Our New Holy Father has Tulsa Connection!
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May 8, 2025Our New Holy Father has Tulsa Connection!
Not only is Cardinal Robert Prevost, who became Pope Leo XIV on Thursday after being selected by his fellow Cardinals, the first American Pontiff, but he also has a direct connection to Tulsa.
An Augustinian priest, then Fr. Robert Prevost, OSA, previously served on the Board of Directors at Tulsa’s Cascia Hall Preparatory School.
“With great joy and heartfelt celebration, we offer our warmest congratulations to Pope Leo XIV as the new leader of the Universal Church,” said the school in a statement issued on social media Thursday afternoon. “This historic moment fills our hearts with hope and gratitude. As a Catholic Augustinian school within the Midwest province, we celebrate this historic moment with deep pride and gratitude.”
Fr. Prevost previously served as Prior Provincial of the Province of Our Mother of Good Counsel, as pictured in the photo below, dated Sept. 13, 1999.