Catholic Sisters Week: Meet Sister Margaret Oettinger, OP

| 03/14/2024

By: Mary Shovlain

For Catholic Sisters Week, we are highlighting some of the amazing women religious in the Archdiocese of New York! Meet Sister Margaret Oettinger, O.P., a member of the Congregation of the Dominican Sisters of Sparkill, NY (Rockland County).

She was a missionary in Pakistan for several years.

Sr. Margaret has served as part of the Dominican Order Chaplaincy Team for many years and is currently a Chaplain at Hospital for Special Surgery here in Manhattan.

Sr. Margaret was born in Manhattan and, growing up, attended Catholic elementary school and St. Jean Baptiste High School, both in Manhattan.

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En este momento especial, el padre Enrique Salvo, rector de la Catedral de San Patricio, comparte un mensaje de gratitud para el cardenal y extiende una fraterna bienvenida al arzobispo designado, Ronald Hicks.

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Fernanda Pierorazio

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Executive Director for the Sheen Center for Thought and Culture, MaryLou Pagano, shares her appreciation for Cardinal Dolan and a welcoming message to Archbishop-designate Ronald Hicks.

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Patrick Grady

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