Ordination

For Father Nathaniel Daubner, his time as a transitional deacon brought a greater desire to serve in priestly vocation and a ‘deeper realization’ of spiritual fatherhood.

Newly ordained priest for the Diocese of Saint Cloud, Father Joseph VanDenheuvel, looks forward knowing and serving the people of God.

Transitional Deacons Nathaniel Daubner and Joseph VanDenheuvel will be ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Patrick Neary, C.S.C., at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 7, at St. Mary’s Cathedral in St. Cloud. 

For three decades, Father Gregg M. Caggianelli had served in the military as a chaplain and active reservist, earning the rank of colonel in the U.S. Air Force.
On May 9 he became the first U.S. bishop ordained after the May 8 election of Pope Leo XIV.

Get to know the men who will be ordained deacons on June 8 at St. Mary’s Cathedral in St. Cloud.

Chinese Bishop Thaddeus Wang Yuesheng was ordained the bishop of Zhengzhou Jan. 25 with Pope Francis’ approval and in accordance with the agreement between the Holy See and China on the appointment of bishops.

Jean-Claude Duncan was ordained to the priesthood on Dec. 9 at St. Mary’s Cathedral, St. Cloud. He said of his faith journey, “My story might be atypical, but it is nothing in comparison to the work of God in the lives of each of us every day. Conversion is the process of trust we all must live daily.”

Ahead of the 60th annual World Day of Prayer for Vocations April 30, a newly released report shows what one researcher called greater “consistency of age,” more diverse educational backgrounds and a commitment to Eucharistic adoration among men preparing for priestly ordination.