Sister Receives High Honor from Vatican

November 09, 2011 - 9:00 PST

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MEDIA ADVISORY

MARRIOTTSVILLE, MD (November 9, 2011) - Sr. Patricia A. Eck, C.B.S., Congregation Leader for the Sisters of Bon Secours of Paris since 2009 and chairperson of Bon Secours Ministries, the sponsor for Bon Secours Health System, will receive the Papal award, Cross Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice medal on November 20, 2011. This award is the highest honor given to a member of a religious community by the Vatican.

"I am grateful for the recognition of the long-standing presence of the Sisters in the Archdiocese, especially in Baltimore and Marriottsville. This is indeed an honor for us all," Sr. Eck said.

Instituted by Pope Leo XIII in 1888, the honor is bestowed upon lay people and clergy who have provided distinguished service to the Roman Catholic Church. Sr. Eck will receive the medal at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Baltimore.

Sr. Eck entered religious life on Sept. 11, 1966, dedicating her ministry to the care of the sick, particularly those who are poor or marginalized. With a health care career that spans more than 40 years, Sr. Eck has served in several roles including clinical nursing, health care administration, and sponsorship and governance for Bon Secours Health System.

Through the years, Sr. Eck has served on the Leadership Team of the Sisters of Bon Secours, U.S.A, and, in 2006, she was one of the primary leaders in creating and structuring Bon Secours Ministries as the Public Juridic Person/sponsor for Bon Secours Health System and is currently the chairperson of Bon Secours Ministries. Under Sr. Eck's leadership, Bon Secours Ministries included for the first time, laypeople working side by side with the sisters.

She has been recognized nationally for her leadership in creating alignment between sponsorship and governance. Sr. Eck served as chairperson of the Catholic Health Association (CHA) and, in 2007, received the Sister Mary Concilia Moran Award from CHA. She has also served as chairperson of the Corporate Members of Mercy Housing and currently serves on the Catholic Medical Mission Board.

Sr. Eck earned a master's degree in health administration from the Medical College of Virginia at Virginia Commonwealth University, a master's degree in nursing from Catholic University of America, and a bachelor's degree in nursing from the Medical College of Virginia at Virginia Commonwealth University.

Bon Secours Health System, headquartered in Marriottsville, Md., a $3.1 billion not-for-profit Catholic health system, owns, manages or joint ventures 18 acute-care hospitals, one psychiatric hospital, five nursing care facilities, four assisted living facilities and 14 home care and hospice programs. Bon Secours' more than 21,000 employees help people in six states: Maryland, Virginia, Florida, New York, South Carolina and Kentucky. Visit www.bshsi.org for more information.

The Congregation of the Sisters of Bon Secours (www.bonsecours.org), a religious congregation of Roman Catholic women founded in Paris in 1824, brings compassion, healing and liberation to those it serves, especially those who are sick, suffering, poor or dying. The sisters are located in France, Ireland, Great Britain, Peru and the United States with a mission in South Africa. Whether in health care, education or social services, in hospitals, senior care facilities, clinics or parishes, in towns and cities or isolated villages, Bon Secours responds to a universal need: to provide to all who suffer a reason to live and a reason to hope.

The Sisters of Bon Secours have been ministering to the sick and dying in Baltimore since 1881 when three sisters arrived in the United States from France. In 1919, the Sisters of Bon Secours built their first hospital in the United States, Bon Secours Hospital, which continues today to serve the people of West Baltimore.

Release courtesy of Peggy Moseley, Bon Secours Health System Communications, 410-442-3223, peggy_moseley@bshsi.org

Contact

Sisters of Bon Secours
http://www.BonSecoursVocations.org
MD, 21104 US
Jennifer Murphy - Communications Associate, 410-442-3147

Keywords

sister, nun, papal award, honor, vocation, healthcare, ministry

Category

Catholic Vocations

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