VENICE, FL — Father Jacob Christian Gwynn, LT, USNR, a U.S. Navy chaplain candidate, was ordained a priest on Saturday, July 12, for the Diocese of Venice, FL. The new priest is on track to go on active duty, providing pastoral care to Catholic Sailors, Marines, Coast Guard members, and their families with endorsement and faculties from the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA (AMS).
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX — Father James W. Craig, (1LT), USAR, a candidate for United States Military chaplaincy, was ordained a Catholic priest on Saturday, June 14, in his home Diocese of Corpus Christi, TX. The new priest hopes eventually to serve as a U.S. Army chaplain, providing pastoral care to Catholic soldiers and their families with endorsement and faculties from the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA (AMS).
PHOENIX, AZ – Father Joshua A. Johnson, 2d Lt, USAFR, a prospective U.S. Air Force chaplain, was ordained a Catholic priest on Thursday, June 12, at Saint Stephen’s Cathedral of the Byzantine Eparchy of Phoenix, AZ. The new priest plans to go on active duty three years from now, providing pastoral care to Catholic airmen, space guardians, and their families, with endorsement and faculties from the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA (AMS). In preparation for military chaplaincy he will spend the next three years honing his ministerial skills in the Eparchy of Phoenix as provided under the terms of his co-sponsored seminarian agreement with the AMS and the Eparchy.
Arlington, VA — Fathers Raymond E. Goins (CPT), USA, and Michael C. Sampson LT, USN, were among 12 men ordained priests for the Diocese of Arlington on Saturday, June 7, before a standing-room-only congregation at the Cathedral of St. Thomas More. Both are on track to become U.S. Military chaplains—Father Goins in the Army, Father Sampson in the Navy—with endorsement and faculties from the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA (AMS). The two chaplain hopefuls will each spend the next three years honing their pastoral skills in local parishes before acceding to active duty under their co-sponsored seminarian agreements with the AMS and the Arlington Diocese.
OWENSBORO, KY – Father Conrad T. Jaconette, 2d Lt USAF, a prospective U.S. Air Force chaplain, was ordained a priest on Saturday, May 31, in his home Diocese of Owensboro, KY. Father Jaconette plans to go on active duty in three years following a period of civilian ministry in local parishes under his co-sponsored seminarian agreement with the Owensboro Diocese and the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA (AMS). His first assignment will be at Saints Peter and Paul Parish in Hopkinsville, where he will serve as parochial vicar.
LEWISTON, ME — Father Erin M. Donlon, LT, USNR, a prospective future U.S. Navy chaplain, was ordained a priest on Saturday, May 31, in his home Diocese of Portland, ME. The new priest is on track to go on active duty in three years with endorsement and faculties from the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA (AMS), giving pastoral care to Catholic Sailors, Marines, Coast Guardsmen, and their families.
Fathers Joseph Heisey and Christopher Feist were ordained Catholic priests on Saturday, June 15, in a solemn Mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.
Father Joshua G. Miller, (CPT), USAR, a candidate for U.S. Military chaplaincy, was ordained a Catholic priest on Saturday, June 8.
Father Zachary Glick, 2d Lt, USAFR, a candidate for United States Military chaplaincy, was ordained a Catholic priest on Saturday, June 1, 2024, in his home Diocese of Gary, IN.
GAINESVILLE, VA — Fathers Michael T. Nugent and Charles C. Wilton were ordained Catholic priests on Saturday, June 3, in a solemn Mass and an overflowing congregation at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Gainesville, VA. Both are on track to become U.S. Navy chaplains with endorsement and faculties from the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA (AMS).
CINCINNATI, OH – Father Stephen J. Hughes, 2d Lt, USAF, a candidate for United States military chaplaincy, was ordained a Catholic priest on Saturday, May 20, 2023, in his home Archdiocese of Cincinnati. The new priest plans to serve as a Catholic chaplain in the U.S. Air Force providing pastoral care to Catholic airmen and their families with endorsement and faculties from the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA (AMS).
RICHMOND, VA – Father Armando Herrera (1LT), USAR, was ordained a Catholic priest on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2022, in Richmond, VA, thus reaching a crucial milestone in a formational journey he hopes will lead to full-time service as a U.S. Army chaplain with requisite endorsement and faculties from the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA (AMS). Father Herrera, who already serves in the U.S. Army Reserve, wants to accede to active duty following a three-year period of civilian assignments in his home Diocese of Richmond under a co-sponsorship agreement with the AMS. The civilian service is meant for the Richmond Diocese to reap early fruits of labor from a new priest while giving Father Herrera opportunities to develop practical, ministerial experience before embarking on the vocation within a vocation, serving those who serve as an active-duty Army chaplain. Under the co-sponsorship agreement, Father Herrera will return to Richmond as a diocesan priest upon completion of his military service.
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