Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 20, 2023 / 13:00 pm
After shutting down its Department of Catholic Schools in June amid ongoing tension about policies related to gender ideology, the Archdiocese of Portland has launched a new office focused on bringing diocesan schools more fully into the Church’s mission of evangelization.
“Our goal is to integrate our Catholic schools more deeply into the evangelizing mission of each parish and the wider archdiocesan Church,” the archdiocese said in a statement earlier this month, adding that the announcement is “an exciting and transformational new direction for Catholic education and Catholic schools in western Oregon.”
The new Office for the Mission of Catholic Education will be launched in January 2024 and will be led by its new director of Catholic education, Elias Moo. He will be relocating from the Archdiocese of Denver, where he currently serves as the superintendent of Catholic schools.
“Elias is nationally recognized as a visionary leader in the realignment of Catholic education with the mind and heart of the Church and our rich educational heritage,” the statement read.