DECREE

By Bishop James R. Golka

DECREE
ELEVATING DIVINE REDEEMER CHURCH TO THE DIOCESAN
SHRINE OF OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE, MOTHER OF OUR DIVINE REDEEMER

Having seen that the architecture of Divine Redeemer Church, influenced by the theology of the Second Vatican Council, is a peculiar building of architectural value and beauty in the Diocese of Colorado Springs. Furthermore, Divine Redeemer Church is an appropriate place for pilgrimages, devotions, and prayer,

Having seen that Our Lady of Guadalupe Church cannot accommodate the large number of faithful who pay homage to the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe,

I, the Most Rev. James R. Golka, by the grace of God, Bishop of the Diocese of Colorado Springs, having consulted with the Presbyteral Council and the Pastors of both parishes, and keeping before my eyes the salvation of souls, and for the good of the faithful,

Hereby create the Diocesan Shrine of “Our Lady of Guadalupe, Mother of the Divine Redeemer Shrine” at Divine Redeemer Church,

Therefore, the parish boundaries of Our Lady of Guadalupe are subsumed into the boundaries of Divine Redeemer Church, now known as “Our Lady of Guadalupe, Mother of the Divine Redeemer Shrine,”

The newly created Diocesan Shrine obtains all the temporal goods, patrimonial rights, and obligations that formerly belonged to Our Lady of Guadalupe Church (can. 121),

All ecclesiastical records of Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish shall be forwarded to the Curia of the Diocese of Colorado Springs,

Furthermore, I encourage all the faithful to participate in frequent pilgrimages to the Shrine to offer devotional prayers to Our Lady of Guadalupe, Mother of the Divine Redeemer,

Given at the Chancery Office of the Diocese of Colorado Springs on this the 15th day of June 2025,