Of your charity, please pray for the repose of the soul of Monsignor Raymond Joseph Goehring J.C.L. who died on Saturday, March 18, 2023. He was 84-years-old. May he rest in peace. The exequies for Monsignor Goehring are as follows:

Visitation at Saint Mary Cathedral, 219 Seymour Ave, Lansing, from 9am on Friday, March 24, 2023, followed by Requiem Mass at 10am. Bishop Boyea will be the principal celebrant. All are very welcome.

Raymond Joseph Goehring was born on July 17, 1938, in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was ordained to the sacred priesthood on June 6, 1964 by the Most Reverend Joseph Albers, Bishop of Lansing, at Saint Mary Cathedral in Lansing. During his 59-years of priesthood, he served in the following posts:

Parochial Vicar, Saint Michael, Flint, June | 1964 to Jan 1968

Diocesan Liturgical Commission | 1965 to 1981

Parochial Vicar, Saint Thomas Aquinas, East Lansing | January 1968 to February 1971

Parochial Vicar, Saint Joseph, Saint Johns | February 1971 to February 1976

Pastor, Saint James, Mason | February 1976 to March 1980

Pastor, Saint Joseph, Owosso | March 1980 to June 1986

Judicial Assessor | June 1986 to May 1995

Tribunal Judge | March 1994 to March 2023

Administrator, Saint Michael, Grand Ledge | April to July 1991

Catholic University of America | Licentiate, Canon Law, 1997

Administrator, Saint Ann, Bellevue | March 2000 to September 2008

Created Prelate of Honor to His Holiness | June 2000

Judicial Vicar, Diocese of Lansing | May 2000 to May 2010

Senior Priest Status | May 2010

USCCB Visiting Canonist | 2003 to 2023

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