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The Very Rev'd Br Andrew Hook, OCS

Prelate
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Solemnly Professed

Father Andrew attended Hesston College in Kansas and then Eastern Mennonite University in Virginia. After a brief stint as a Mennonite youth minister, Father Andrew found himself in an Episcopal Church and was entranced by the beauty of the liturgy. Having received his Masters in Theological Studies at Newman University in Kansas, Father Andrew was ordained to the priesthood on the Feast of Saint Andrew, 2013. Since 2015, he has served as the Dean of Saint Paul’s Cathedral in Springfield, Illinois. Fr Andrew served as Diocesan Exorcist in the Diocese of Western Kansas and now currently in the Diocese of Springfield. He has received episcopal permission to attend deliverance ministry conferences in the Roman Catholic Church and is host of the Saint Benedict Conference, an annual conference which focuses on this ministry.
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The Rev'd Br Garron Daniels, OCS

Secretary General
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Solemnly Professed

Father Garron is the Rector of the Episcopal Parish of Alton in the Episcopal Diocese of Springfield. Fr Garron previously served as Curate at St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Missouri and as a PRN Chaplain at St. Louis Children’s Hospital. He attended Truman State University in Kirksville, Missouri, receiving a Bachelor’s of Science in Justice Systems, Magna Cum Laude. He went on to study for his Masters of Divinity at the University of the South: School of Theology. In 2022, he was a recipient of the Griffin Fellowship and partook in ministry formation in the Holy Land at St. George’s College. He is a member of the Guild of All Souls, Goods Coordinator for the Society of King Charles the Martyr, Evangelism Officer for the Society of Catholic Priests, board member of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge USA, and the current Secretary of the Executive Council of Province V of the Episcopal Church.
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Br Jordan Albert, OCS

Deputy Director of Community Life
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Novice

Brother Jordan grew up in Oregon and is an adult convert to Christianity. He received his B.A. in Political Science from the University of Portland in Portland, Oregon and his J.D. from the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona. Secularly, he is a public defender. At his parish, he teaches Sunday school for high schoolers and serves as a lay reader, acolyte, and eucharistic minister. He is a member of the Guild of All Souls and the Society of Mary.

He enjoys running, cycling, hiking, reading history, science fiction, and fantasy, and spending time with his family.
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The Rev'd Br Maurice Augustín de la Luz de Cristo, OCS 

Treasurer General
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Novice

Father Maurice is currently the rector of St Francis on the Hill Parish in El Paso, Texas. After taking some time away from the classroom, he is currently pursuing a PhD in Theology from La Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana in Medellín, Colombia, where he is studying the intersection of messianism and apocalyptic literature. Although he is older than the rest of the brothers, when he is not at his parish or reading or studying, he can be found traveling, exercising, or spending time in nature.
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The Rev'd Br Paul H. Castelli, OCS

Director of Vocations
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Simply Professed

Father Paul is a priest and spiritual director in the Episcopal Diocese of West Virginia, where he serves on the bishop’s staff as the diocesan Vocations Director and Campus Missioner to West Virginia University. He attended Ferris State University, where he received a B.S. in Business, Magna Cum Laude, in 2009. In 2016, he received his M.Div. from Bexley-Seabury Seminary Federation. In 2023, Fr Paul completed a two-year spiritual direction training program with the North Carolina Institute for Spiritual Direction and Formation and is an affiliate spiritual director with the Institute. In 2025, he completed the annual course in Deliverance Ministry at the Vatican with his Bishop Diocesan. He is also a member of the Society of Catholic Priests, the Society of Mary, and the Guild of All Souls.
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The Rev'd Br Christian Angelo, OCS

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Brother Christian completed his monastic postulancy and novitiate specializing in Thomistic angelology and his formation for Holy Orders at Church Divinity School of the Pacific. Secularly, Br Christian is a Student Doctor and 2nd Lieutenant in the Army Reserve Medical Service Corps, where he will serve as an Emergency Medicine Physician. He completed his BA in Neuroscience & Chemistry at Boston University, and his MSPH at Johns Hopkins School of Public Health. He has previously served as an Advanced EMT / Program Director, training EMTs in rural communities. Br Christian is a member of Spiritual Directors International, Young Episcopal Deacons, and the Society of Catholic Priests. He is also a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Educators and is board certified in prehospital emergency medicine education.
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The Very Rev'd Dr Jason Bray

Canon Theologian
Dean Bray is the author of the best-selling book “Deliverance”, and is Convener for the Deliverance Ministry Team in the Diocese of St. Asaph, in the Church in Wales. He has served as a training officer, a university lecturer on the Old Testament, as well as a vicar in the Valleys and in North Wales. An Anglican Priest for over twenty-five years, Father Bray currently serves as Dean of the Llandaff Cathedral.
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Bishop Protector (Episcopal Visitor):
The Rt. Rev. Daniel G. P. Gutiérrez
XVI Bishop of Pennsylvania
Mother House:
Cathedral Church of Saint Paul the Apostle
815 S 2nd St, Springfield, IL 62704​

Episcopal Consent:
​The Rt. Rev. Brian K Burgess
XII Bishop of Springfield
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