WATCH: IN HIS OWN WORDS | BISHOP CARL MENGELING RIP: The Diocese of Lansing has been inundated with thousands of notes of condolence since the death of Emeritus Bishop Carl F. Mengeling (1930 – 2025) yesterday morning. Thank you. May he rest in peace. If you have a moment, do watch and enjoy this conversation with Bishop Mengeling recorded upon the occasion of his 90th birthday in 2020 as he reflects upon:

* His upbringing in Indiana within a family of immigrant German Lutherans.

* His conversion to Catholicism at the age of nine.

* His journey to the sacred priesthood and his ordination.

* His role as a page at the Second Vatican Council in Rome.

* His surprise at being named a bishop at the age of 65 and to a diocese he had never visited.

* His happiest memories from his years as the Bishop of Lansing.