Lou Bordisso

The Most Reverend Lou Bordisso is Bishop Emeritus within the Old Catholic faith tradition serving the Diocese of California, American Catholic Church.Prior to being received into the Old Catholic faith tradition and the Diocese of California, Bishop Bordisso was a Roman Catholic vowed religious with the Society of the Divine Savior (Salvatorians). Bishop Bordisso has served as Presiding Bishop for the American Catholic Diocese of California and as Provincial for the Order of Saint John Vianney (OSJV).Like the vast majority of the clergy in the Old Catholic/Autocephalous tradition, Bishop Bordisso is bi-vocational and self-supporting. As a part of his ministry, Bishop Bordisso maintains a limited private practice providing psychotherapy, pastoral counseling, and spiritual care. Bishop Bordisso has been licensed as a marriage and family therapist for over two decades.Bishop Bordisso is program host for the public and community access television and online broadcast, "Political Inquisitions" which addresses ethics, morality, spirituality, and politics interviewing political and community leaders about a variety of distinguished topics. He is the author of the book, "Sex, Celibacy and Priesthood: A Bishop's Provocative Inquisition." Bishop Bordisso holds a number of academic degrees, including, a Doctorate in Education (Ed.D.) from the University of San Francisco (Doctoral Dissertation: "The Relationship between Moral Development and the Sexual Orientation of Roman Catholic Priests: Implications for Seminary Education"). His Masters of Divinity degree is from the Franciscan School of Theology at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California. Bishop Bordisso also holds a Masters of Arts degree in Marriage and Family Counseling from the University of San Francisco. His Bachelor of Arts degree is in Social Welfare from California State University, Sacramento.