Class of 2011
New Priests Younger, Influenced by Parish Priests, Catholic Education,Service as Altar Boys, Social, Church Environment
WASHINGTON—The average age of men ordained to the priesthood in 2011 is trending younger with the average age for the 2011 class at 34, with more than half between the ages of 25 and 34. This is slightly younger than in 2010, and follows the trend over the past five years of ordinands becoming younger.
These figures stand out in The Class of 2011: Survey of Ordinands to the Priesthood, an annual national survey of men being ordained priests for U.S. dioceses and religious communities, conducted by the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA), a Georgetown University-based research center. The entire report can be found at www.usccb.org/vocations as well as on the bishops’ vocation Web site, www.ForYourVocation.org. It is the 15th annual survey of ordinands commissioned by the Secretariat of Clergy, Consecrated Life and Vocations of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). full story
New Priest Class Boasts Variety of Religious, Ethnic Backgrounds
WASHINGTON—A deaf man, escapees from Vietnam, grandfathers, military veterans, and ministers who converted from other religions are among the men being ordained to the priesthood in 2011.
Men ordained range in age from 25 to 63. Their range of backgrounds shows on www.ForYourVocation.org, and on the website of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) www.usccb.org/vocations. full story
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Fr. Brian Alford
Fr. Matt Arbuckle
Fr. Brandon Bernhard
Fr. Nicholas Blaha
Fr. Charles Butkowski
Cleveland
Fr. Brian W. Capuano
Fr. Alexander Castillo
Fr. Michael Chrisman
Pueblo, CO
Fr. Barry Clayton
Kansas City, KS
Fr. Nathan Comeaux
Fr. Scott Conner
Lake Charles
Fr. Christian DeLerno Jr.
New Orleans
Fr. Thomas Dillon
Pensacola-Tallahassee
Fr. Daniel Duling
Wichita
Fr. John Fogliasso
Wichita
Fr. Ryan Ford
Fr. Joseph Grilliot
Fr. Iain Highet
Fr. Jason Hiner
Fr. John Huckaby
Lake Charles
Fr. Dominic Huynh
Fr. Jonathan Kelly
Fr. John Lee
Fr. Hugo Londono
Fr. Manny B. Lopez
Fr. Andre Melancon
Diocese of Houma Thibodaux
Fr. Anton Miranda
Fr. George Sombe Mukuka
Fr. Rheo Ofalsa
Fr. Diego Alejandro Jimenez Olaya
Hartford
Haider Quintero
Amarillo
Fr. Nelson Rivera
Fr. Michael Roemmele
Fr. Alejandro Orlando Augustinis Saenz
Fr. Rodolfo Salinas
Fr. Tyler Smedley
Fr. Anthony J. Stoeppel
Fr. Dariusz Strzelecki
Fr. Carlos D. Suarez
Fr. Michal Tomaszawski
Fr. Robert LaMar Turner II
Fr. Anthony Joseph Urban
Fr. Adam Verona
Fr. James Weeder
Fr. Riley Williams
Fr. Paul M. Ybarra,
C.S.C.