The Most Reverend Joseph R. Binzer publically accepted the aspirants into the ranks of the candidates for Holy Orders during Mass held at the Chapel of St. Gregory the Great December 8.

Family, friends, and members of the Athenaeum community were present for celebration of the Mass and Rite held on the patronal feast of Mount St. Mary’s Seminary of the West.

Those approved are:

ARCHDIOCESE OF CINCINNATI
Patrick Henry Blenman
Isaiah Malachi Callan
Alex Thomas Dugas
Stephen James Hughes
Jonathan Michael Jergens
Jeffrey Alexander Stephens
David Duy Hoang Tran

ARCHDIOCESE OF LOUISVILLE
Fermin Luna

DIOCESE OF CHARLOTTE
Darren Phillip Balkey
Lee Ashby Benson
Aaron Zachariah Huber
Harry Thomas Ohlhaut
Camilo Xavier Salas-Bowen

DIOCESE OF FORT WAYNE – SOUTH BEND
Brother Felice Maria Degasperi
Brother Joseph Maria Fortin
Brother Pio Maria Wall

DIOCESE OF KANSAS CITY – ST. JOSEPH
John Gilbert Beshenich

DIOCESE OF TULSA
Daniel Richard Gormley