Vocation Awareness Week
A vocation is a calling from God to serve His Church in a particular state of life. For a man discerning a vocation to the priesthood, the process for admittance to a Roman Catholic Seminary is extensive and rigorous. Discernment is not a quick and easy task. Once begun, it often takes months, and sometimes years to discern a vocation properly. Discernment requires study, prayer, and patience.
All applications for the program of Priestly Formation at Saint John's Seminary go through the candidate's Diocesan Vocation Office. Below you will find links for the Vocations Offices of all our sending dioceses.
For more information about admissions to the Priestly Formation Program, click below
Admissions - Priestly FormationHoly Orders is the sacrament through which the mission entrusted by Christ to his apostles continues to be exercised in the Church until the end of time: thus it is the sacrament of apostolic ministry.
Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1536
Archdiocese of Boston - MA
Rev. Eric Cadin
Vocations Director
Phone: (617) 746-5947
Email: ecadin@rcab.org
Diocese of Fall River - MA
Rev. Kevin Cook
Vocations Director
Phone: (508) 336-5549
Email: frcook@fallrivervocations.org
Fr. Jack Schrader
Assistant Vocations Director
Phone: 508-695-6161
Email: frschrader@fallrivervocations.org
Diocese of Manchester - NH
Rev. Matthew Mason
Vocations Director
Phone: (603) 663-0196
Email: mmason@rcbm.org
Diocese of Portland - ME
Rev. Seamus Griesbach
Vocations Director
Phone: (207) 773-6471
Fax: (207) 773-0182
Email: vocations@portlanddiocese.org
Diocese of Providence - RI
Rev. Brian Morris
Vocations Director
Phone: (401) 331-1316
Email: rev.brian.morris@gmail.com
Diocese of Rochester - NY
Rev. Matthew Jones
Co-Director of Vocations
Phone: 607-425-5821
Email: fr.matthew.jones@dor.org
Rev. Peter Van Lieshout
Co-Director of Vocations
Phone: 585-278-6334
Email: fr.peter.vanlieshout@dor.org
Diocese of Springfield - MA
Rev. Michael Wood
Co-Director of Vocations
Phone: (413) 739-0456, ext. 4
Fr. David Darcy
Co-Director of Vocations
Phone: 413-896-6397
Email: vocations@diospringfield.org
Diocese of Worcester - MA
Rev. Donato Infante
Vocations Director
Phone: (508) 630-4473
Email: director@worcestervocations.com
