H*4183 Session 111 (1995-1996)
H*4183 Concurrent Resolution, By J.L.M. Cromer
A Concurrent Resolution congratulating the Reverend Monsignor Charles H.
Rowland, Pastor of the Catholic Church of Saint Joseph in Columbia, on the
twenty-fifth anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood.
05/04/95 House Introduced, adopted, sent to Senate HJ-1
05/05/95 Senate Introduced, adopted, returned with concurrence SJ-3
A CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION
CONGRATULATING THE REVEREND MONSIGNOR
CHARLES H. ROWLAND, PASTOR OF THE CATHOLIC
CHURCH OF SAINT JOSEPH IN COLUMBIA, ON THE
TWENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF HIS ORDINATION TO
THE PRIESTHOOD.
Whereas, the Reverend Monsignor Charles Hutson Rowland was
born in Charleston, the son of Carl J. and Gertrude Kanapaux
Rowland, and attended Sacred Heart School and Bishop England
High School in Charleston; and
Whereas, he attended the University of South Carolina and the
College of Charleston and completed his seminary training at St.
Mary College in St. Mary, Kentucky and at St. Mary Seminary in
Baltimore; and
Whereas, he was ordained a priest on May 16, 1970, at the
Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Charleston; and
Whereas, he served as chaplain for Our Lady of Mercy Convent at
May Forest in Charleston County during the summer of 1970 and
was associate pastor for the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, from
1970 until 1975; and
Whereas, he was pastor of St. Mary's Church in Charleston from
1975 until 1982 and served as pastor at the diocesan cathedral; and
Whereas, he has served as assistant to the diocesan chancellor, as
associate chancellor, as notary and secretary of the Diocesan
Tribunal, as acting chancellor, and finally, as Chancellor of the
Catholic Diocese of Charleston; and
Whereas, he was a member of the faculty of Bishop England High
School for four years, served his country with distinction in the
United States Air Force from 1958 to 1962, attended Catholic
University of America in Washington, D.C., and served as diocesan
director for cemeteries; and
Whereas, the present Bishop of Charleston, the Most Reverend
David B. Thompson, appointed Monsignor Rowland to serve as
Judicial Vicar for the Tribunal of Charleston; and
Whereas, Monsignor Rowland has also served as vicar general and
as moderator of the curia for the Diocese of Charleston and has
been a member of the Council of Presbyters and of the College of
Diocesan Consultors; and
Whereas, in 1987, he received a Licentiate Degree in Canon Law
and was named a Prelate of Honor by Pope John Paul II in 1983;
and
Whereas, since 1991, he has served as pastor of the Catholic
Church of Saint Joseph in Columbia; and
Whereas, he clearly has had a distinguished career as a priest in a
brief period of twenty-five years; he is a strong supporter of the
ecumenical movement and is respected and admired by the clergy
of other denominations for his work in this area; and he is greatly
beloved by his parishioners at the Church of Saint Joseph in
Columbia; and
Whereas, he places his priestly duties before all else and excels in
those duties; and
Whereas, he is a generous, kind, caring, and considerate man and as
a clergyman, he works ceaselessly for the spiritual well-being of the
members of his flock; and
Whereas, the members of the General Assembly are greatly pleased
to be able to recognize this distinguished native Charlestonian and
to extend to him best wishes for a happy and successful future.
Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate
concurring:
That the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina, by this
resolution, congratulates the Reverend Monsignor Charles H.
Rowland, pastor of the Catholic Church of Saint Joseph in
Columbia, on the twenty-fifth anniversary of his ordination to the
priesthood.
Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to
Monsignor Rowland and also to the Most Reverend David B.
Thompson, Bishop of Charleston, at Charleston, South Carolina.
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