Fr. Timothy Scott Hoopes
Bringing his story
into public view.
Who is Fr. Timothy Scott Hoopes? Letters, photographs, and church records offer a closer look at his path from Arizona, to Ohio, a seminary in France, to Ireland, and now northern Michigan.
See his ministryUpdated 28 September 2026
The photographic collection
At the altar, with fellow clergy, and in Topinabee.
St. Charles Borromeo · Cheboygan
Hoopes’s farewell letter and his later comments about returning to St. Charles.
3 May 2026 · Letter
Fr. Timothy Scott Hoopes to Bill Price · Page 2
“I truly wish you well with the property – I’m not just saying that – and I hope your dream comes true, and that a bishop and nuns and a school and everything else you desire happens, in a manner of which your conscience can wholeheartedly approve. You are right that I am too medieval and impractical; your property deserves a better priest, and if you redouble your prayers our Lady may help you find one.”
19 August 2026 · Published report
Hoopes, quoted by LifeSiteNews
“If Bill is willing to give the church away – and it’s the prerequisite – I will literally not go into the building again until it’s given away.”
Hoopes’s response in the same article
“I strongly disagree with the implications and mischaracterizations implied by the questions as posed.”
Hoopes also said that the questions lacked context and that discussion belonged within the church community.
Earlier background
The parish email describes ten years across Orthodox affiliations. The Greek Archdiocese record documents about 19 months in one monastic community.
Unsigned parish response
An email from the Friends of St. Charles Borromeo Cheboygan contact claimed:
“One of our priests here was a monk of the Orthodox Church for 10 years; he was for a time a member of the Greek Archdiocese and then finally the ROCOR, where he had a great interest in the Sarum Rite and prayed the Divine Office in that form for several years.”
The email is unsigned and refers to “one of our priests.”
Greek Archdiocese monastic community
Approximately 19 months
15 April 2007 – 20 November 2008
The extract identifies “Monk Augustine (*Timothy Hoopes), Novice/Rasphore” and records release with Metropolitan Maximos’s blessing.
Dn. Ryan Gzikowski wrote on 23 September 2026:
“He was with the Greek Archdiocese as a layman and novice monk for 1.5 years as far as we can confirm.”
ROCOR inquiries
According to the correspondence summary:
Correspondence summary · 27 September 2026
July 2026 · Correspondence summary
According to the summary of the July 2026 correspondence, neither Bishop Giacomo Ballini nor Bishop Gerardo Zendejas could confirm whether Fr. Timothy Scott Hoopes remained part of the SSPX Resistance at that time.
Ballini referred the inquirer to Bishop Morgan. The correspondence update of 27 September 2026 reports that Morgan had not responded after several months.
Statements about Rome and the papacy
Conversation · 12 July 2026
Hoopes is reported to have described his position as “leans sede.”
Friends of St. Charles Borromeo Cheboygan email
The unsigned email describing the priest refers to:
“the great apostasy (which we admit has usurped the Roman See at present)”
The community schedule
On 26 September 2026, the community website still displayed its announcement for Mass in Topinabee on September 6.
The outdated listing suggests that the community’s online Mass schedule was not being regularly updated. Masses may also have become irregular, but their frequency cannot be confirmed from the website alone.
“Confessions at 10:30am, Mass at 11am”
For current Mass times, visit the community website.
About the book
A medieval work on astrology and divination attributed to the thirteenth-century Italian astrologer Guido Bonatti. It is written in Latin and includes astrological diagrams.
LifeSiteNews reports that the book was addressed to the rectory but, according to Bill Price, arrived at St. Charles Church by mistake. The article cites a police record confirming that Hoopes collected it.
LifeSiteNews · 19 August 2026
Read the LifeSiteNews article
Community updates
Friends of St. Charles Borromeo Cheboygan · 501(c)(3) nonprofit
Correspondence summary · Updated 27 September 2026
St. Charles Latin Mass Church has a new website: stcharlescheboygan.com. Friends of St. Charles Borromeo Cheboygan has kept the previous website: saintcharlescheboygan.com.
Through his attorney, Bill Price has requested that the rectory be made available to two incoming priests who intend to serve at St. Charles.
Friends of St. Charles Borromeo Cheboygan replied through its new board chair, and discussions about the request have begun.
Friends of St. Charles Borromeo Cheboygan has also suggested that it may change its name.
Further reporting and discussion about Hoopes and St. Charles.
LifeSiteNews · 19 August 2026
Emily Mangiaracina reports on the property dispute and includes Hoopes’s response.
Read the articleCathInfo · Forum
Readers discuss Hoopes and the St. Charles dispute in the “Fr Hoopes Mess” thread. Posts reflect individual authors’ accounts and opinions.
Visit the discussionVoicemail recordings
Hoopes says he will name the incoming priest as a witness in a police report. He explicitly says he is not accusing the recipient of anything.
Hoopes describes a planned criminal complaint and asks to discuss the matter with the priest. He also denies practicing magic or astrology.
Hoopes asks for a return call, says he wants to clear his name, and speaks of de-escalating the situation.
Closing quotations
“And he makes stories and stories and stories…”
Excerpt quoted by LifeSiteNews · 19 August 2026
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“... Sometimes the only way to solve the problem is to interrupt collaboration.”
Email · 4 August 2026