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Francisco Aguirre
First Pre-Theology
Mount St. Mary's Seminary
Home Parish: Our Lady of Mercy, Potomac
Worked in the Archdiocesan Forward in Faith campaign after graduating Fordham University in 2004 and went on to work as Youth Minister at Blessed Sacrament prior to entering seminary.
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Landry Amany
First College
Redemptoris Mater Seminary
Originally from Ivory Coast, Africa. Discovered his vocation during a pilgrimage to the Shrine dedicated to Our Lady of Peace in Yamoussokro, Ivory Coast, in 2004.
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Jose Animas
Second College
Redemptoris Mater Seminary
Discovered his vocation on a local pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico in 2005.
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Oscar Astigarraga
Third College
Redemptoris Mater Seminary
Originally from Paraguay. Entered Redemptoris Mater Seminary right after high school.
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Mel Ayala
Third Theology
Theological College
Home Parish: St. Paul, Damascus
Former Director of Admissions at Hood College and music minister at St. Paul's.
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John Baker
Second Pre-Theology
Mount St. Mary's Seminary
Home Parish: Our Lady of Mercy, Baton Rouge, LA
Had taught and coached at the Heights School for five years before entering the Seminary.
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Alberto Biondi
Second Pre-Theology
Redemptoris Mater Seminary
Has a University Degree in Civil Engineering.
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Deacon Jim Boccabella
Fourth Theology
Blessed John XXIII
Home Parish: St. Peter, Olney
Washington D.C. area CPA, 20+ years; lifetime member of St. Peter Parish, Olney; member of various ministries.
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Petar Botica
First College
Redemptoris Mater Seminary
Originally from Croatia. Discovered his vocation in a national gathering of youth with Kiko Arguello (initiator of the Neo-Catechumenal Way) in Pula, Croatia, in 2006.
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Deacon Michael Briese
Fourth Theology
Blessed John XXIII
Home Parish: St. Michael the Archangel, Silver Spring
Served as a permanent deacon at St. Michael's. Worked at a non-profit organization and served as an advocate on behalf of persons with disabilities.
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William Carloni
Pastoral Year
Redemptoris Mater Seminary
Born in Italy. Received a B.A. in History from the Metropolitan State College of Denver.
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Dan Carson
First Theology
Theological College
Home Parish: St. Mark the Evangelist, Hyattsville
Worked for White House, Capitol Hill, and in management consulting prior to seminary. Competitive swimmer and coach.
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Rafael Carvalho
Second Theology
Redemptoris Mater Seminary
Graduated from the Centro Universitario Barao De Maua in Sao Paulo, Brazil, with a degree in Tourism.
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Martino Choi
First Pre-Theology
Mount St. Mary's Seminary
Home Parish: Catholic Student Center, University of Maryland
Graduated from the University of Maryland in 2008 with a degree in Government and Politics. While in college worked at the U.S. Department of State for a year.
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Deacon Alain Colliou
Fourth Theology
Blessed John XXIII
Home Parish: Our Lady of Mercy, Potomac
Formerly economist and operations manager at the World Bank. French citizen; widower; one son and two granddaughters. Ordained transitional deacon, June, 2008.
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Charlie Cortinovis
Fourth Theology
North American College
Home Parish: St. Patrick, Rockville
Alumnus of Duquesne University and George Washington Law School. Practiced environmental law for a year with a law firm in D.C. before entereing the seminary.
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Rod Cruz
First Pre-Theology
Theological College
Geography Major in college. Worked as a Transportation Planner and GIS Specialist for 10 years. Plays piano and guitar, is an avid sportsman.
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Mark Cusick
Second Pre-Theology
Mount St. Mary's Seminary
Home Parish: St. Mary, Rockville
Worked for National Institutes of Health focusing on child and adolescent development; trumpet player.
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Tony D'Souza
First Theology
Redemptoris Mater Seminary
Discovered his vocation on a pilgrimage to the tomb of St. Francis Xavier in
Goa, India, in 1999.
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Tim Daniel
Second Pre-Theology
Mount St. Mary's Seminary
Home Parish: Catholic Student Center, University of Maryland
Speaks Japanese and a little Italian. Studied in Kobe, Japan and Milan, Italy. Enjoys drawing, baseball and basketall. Gratuate of DeMatha High School and University of Maryland.
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Edward David
First Pre-Theology
Mount St. Mary's Seminary
2008 graduate from New York University. Majored in Classical Piano Performance. Has sung at Carnegie Hall.
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Ireno Delzotto
Third College
Redemptoris Mater Seminary
From Croatia. Mother is Greek Orthodox. Entered Redemptoris Mater Seminary right after high school.
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Alejandro Diaz
Second Theology
Blessed John XXIII National Seminary
Home Parish: Cathedral of St. Matthew, Washington, D.C.
Originally from Bogota, Columbia. Worked for the Royal Bank of Canada in Toronto before entering the Seminary.
