The Ordination Mass will be broadcast via Facebook Live at www.facebook.com/StCharlesSem and Archbishop Perez’s Facebook Page at www.facebook.com/ArchbishopPerez
Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez will ordain six men to the Permanent Diaconate for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. They have completed six years of formation at Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary. The Rite of Ordination will take place during Mass following the Liturgy of the Word.
Saturday, June 11, 2022
10:00 a.m.
Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul
18th Street and the Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Permanent Deacons serve as ordained clergy in the Roman Catholic Church. They may be single or married males. As ministers at the altar, permanent deacons assist the priest and bishop at the Liturgy. They proclaim God’s Word, preach and teach, baptize, may witness marriages, carry out funeral rites at the vigil and the grave, administer Holy Communion to the sick and dying, and perform other works of charity.
Those being ordained are: William J. Barrow; Peter J. Dolan; Alan T. Haley; Joseph V. Hosack, Jr.; J. Scott McDonald; and Thomas A. Strohmetz.
To learn more about the men being ordained to the Permanent Diaconate, please visit https://catholicphilly.com/2022/06/news/local-news/six-men-to-be-ordained-permanent-deacons-june-11/
# # #
Editor’s Note: For more information on the permanent deacons in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia please contact Deacon Michael Pascarella, Jr. at (215) 587-4532.
The Mass will be streamed live via Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary’s Facebook Page, https://www.facebook.com/StCharlesSem/, and Archbishop Perez’s Facebook Page www.facebook.com/ArchbishopPerez/.
Contact:Jhoselyn Martinez
Communications Specialist
215-587-3747 (office)