Ten new Catholic priests to be ordained for Brooklyn this Saturday
Ordinations Reflect Upward Trend; U.S. Catholic Parishes Report 25 Percent Increase in Priests
The Most Rev. Nicholas DiMarzio, Bishop of Brooklyn, will ordain 10 men to the priesthood for the Diocese of Brooklyn, this Saturday at 11 a.m. The ordination liturgy will take place at the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph, 856 Pacific St., in Prospect Heights
Ordained as transitional deacons last year, the 10 men successfully completed their seminarian formation. They are Chris Bethge, Nicholas Colalella, John Gribowich, Christopher Heanue, Jose Henriquez, Daniel Kingsley, Lukasz Lech, Mark Matthias, Rafael Perez and Alexander Piñacue.
Some of the men were foreign-born and came to this diocese of many immigrants and languages. Among the native lands represented in this year’s ordination class are Colombia, Poland and the Dominican Republic. One of the ordinands is a Brooklyn native and others grew up in the borough or will be serving local parishes.