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Seminarians of the Archdiocese of Washington

The harvest is good but the laborers are scarce. Pray to the harvest-master to send out laborers to gather his harvest.”
[Matthew 9:37-38]


Francisco Aguirre 
First Theology
North American College
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.
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.
Oscar Astigarraga 
First Theology
Redemptoris Mater Seminary
Originally from Paraguay. Entered Redemptoris Mater Seminary right after high school.
Rafael Barbieri 
Pastoral Year
Redemptoris Mater Seminary
Graduated from the Centro Universitario Barao De Maua in Sao Paulo, Brazil, with a degree in Tourism.
Alberto Biondi 
Second Pre-Theology
Redemptoris Mater Seminary
Has a University Degree in Civil Engineering.
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.
Alex Buder 
First Pre-Theology
Mount St. Mary's Seminary
Home Parish: St. Stephen Martyr, DC
Grew up on the island of Martha's Vinyard. Worked in the film/television industry for three years.
William Carloni 
Third Theology
Redemptoris Mater Seminary
Born in Italy. Received a B.A. in History from the Metropolitan State College of Denver.
Dan Carson 
Second 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.
Martino Choi 
Second Pre-Theology
Mount St. Mary's Seminary
Home Parish: St. Andrew Kim, Olney
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.
Mark Cusick 
First 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.
Francesco D'Amico 
First College
Redemptoris Mater Seminary
Born in Assisi. Family currently lives there. He discovered his vocation while living in the Holy Land in 2007.
Tony D'Souza 
Second Theology
Redemptoris Mater Seminary
Discovered his vocation on a pilgrimage to the tomb of St. Francis Xavier in
Goa, India, in 1999.

Tim Daniel 
First Theology
North American College
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.
Ireno Delzotto 
First Theology
Redemptoris Mater Seminary
From Croatia. Mother is Greek Orthodox. Entered Redemptoris Mater Seminary right after high school.
Alejandro Diaz 
Third Theology
Blessed John XXIII National Seminary
Home Parish: Cathedral of St. Matthew, DC
Originally from Bogota, Columbia. Worked for the Royal Bank of Canada in Toronto before entering the Seminary.
Angel Fermin 
Pastoral Year
Redemptoris Mater Seminary
Received degree in Industrial Engineering from the Technological University of Santiago, Dominican Republic.
Matthew Fish 
First Pre-Theology
Theological College
Home Parish: St. Jerome, Hyattsville
Grew up in Takoma, Washington. Taught theology and coached rugby at DeMatha Catholic High School last year. Spent two years in graduate theology in Austria. Has driven to all but five states in this country.
Shaun Foggo 
First Theology
Mount St. Mary's Seminary
Home Parish: St. Jerome, Hyattsville
History teacher and Baseball coach for DeMatha Catholic High School before entering Seminary.
Peter Freimuth 
First College
St. John Neumann
Home Parish: St. Catherine Laboure, Wheaton
2009 graduate of the Heights. Member of the wrestling team in high school.
Kenneth Gill 
Second Pre-Theology
Blessed John XXIII National Seminary
Home Parish: Cathedral of St. Matthew, DC
Originally from Melbourne, FL. lived in Washington since 1987. Worked in the fields of Neurophysiology, Information Technology and Business Development.
Scott Holmer 
First 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.
Philip Ilg 
First Theology
Redemptoris Mater Seminary
Great musician who plays the guitar. From Richfield Park, New Jersey.
Ryan Jackson 
Second Pre-Theology
Theological College
Home Parish: St. Stephen Martyr, DC
Converted in 2006 while attending The George Washington University.
Cezary Kozubek 
Second Theology
Redemptoris Mater Seminary
From Poland, received B.A. in Biology and was a teacher for some years.
Patrick Lewis 
Second 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.
Agustin Lopez 
Third Theology
Redemptoris Mater Seminary
Native of Ecuador. Industrial Engineer from the San Francisco University in Quito, Ecuador.
Emanuel Lucero 
First College
Redemptoris Mater Seminary
Originally from Argentina. He is the sixth of six brothers and two sisters. All family members belong to the neocathecumenal way. He plays the charango.
Chip Luckett 
First Theology
Theological College
Home Parish: St. Hugh, Greenbelt
Part Panamanina/Part Hungarian/Part English/Scottish-American; used to play violin.
Mario Majano 
Second Theology
North American College
Home Parish: St. Martin of Tours, Gaithersburg
Played rugby and soccer. His family is from El Salvador.
Santiago Martin 
First Theology
Redemptoris Mater Seminary
Graduated from the University of Nuestra Senora de la Fuencisla in Segovia, Spain with a degree in Physical Education.
Javier Martinez 
First Theology
Redemptoris Mater Seminary
Has a B.A. in Education. Worked for two years as an elementary school teacher.
Patrick Mullan 
Pastoral Year
Home Parish: Shrine of St. Jude, Rockville
Homeschooled since the second grade. Amateur Theater actor.
Conrad Murphy 
First Pre-Theology
Mount St. Mary's Seminary
Home Parish: St. Stephen Martyr, DC
Graduated from GWU in 2009. Family lives in Dusseldorf, Germany.
Anthony Palombo 
Third College
Redemptoris Mater Seminary
The oldest of ten children, son of a firefighter who gave his life on September 11, 2001.
Michael S. Paris 
Third 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.
Jan Tomasz Pietryga 
First College
Redemptoris Mater Seminary
Originally from Poland. Third of 5 brothers and 5 sisters. Discovered his vocation during 2008 World Youth Day in Australia with Pope Benedict XVI.
Aaron Qureshi 
Second 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.
Daniele Rebeggiani 
Second Theology
Redemptoris Mater Seminary
Received a B.A. in Physics from the University of Roma.
Michal Sajnog 
Second Theology
Redemptoris Mater Seminary
Born in Poland, he entered Redemptoris Mater Seminary in 2001.
Rodolfo Salinas 
Third Theology
Blessed John XXIII National Seminary
Home Parish: Cathedral of St. Matthew, 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.
Alec Scott 
First Pre-Theology
Mount St. Mary's Seminary
Home Parish: Ft. Belvoir Catholic Community, Ft. Belvoir, VA
Grew up in a large military family and have 5 siblings, all of whom currently seve in the active duty military. Was Army ROTC at Holy Cross.
Chris Seith 
Fourth College
St. John Neumann
Home Parish: Sacred Heart, Bowie
Went to the University of Maryland before entering Seminary. Performed in several musicals.
Jorge Ubau 
Second Theology
Redemptoris Mater Seminary
From El Salvador and plays the charango. Entered Redemptoris Mater Seminary right after high school.
Jonathan Vanegas 
Second Theology
Redemptoris Mater Seminary
Native of Ecuador, is the oldest of ten children. Entered Redemptoris Mater Seminary right after high school.
Saulo Vicente 
Pastoral Year
Redemptoris Mater Seminary
Native of Brazil. Studied information science in Brazil. Entered the Seminary right after high school.
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.
Bill Wadsworth 
First Pre-Theology
Mount St. Mary's Seminary
Home Parish: St. Patrick, Rockville
Convert to Catholicism. Hiked 60 miles along the C&O Canal.
Steven Wyble 
Third College
Theological College
Home Parish: Holy Redeemer, Kensington
Enjoys rock climing and bike touring, went skydiving summer '09.
Maciej Zacharek 
First 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.

For more information, contact the Office for Priestly Vocations, 301-853-4580.

 


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