Thirteen Saint John's Seminary graduates will receive the sacrament of Holy Orders this spring and summer. The deacons will be ordained into the presbyterate across four dioceses and one religious community.
Archdiocese of Boston, MA: Saturday, May 21, 2022
Diocese of Providence, RI: Saturday, June 4, 2022
Diocese of Fall River, MA: Saturday, June 4, 2022
Diocese of Worcester, MA: Saturday, June 18, 2022
Oblates of the Virgin Mary: TBD
The Saint John's community offers heartfelt congratulations to our thirteen ordinandi. Please join us in offering prayers of support and thanksgiving for their new ministry as priests upon their ordination.
If you would like to make a gift in honor of the ordinandi click here. (Please indicate the seminarian’s name in the comments section on the gift form.)
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Rev. Mr. Maxwell Chukwudiebere
Archdiocese of Boston
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Rev. Mr. Mark Gadoury
Diocese of Providence
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Rev. Mr. Matthew Laird
Diocese of Fall River
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Br. Nathan Marzonie, OMV
Oblates of the Virgin Mary
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Rev. Mr. Derek Mobilio
Diocese of Worcester
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Rev. Mr. Patrick O'Connor
Archdiocese of Boston
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Rev. Mr. William J. O'Donnell, III
Diocese of Fall River
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Rev. Mr. Gregory Quenneville
Diocese of Fall River
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Rev. Mr. Steven Restrepo
Archdiocese of Boston
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Rev. Mr. Nathaniel Sanders
Archdiocese of Boston
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Rev. Mr. Nicholas Stano
Archdiocese of Boston
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Br. Leland Thorpe, OMV
Oblates of the Virgin Mary
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Rev. Mr. Laurent Valliere
Diocese of Fall River
Lay Formation Programs Mass and Diploma Ceremony: Monday, May 23, 2022
The Saint John's community offers heartfelt congratulations to our sixteen Lay Formation Programs graduates:
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Romanus Ejikeme Ajaero
Master of Arts in Ministry
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Deacon Jared Auclair
Master of Arts in Ministry
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Deacon Ronald A. Dowding
Master of Arts in Ministry
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Deacon Anthony Foti
Master of Arts in Ministry
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Peggy Higgins
Master of Arts in Ministry
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Matthew Allen Giles
Master of Theological Studies
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Timothy Habeeb
Master of Theological Studies
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Deacon Joe Harrington
Master of Arts in Ministry
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Jessica Keefe
Master of Arts in Ministry
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Moira McCarty
Master of Theological Studies
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Lynne O’Connor
Master of Arts in Ministry
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Deacon Frank Perez de Alderete
Master of Theological Studies
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Deacon Peter Richardson
Master of Arts in Ministry
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Daniel Sousa
Master of Theological Studies
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Sister Louise Marie Turner, MICM
Master of Theological Studies
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Nicolas Twaalfhoven
Master of Theological Studies
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