Congregation of Holy Cross Elects Fr. Richard Warner, C.S.C., as New

Superior General

July 19, 2010

For Immediate Release

Contact: Rev. Edwin H. Obermiller, C.S.C.

Assistant Provincial, Indiana Province
Notre Dame, Indiana, USA
574-631-1018
obermiller.2@nd.edu
www.cscip.org

Notre Dame, IN – Rev. Richard Warner, C.S.C., has been elected Superior General of

the Congregation of Holy Cross at its General Chapter meeting on July 16 in Rome. Fr.

Warner will leave his position as Director of Campus Ministry at the University of Notre

Dame to assume leadership of Holy Cross and its work around the world from its

headquarters in Rome. Fr. Warner will replace Fr. Hugh Cleary, C.S.C., who has served

as Superior General for twelve years, the maximum term allowable by the constitutions

of the Congregation.

As Superior General, Warner will oversee the international mission and

operations of the Roman Catholic religious community founded in France in 1837 by

Blessed Basil Moreau, C.S.C. Holy Cross currently has an educational, pastoral, and

missionary presence in sixteen countries on five continents, including Chile, East Africa,

Mexico, and the United States

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 After graduating from Notre Dame in 1962, Fr. Warner studied theology at

Catholic University in Santiago, Chile, obtained his licentiate degree from there in 1966,

and was ordained the same year in Lakewood, Ohio.

From 1967 to 1973 he taught English and theology at St. George’s College, one of

the premier educational institutions in Chile, where he also served in the administration.

In 1973 he became the provincial treasurer and member of the Provincial Council for the

Indiana Province of the Congregation and was subsequently elected provincial superior in

1979. He served nine years in that office.

Fr. Warner has been Director of Campus Ministry at the University of Notre

Dame for twenty-one years. For much of that time, he also served in a dual role as

Counselor to former president, Fr. Edward Malloy, C.S.C.

Since 2004, he has served as a General Councilor in Fr. Cleary’s administration.

He is a Life Trustee of the University; Chair of the Board of Directors of the Center for

the Homeless, South Bend; Chair of the Board of Directors of Memorial Hospital of

South Bend; and Corporate Member of Holy Cross Family Ministries.

The University of Notre Dame awarded Fr. Warner an honorary doctorate of law

degree in 1987.

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The Congregation of Holy Cross Priests and Brothers fulfills the original vision of
founder Blessed Basil Moreau, C.S.C., to make God known, loved, and served in
education, parish, and mission settings. The Congregation sponsors numerous colleges
and universities throughout the country – the University of Notre Dame, Indiana; the
University of Portland, Oregon; St. Edward’s University, Texas; Stonehill College,
Massachusetts; King’s College, Pennsylvania; St. Mary’s College, Indiana; Our Lady of
Holy Cross College, Louisiana; and Holy Cross College, Indiana – as well as parishes,
high schools and outreach ministries throughout North America, Latin America, Africa,
and Asia.

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