Of your charity, please pray for the repose of the soul of Monsignor Raymond Joseph Goehring J.C.L. who died on Saturday, March 18, 2023. He was 84-years-old. May he rest in peace. The exequies for Monsignor Goehring are as follows:
Visitation at Saint Mary Cathedral, 219 Seymour Ave, Lansing, from 9am on Friday, March 24, 2023, followed by Requiem Mass at 10am. Bishop Boyea will be the principal celebrant.
Raymond Joseph Goehring was born on July 17, 1938, in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was ordained to the sacred priesthood on June 6, 1964 by the Most Reverend Joseph Albers, Bishop of Lansing, at Saint Mary Cathedral in Lansing. During his 59-years of priesthood, he served in the following posts:
Parochial Vicar, Saint Michael, Flint, June | 1964 to Jan 1968
Diocesan Liturgical Commission | 1965 to 1981
Parochial Vicar, Saint Thomas Aquinas, East Lansing | January 1968 to February 1971
Parochial Vicar, Saint Joseph, Saint Johns | February 1971 to February 1976
Pastor, Saint James, Mason | February 1976 to March 1980
Pastor, Saint Joseph, Owosso | March 1980 to June 1986
Judicial Assessor | June 1986 to May 1995
Tribunal Judge | March 1994 to March 2023
Administrator, Saint Michael, Grand Ledge | April to July 1991
Catholic University of America | Licentiate, Canon Law, 1997
Administrator, Saint Ann, Bellevue | March 2000 to September 2008
Created Prelate of Honor to His Holiness | June 2000
Judicial Vicar, Diocese of Lansing | May 2000 to May 2010
Senior Priest Status | May 2010
USCCB Visiting Canonist | 2003 to 2023
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