25 Seminarians Make Deacon Promises At Saint Meinrad
Twenty-five seminarians studying at Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology in St. Meinrad made their deacon promises on March 3 in the school’s St. Thomas Aquinas Chapel. The group includes Diocese of Evansville seminarians John Pfister and Jerry Pratt. Bishop Charles C. Thompson will ordain them to the diaconate on April 9 at St. Benedict Cathedral in Evansville.
The other seminarians who made the deacon promises at St. Meinrad on March 3 include:
- · Brandon Bigam and Jeffrey Childers, Diocese of Lexington
- · Michael Bower and John Nguyen, Diocese of Lafayette-in-Indiana
- · William Burmester, Stephen Hart, Michael Johns, Ramses Mendieta-Lacayo, Martin Siebold and James Womack, Diocese of Little Rock
- · Kelly Edwards, Archdiocese of Oklahoma City
- · Colby Elbert and Joseph Stoverink, Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau
- · Christopher Floersh, Diocese of Knoxville
- · Benedictine Brother Linus Klucsarits, St. Bernard Abbey
- · Benedictine Brother Stephen Lawson, St. Anselm Abbey
- · Joe Lee and Joseph Park, Diocese of Busan, South Korea
- · Ryan McCandless, Diocese of Salina
- · Benedictine Brother David N’Djam, Monastere de l’Incarnation d’Agbang, Togo
- · Nicholas Napolitano, Archdiocese of Mobile
- · Matthew Schmitz, Diocese of Crookston
- · Matthew Solyntjes, Diocese of Sioux City
Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology offers initial and ongoing formation for priests, permanent deacons and lay ministers. The Benedictine monks of Saint Meinrad Archabbey operate the school.
