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Michael T. Castori
Bishop of Honolulu
Bishop
1960
1998
Ordained
2026
Consecrated Bishop
Honolulu
Diocese
United States
Country
The Life
Michael T. Castori, S.J., was born on October 21, 1960, in Sacramento, California. A Jesuit, he was ordained a priest on June 13, 1998, and served as rector of the Arrupe Jesuit Residence at Seattle University.
He was appointed Bishop of Honolulu on May 6, 2026 and was ordained and installed on July 28, 2026, succeeding Bp. Clarence Silva.
Major Works & Initiatives
Bishop of Honolulu (2026- )
A Sacramento-born Jesuit and rector of the Arrupe Jesuit Residence at Seattle University, appointed on 6 May 2026 and ordained and installed on 28 July 2026, succeeding Bp. Silva.
In His Own Words
One can say that the spiritual exercises of St. Ignatius require no translation in Hawaii.
Remarks at the conclusion of his ordination and installation Mass, Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa, Honolulu, 28 July 2026 (Hawaii Catholic Herald, prepared text) (archived)The Old Mass, See by See
Honolulu2026-07-28 – presentNo act of his own
4 sites → 4 sites
What he inheritedBp. Silva's January 2022 framework: the 1962 Missal confined to four named churches, with formal permission to ten named priests, the readings repeated in the vernacular, and all other sacraments in the reformed rites. No act of Castori's own has changed it.
Since the SSPX decree of 2 July 2026: No statement recorded as of 2026-10-22.
Domus Dei’s Verdict
The Bishop & the Mass of Ages
He inherited Bp. Silva's Honolulu framework: the 1962 Missal confined to four named churches and ten named priests since January 2022. No act of his own has changed it.
References & Further Reading
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Michael T. Castori - Catholic-HierarchyEpiscopal dates.
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