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Blake Evans
Third Theology
Mount St. Mary's Seminary
Home Parish: Cathedral of St. Matthew, Washington, DC
Born in Puerto Rico. B.A. in Communication from Mount St. Mary's University. Editor, BUILDER Magazine in Washington for 5 years. Affiliate of Mother of God Community.
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Angel Fermin
Second Theology
Redemptoris Mater Seminary
Received degree in Industrial Engineering from the Technological University of Santiago, Dominican Republic.
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Shaun Foggo
Second Pre-Theology
Mount St. Mary's Seminary
Home Parish: St. Jerome, Hyattsville
History teacher and Baseball coach for DeMatha High School before entering Seminary.
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Charlie Gallagher
Third Theology
North American College
Home Parish: St. Mark, Hyattsville
Worked as mentor in Tenley Achievement Program. Graduated from the Heights School, 2002 and Fordham University, 2006.
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Deacon Dan Gallaugher
Fourth Theology
Mount St. Mary's Seminary
Home Parish: Cathedral of St. Matthew, Washington, D.C.
Grew up in the western US and attended high school in Europe. Raised an Evangelical Protestant, he attended Wheaton College before becoming Catholic. Worked in graphic design and document layout for six years in Washington.
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Juan Gomez
Third College
Redemptoris Mater Seminary
Found his vocation while living and working in New York City in South Harlem. Entered Redemptoris Mater Seminary right after high school.
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Carlos Guerrero
Third College
Redemptoris Mater Seminary
Originally from Nicaragua. His father is an artist. Entered Redemptoris Mater Seminary right after high school.
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Conor Hardy
First College
St. John Neumann
Home Parish: Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament, D.C.
From Washington, D.C. Graduated 2008 from the Heights High School.
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Deacon Ted Hegnauer
Fourth Theology
Immaculate Conception Seminary
Home Parish: St. Catherine Laboure, Wheaton
Grew up in southwestern Virginia and attended the University of Virginia. Worked as a geologist before seminary.
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Scott Holmer
Second Pre-Theology
Theological College
Home Parish: St. Jerome, Hyattsville
Taught and worked in Campus Ministry at DeMatha Catholic High School and enjoys water and snow-skiing. Graduated from Georgetown University.
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Justin Huber
Third Theology
North American College
Home Parish: Catholic Student Center, University of Maryland
Graduate of the University of Maryland with a degree in Civil Engineering. Worked as a field engineer for Turner Construction.
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Philip Ilg
Third College
Redemptoris Mater Seminary
Great musician who plays the guitar. From Richfield Park, New Jersey.
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Rodrigo Inurreta
Second College
Redemptoris Mater Seminary
From Mexico and is a great soccer player.
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Ryan Jackson
First Pre-Theology
Theological College
Home Parish: St. Stephen, Martyr, D.C.
Convered in 2006 while attending The George Washington University.
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Cezary Kozubek
First Theology
Redemptoris Mater Seminary
From Poland, received B.A. in Biology and was a teacher for some years.
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Patrick Lewis
First Theology
North American College
Home Parish: St. Bernadette, Silver Spring
Graduated from School of Business at the University of Maryland. Has worked in software sales. More recently, worked for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Pro-Life Secretariat.
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Anthony Lickteig
Third Theology
North American College
Home Parish: St. Peter, D.C.
Born in Kansas City, MO; lived in nortnern New Mexico, Boston, MA and Corpus Christi, TX. Graduate of University of Texas, Austin with degree in Mechanical Engineering.
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Agustin Lopez
Pastoral Year
Redemptoris Mater Seminary
Native of Ecuador. Industrial Engineer from the San Francisco University in Quito, Ecuador.
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Chip Luckett
Second Pre-Theology
Theological College
Home Parish: St. Hugh, Greenbelt
Part Panamanina/Part Hungarian/Part English/Scottish-American; used to play violin.
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Mario Majano
First Theology
North American College
Home Parish: St. Martin of Tours, Gaithersburg
Played rugby and soccer. His family is from El Salvador.
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Santiago Martin
Second Pre-Theology
Redemptoris Mater Seminary
Graduated from the University of Nuestra Senora de la Fuencisla in Segovia, Spain with a degree in Physical Education.
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Javier Martinez
Second Pre-Theology
Redemptoris Mater Seminary
Has a B.A. in Education. Worked for two years as an elementary school teacher.
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Deacon Andrew Morkunas
Fourth Theology
Blessed John XXIII
Home Parish: St. Peter, Waldorf
Hometown is Euclid, Ohio; has 13 years of prior service as an Army officer.
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Patrick Mullan
First Theology
Mount St. Mary's Seminary
Home Parish: Shrine of St. Jude, Rockville
Homeschooled since the second grade. Amateur Theater actor.
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Patrick Murphy
First Theology
Theological College
Home Parish: Cathedral of St. Matthew, D.C.
