Appointments

Horst Buchholz to head music programs for archdiocese, cathedral 

Horst Buchholz, a Catholic musician with international experience in sacred music, has been appointed archdiocesan director of sacred music and director of music, choirmaster and organist for the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis. He will also serve as artistic and executive director of the Cathedral Concerts organization.

WASHINGTON — Pope Benedict XVI has named a military chaplain from the Diocese of Cleveland as an auxiliary bishop of the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services.

The appointment of Father Neal Buckon, 57, was announced in Washington Jan. 3 by Archbishop Pietro Sambi, apostolic nuncio to the United States.

Bishop-designate Buckon has served as an Army chaplain around the world since 1998. His assignments have included posts in Korea; Fort Sill, Okla.; Germany; Iraq; Fort Stewart, Ga.; and Saudi Arabia. He also served in the Army from 1975 to 1982.

VATICAN CITY — The new Pontifical Council for Promoting New Evangelization has its first members, including Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan of New York.

The council, formally established in October, is charged with renewing and strengthening the faith in traditionally Christian countries where religious belief and practice are threatened by secularism and indifference.

Pope Benedict XVI named 19 cardinals and bishops to be members of the council Jan. 5.

Editor's note

The St. Louis Review have special coverage of the episcopal ordination of Bishop-designate Edward M. Rice on Jan. 13 at stlouisreview.com. Because of the date of the event, the Review will print the weekly print edition one day late. Home delivery should be expected on Saturday, Jan. 15, throughout most of the archdiocese.

The episcopal ordination of Bishop-designate Edward M. Rice will take place at 2 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 13, at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis, Lindell Boulevard and Newstead Avenue in the Central West End. A reception will follow at Rosati-Kain High School, just east of the cathedral.

Archbishop Robert J. Carlson has appointed Father Arthur Cavitt as the new executive director of the St. Charles Lwanga Center.

Father Cavitt joined the Lwanga Center in 2003 as a minister of evangelization and spiritual adviser. The center promotes Catholic spiritual and leadership development within the African-American community in the Archdiocese of St. Louis. It is located on the campus of St. Elizabeth Mother of John the Baptist Parish in North St. Louis. The priest also serves as chaplain and member of the administrative team at Cardinal Ritter College Preparatory High School.