I am Bishop Michael Anthony Gifford, FESC and I am the acting Minister General for the Franciscans of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross (FESC). Archbishop Edmund Cass, the founder of our order, has asked me to jot down a few words regarding our order. First of all we are a unique Franciscan community within…
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About The Right Rev. Michael Anthony Gifford, FESC
The Right Rev. Michael Gifford, FESC is the Bishop Ordinary of the Diocese of Saints Francis and Clare (CA and NV) for the International Old Catholic Churches. He is the Acting Minister General for the Franciscans of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross (FESC), a Franciscan Order within the IOCC. He has worked for many years with the poor and disenfranchised in the Oakland, California area.