While Holy Nativity owns its property, it is not a full OCSP parish. Fr Vieira will presumably be supporting himself mainly on an Army pension. We thank him for his service and wish him the best in his new post.
Saturday, May 27, 2017
Fr Joseph Vieira Moves To Holy Nativity Payson
Fr Joseph Vieira is an OCSP priest who was ordained while an Army chaplain in 2013. He had previously been an Episcopal priest and had served as a chaplain since 1995. Most recently he was a chaplain at Arizona's Fort Huachuca. This past Sunday it was announced that Fr Vieira will be replacing Fr Lowell Andrews at Holy Nativity Payson, AZ; it appears that Fr Andrews is retiring as pastor. This suggests Fr Vieira is retiring from the Army. (While both Payson and Fort Huachuca are in Arizona, they are by no means close by.)
