The remains of Father Stanley F. Rother were exhumed from Holy Trinity Cemetery in Okarche as required by the Catholic Church for the beatification process. He was recognized by Pope Francis as a martyr last December.
Remains of priest exhumed, verified as part of beatification process
Archdiocese announces beatification date for Oklahoma priest
The Archdiocese of Oklahoma City announced that one its native sons, Father Stanley Rother, a North American priest who worked in Guatemala and was brutally murdered there in 1981, will be beatified Sept. 23 in Oklahoma.