Earned Law degree from The Catholic University of America. Shark dove in the Bahamas.
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Paul Nomsule
Third Theology
Theological College
Home Parish: Mount Calvary, Forestville
Soccer player as goal keeper and an avid reader. From a family of 7, enjoys spending time with friends.
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Anthony Palombo
Second College
Redemptoris Mater Seminary
The oldest of ten children, son of a firefighter who gave his life on September 11, 2001.
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Michael S. Paris
Second Theology
Mount St. Mary's Seminary
Home Parish: St. Mary of the Mills, Laurel
Grew up in Columbia, MD and graduated from Wilde Lake High School. Received Sacrament of Confirmation in 2001. Worked for UPS until entering the seminary.
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Aaron Qureshi
First Pre-Theology
Theological College
Home Parish: St. Joseph's on Capitol Hill
Born and raised in Arizona. Studied mathematics and bioinformatics. Swam from Gilbraltor to Morocco in 2007.
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Daniele Rebeggiani
First Theology
Redemptoris Mater Seminary
Received a B.A. in Physics from the University of Roma.
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John Reutemann
Third Theology
Mount St. Mary's Seminary
Home Parish: St. Raphael, Rockville
Native of Potomac, MD and a 2002 graduate of Wootton High School, did 4 years of college seminary, graduating Fordham in 2006.
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Stalyn Rosario
First College
Redemptoris Mater Seminary
Originally from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Discovered vocation during a meeting of youth in the Shrine dedicated to "Nuestra Senora de la Altagrazia" in Santo Domingo in 2006.
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Michal Sajnog
First Theology
Redemptoris Mater Seminary
Born in Poland, he entered Redemptoris Mater Seminary in 2001.
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Rodolfo Salinas
Second Theology
Blessed John XXIII
Home Parish: Cathedral of St. Matthew, Washington, DC
Born in Peru. Worked as a Research Coordinator for the School of Public Health at the University of Maryland. B.A. in Philosophy, St. John Vianney College Seminary. Ordained Permanent Deacon, June, 2005.
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Deacon Pawel Sass
Fourth Theology
Redemptoris Mater Seminary
A native of Poland, he has a masters degree in Journalism.
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Chris Seith
Third College
St. John Neumann
Home Parish: Sacred Heart, Bowie
Went to the University of Maryland before entering Seminary. Performed in several musicals.
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Harry Stokes
Third Theology
Theological College
Home Parish: St. Mary, Mother of God, D.C.
Worked in House of Representatives and in the Administration of President George W. Bush.
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Juan Pablo Troya
Second Theology
Redemptoris Mater Seminary
Native of Ecuador. Entered Redemptoris Mater Seminary right after high school.
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Jorge Ubau
First Theology
Redemptoris Mater Seminary
From El Salvador and plays the charango. Entered Redemptoris Mater Seminary right after high school.
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Peter Ulrickson
First Pre-Theology
Mount St. Mary's Seminary
Home Parish: St. Mary of the Mills, Laurel
Received B.A. in Mathematics from Hillsdale College. Studied German for one summer in Wurzburg, Germany.
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Jonathan Vanegas
First Theology
Redemptoris Mater Seminary
Native of Ecuador, is the oldest of ten children. Entered Redemptoris Mater Seminary right after high school.
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Samuel Ventura
First Theology
Redemptoris Mater Seminary
Native of El Salvador. Attended the University of Don Bosco in El Salvador.
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David Verghese
Second Theology
Mount St. Mary's Seminary
Home Parish: St. Aloysius, Leonardtown
Volunteer experience with Missionaries of Charity (Gift of Peace) in D.C. inspired priestly vocation.
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Saulo Vicente
Pastoral Year
Redemptoris Mater Seminary
Native of Brazil. Studied information science in Brazil. Entered the Seminary right after high school.
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Pablo Villa
First College
Redemptoris Mater Seminary
Originally from Columbia. Discovered his vocation when still very young, during a pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of Chiguinquira in Bogota, Columbia.
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Dave Wells
Third Theology
Mount St. Mary's Seminary
Home Parish: St. Pius X, Bowie
Sixth of eight children, has 13 nieces and nephews; played baseball at DeMatha High School. Nephew of the late Msgr. Tom Wells.
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John Williams
Second Pre-Theology
Home Parish: Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament, D.C.
Youngest of 15 children and an uncle 60 times. Served 4 year enlistment in the Marine Corps and deployed twice in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. 2007 graduate of Chapman University.
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Maciej Zacharek
First Pre-Theology
Redemptoris Mater Seminary
From Poland. Alumni of Lublin University. Discovered his vocation in the World Youth Day of Loreta, Italy, with Pope John Paul II.
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Brian Zawiski
Third Theology
North American College
Home Parish: St. Joseph, Capitol Hill
Finished the Basselin program at CUA where he received bachelors and licentiate in philosophy.
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