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Fr. Weiss named chief religious officer at St. Augustine
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August 3, 2020Josephite Father Peter C. Weiss, pastor of All Saints Parish in Algiers, has been named the chief religious officer of St. Augustine High School.
He will continue to serve as pastor of All Saints Church.
Father Weiss previously served as a theology instructor at St. Augustine and has served as the St. Augustine High School Marching 100 chaplain for more than 15 years.
His appointment was announced by Bishop John H. Ricard, superior general of the Josephites.
The chief religious officer is charged with supervising all theology teachers and programs to ensure all religion courses are effective, relevant and inspiring, while continuing to meet all requirements of the Archdiocese of New Orleans.
Father Weiss also be the direct link between the school and the Society of St. Joseph (The Josephites), the religious order of priests and brothers who founded the school in 1951.
He also supervises the school's campus ministry, which annually ranks among the most popular and effective student organizations.
"The chief religious officer (CRO) leads the spiritual growth and development of our school and plays an integral role in ensuring all students are morally guided and nurtured by Catholic values, doctrine and beliefs,” said Dr. Kenneth St. Charles, president and CEO. “In his CRO role, Father Weiss will also serve on the school's leadership team, where I personally depend on his sound advice, wise counsel and unfailing prayers to lead us in service to our students, especially during these challenging and unprecedented times."
In addition to his pastorate, Father Weiss serves as chaplain of the New Orleans Fire Department. He taught at St. Augustine while residing at St. Raymond Church from 1991 until Hurricane Katrina struck in 2005.
In 2006, he moved to Washington D.C. to serve as the vocation director for The Josephites before rejoining the St. Augustine faculty in 2014.
Ordained a Josephite priest in 1979, Father Weiss holds a master of divinity from the Washington Theological Union. He also holds a bachelor of science degree in sociology from Xavier University of Louisiana.