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Presbyteral Ordination Schedule 2023

Sixteen transitional deacons to be ordained priests this spring and summer

by Editorial Team

Sacred Heart Major Seminary is proud to announce that sixteen graduates will receive the sacrament of Holy Orders this spring and summer. The transitional deacons will be ordained into the presbyterate across six dioceses and two religious communities. Ordination Mass information can be found below.

Join us in praising God for the gift of the priesthood, and the lives of service to the Church these men are entering into. The Sacred Heart community offers heartfelt congratulations to our Ordinandi. Let us pray for these men as they prepare to become priests according to the Heart of Jesus Christ, the Good Shepherd. Come, Holy Spirit.

Archdiocese of Detroit

Richard Dorsch Jr.
Ryan Walters
Jeremy Schupbach
Michael Bruno Selvaraj
Andrew Smith

Ordination date: May 27, 2023 at 10:00 a.m.
Celebrant: Most Rev. Allen H. Vigneron
Watch the livestream

Diocese of Kalamazoo

Jack Pfeiffer

Ordination date: May 27, 2023 at 10:00 a.m.
Celebrant: Most Rev. Paul J. Bradley

Diocese of Marquette

Matthew Chartier

Ordination date: June 2, 2023 at 3:00 p.m.
Location: St. Peter Cathedral | 311 W. Baraga Ave Marquette, MI 49855
Celebrant: Most Rev. John F. Doerfler
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Diocese of Lansing

Corey Bilodeau
Shea Kettner 

Ordination date: June 10, 2023 at 10:30 a.m.
Celebrant: Most Rev. Earl Boyea

Companions of the Cross

Kevin Darwent, CC
Isaac Longworth, CC
Daniel Ramos, CC

Ordination date: June 17, 2023 at 10:00 a.m.
Celebrant: Most Rev. Marcel Damphousse, Archbishop of Ottawa-Cornwall

Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity

Br. David Snow, SOLT

Ordination date: June 17, 2023 at 10:00 a.m.
Celebrant: Most Rev. Wm. Michael Mulvey
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Archdiocese of Hartford

Andres Galeano
Sean Yates

Ordination date: June 24, 2023 at 11:00 a.m.
Celebrant: Most Rev. Leonard Blair

Eparchy of St. Thomas

Namir Narra

Ordination date: July 1, 2023 at 11:00 a.m.
Celebrant: Most Rev. Francis Y. Kalabat

by Editorial Team

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