Father David's most recent photo -- Selfie taken in September 2023.
[Having just celebrated his 69th Birthday, David wants to assure us that he still has all of his marbles...]
[Having just celebrated his 69th Birthday, David wants to assure us that he still has all of his marbles...]
About David ...
A Deacon since 1989, a Presbyter since 1990, and a Bishop since 2000, Massachusetts native David Dismas celebrates 30+ years of ordained ministry in the Independent Sacramental Movement.
He earned his BA in Religious Studies at Merrimack College (North Andover, MA), and both his MDiv and STM degrees at the Boston University School of Theology (Boston, MA).
His BA major was Religious Studies with a concentration in Young Adult Ministry; his MDiv included a specialized curriculum in Biblical and Historical Studies with an emphasis on the Hebrew Bible; and, his STM in the Ministry in Society track included specializations in Worship and Preaching.
David successfully completed additional Masters Level coursework in the Marriage and Family Therapy track at the University of Massachusetts/Boston.
A member of the worker-priest movement*, he has additional work experience in bookkeeping, office management, hospice volunteer management and bereavement care.
David was consecrated Titular Bishop of Rumney Marsh and Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Fairhaven (Catholic Charismatic Church of Canada/USA) on June 24, 2000 in the Marsh Chapel at his seminary alma mater Boston University.
In September 2001, the Diocese of Rumney Marsh was erected as an autocephalous see and was no longer associated with the Catholic Charismatic Church of Canada/USA. In July 2017, the Diocesan Synod voted to dissolve the diocese "within the year" and David retired from the office of Diocesan Bishop at the end of September 2017.
The Mission Diocese of Saint Nicholas was erected on December 3, 2017 to serve as a licensing body for a number of the former clergy of the Diocese of Rumney Marsh. David served as bishop of the Mission Diocese of Saint Nicholas until his retirement on June 24, 2023.
Although retired form the duties and responsibilities of being bishop, David remains president of Saint Nicholas Ministries, Inc. [founded in 1996 and incorporated in 1998] providing ministry in the Greater Boston area of Massachusetts. He also serves as webmaster to our Saint Florian Ministries.
God willing, David will live to see the establishment of the Companions of Eldad and Medad, a quasi-religious community of hermit nuns and monks, about which he has been in discernment.
He earned his BA in Religious Studies at Merrimack College (North Andover, MA), and both his MDiv and STM degrees at the Boston University School of Theology (Boston, MA).
His BA major was Religious Studies with a concentration in Young Adult Ministry; his MDiv included a specialized curriculum in Biblical and Historical Studies with an emphasis on the Hebrew Bible; and, his STM in the Ministry in Society track included specializations in Worship and Preaching.
David successfully completed additional Masters Level coursework in the Marriage and Family Therapy track at the University of Massachusetts/Boston.
A member of the worker-priest movement*, he has additional work experience in bookkeeping, office management, hospice volunteer management and bereavement care.
David was consecrated Titular Bishop of Rumney Marsh and Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Fairhaven (Catholic Charismatic Church of Canada/USA) on June 24, 2000 in the Marsh Chapel at his seminary alma mater Boston University.
In September 2001, the Diocese of Rumney Marsh was erected as an autocephalous see and was no longer associated with the Catholic Charismatic Church of Canada/USA. In July 2017, the Diocesan Synod voted to dissolve the diocese "within the year" and David retired from the office of Diocesan Bishop at the end of September 2017.
The Mission Diocese of Saint Nicholas was erected on December 3, 2017 to serve as a licensing body for a number of the former clergy of the Diocese of Rumney Marsh. David served as bishop of the Mission Diocese of Saint Nicholas until his retirement on June 24, 2023.
Although retired form the duties and responsibilities of being bishop, David remains president of Saint Nicholas Ministries, Inc. [founded in 1996 and incorporated in 1998] providing ministry in the Greater Boston area of Massachusetts. He also serves as webmaster to our Saint Florian Ministries.
God willing, David will live to see the establishment of the Companions of Eldad and Medad, a quasi-religious community of hermit nuns and monks, about which he has been in discernment.
*While there is a slight nuance of difference between the three for our purposes "worker-priest," "self-supporting minister/priest," and "non-stipendiary minister/priest" are equivalent in that the clergy person does not get paid for their services and is responsible for their own upkeep most often by holding down secular employment. This differs from bi-vocational clergy who get paid for their part-time ministries.
