Bishop Mary Eileen Collingwood of the Association of Roman Catholic Women Priests ordained Dr. Shanon Sterringer a deacon, in a private ceremony on July 10, 2019 in Hudson, Ohio. Shanon will be ordained a priest on August 3 in Linz, Austria. Bishop Mary Eileen Collingwood and Bishop Christine Mayr-Lumetzberger will co-preside as ordaining bishops.
Dr. Sterringer is the founder of Hildegard Haus in Fairpoint Harbor.