The Liberal Catholic Apostolic Church

Very Revd. Dorothy Shugrue
Serves as Vicar General for the LCAC in the United States and Canada. She is a Priest resident in Connecticut, USA.

Dorothy is a priest of the Liberal Catholic Apostolic Church. She comes from a catholic background, having been baptized a Roman Catholic. She served in a religious community (Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur) for many years. Dorothy has a Masters Degree in Psychology and a Masters Degree in Sociology and has worked extensively in the mental health and addiction field of Health Care.  Having studied theology at Drew University in the Doctoral of Ministry, Dorothy enriches the lives of those she serves by chaplaincy in the health care sector, whilst striving to create a ministry in hospice care for children in her locality. We are pleased that she brings her wealth of spiritual understanding and catholic knowledge to the church, and she is sharing service material and prayerful insight in the Resources for Churches section of the Cross Denominational Mission.  Dorothy’s lives and performs her ministry primarily in Connecticut, USA.

Dorothy is the primary contact for the LCAC in the United States and Canada and is a member as VG, of the College of Bishops.

In secular life Dorothy has been an executive in health care and presently serves as a consultant in the not-for-profit sector.


Certificate of Ordination - Diaconate
Certificate of Ordination - Priesthood
Faculty of appointment to Vicar General
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