related fields. He paid visits to nursing homes to offer Mass, conducted a deacon's Mass at prisons, and was involved with the administration of the OCCA.
As the archbishop and metropolitan for the Old (Roman) Catholic Church of America, his excellency oversaw parishes in the United States, Canada and South America with over 50,000 parishioners.
Visitation and prayer service held at The Cathedral Church of the Holy Angels, 1510 N. 70th Street, Wauwatosa, on Wednesday. A Solemn Pontifican Requiem Mass was held Thursday at St. Mary Magdalene Church, 242 Williams St., Johnson Creek, with burial in the church cemetery. Church and Chapel Funeral Service, in Brookfield, WI assisted the family.
Bostwick attended Queen of the Apostles Seminary, a Roman Catholic institution run by the Pallottine Fathers and Brothers, graduated in 1969, then entered the Pallottine Fathers and Brothers in Phelps, where he was vested as a religious brother.
In 1972, he attended Holy Cross Seminary under the jurisdiction of the Old (Roman) Catholic Church of America (OCCA). He studied under Archbishop Walter Xavier Brown and was ordained to the priesthood April 10, 1976.
After ordination, the archbishop was made pastor of the Cathedral Church of the Holy Angels in Wauwatosa, where he remained until 1981. Our Lady of Hope in DeForest was opened in 1981 and the archbishop served as pastor there.
On Sept. 19, 1992, he was consecrated to the episcopacy by Archbishop Brown and made bishop coadjutor with the Rite of Succession. On Nov. 1, 1997, he was appointed archbishop of the Old Catholic Church of America and was installed on Nov. 1, 1997.
Over the years, his excellency served as a counselor in drug and alcohol abuse-related fields. He paid visits to nursing homes to offer Mass, conducted a deacon's Mass at prisons, and was involved with the administration of the OCCA.
As the archbishop and metropolitan for the Old (Roman) Catholic Church of America, his excellency oversaw parishes in the United States, Canada and South America with over 50,000 parishioners.
Visitation and prayer service held at The Cathedral Church of the Holy Angels, 1510 N. 70th Street, Wauwatosa, on Wednesday. A Solemn Pontifican Requiem Mass was held Thursday at St. Mary Magdalene Church, 242 Williams St., Johnson Creek, with burial in the church cemetery. Church and Chapel Funeral Service, in Brookfield, WI assisted the family.
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