Most Rev. Rose Tressel Biographical Information
Rose Tressel was
ordained a priest by the United Catholic Church in 2001 and has since served as
the pastor of Bethany Church, a cell church network with parishioners in New
York, Connecticut, and Massachusetts. Her primary parish focus is on providing
pastoral and sacramental support to families who are unable to be integrated
into a local worshipping community due to age, infirmity or other impediments.
In March 2006, she was elected as Presiding Bishop of the United Catholic Church and was
ordained to the episcopacy in June 2006.
Bishop Tressel holds a MDiv
from the Trinity Theological Seminary - University of Liverpool, UK, and a MBA
from the University of New Haven in Connecticut. A certified clinical
healthcare chaplain, Tressel is employed as a hospice chaplain providing full
spectrum spiritual support to at-home and nursing home based patients in the central Connecticut
region. Prior to turning to the ministry, she was a successful
business executive and business strategy consultant serving companies in the
global 200.
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