Wattson was ordained an Episcopal priest in 1886.[2] He converted to Catholicism in 1909, and was ordained a Catholic priest in 1910.[6] After his death, Wattson was made a candidate for canonization in 2014 and has thus been named a Servant of God.[6][7]
↑"Wattson, Paul James Francis". An Episcopal Dictionary of the Church. The Episcopal Church. Founder of the Church Unity Octave, which was a precursor of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.
↑"FR. PAUL, FOUNDER OF GRAYMOOR, DIES; He Established Order While Episcopalian Rector, Then Became Catholic Priest ASSISTED HOMELESS MEN They Built the Monastery at Garrison--He Headed the Society of Atonement". Obituary. The New York Times. February 9, 1940. p.24.
↑"US Conference of Catholic Bishops endorse sainthood cause for Fr. Paul Wattson". Crux Catholic Media. November 19, 2014. On November 11, 2014, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops endorsed the cause for canonization of Father Paul Wattson, SA, Servant of God, founder of the Franciscan Friars of the Atonement, at their fall meeting in Baltimore.
