Pictured above are the permanent deacons, their wives and Bishop J. Kevin Boland on the steps of the Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist shortly after the May 31, 2008 Diaconate Ordination Mass in Savannah.
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Photo by; Paul H. Camp

 

 

Ordinations were
held in the
diocese on
May, 24,
May 31, and
June 7.

Bishop J. Kevin Boland ordained seminarians Matthew Ericksen and Luis Fonseca to the transitional diaconate at Sacred Heart Church, Warner Robins, on Saturday, May 24 at 10:00 a.m.

On Saturday, May 31 at 10:00 a.m., at the Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist, the bishop also ordained 22 men to the permanent diaconate. They are:
J. Brian Bergeron, Our Divine Saviour, Tifton;
John D. Blaha, Saint Augustine, Thomasville;
Columbus Carter, Jr., Saint John the Evangelist, Valdosta;
Tirso A. Castillo, Immaculate Conception, Dublin;
Gerald R. Clark, Saint Frances Cabrini, Savannah;
Donald R. Coates, Saint Joseph, Macon;
Kerry C. Diver, Saint Teresa of Avila, Grovetown;
Thomas J. Eden, Saint Joseph, Macon;
Peter H. Falkenhausen, III, Saint John the Evangelist, Valdosta;
Richard A. Halbur, Saint Stephen, First Martyr, Hinesville;
David V. Hayden, Saint Joseph, Macon;
Robert J. Kepshire, Saint Teresa of Avila, Grovetown;
David L. Kriegel, Saint Michael, Fort Gordon;
James F. Lloyd, Saint Joseph, Augusta;
Kenneth R. Maleck, Saint Mary on the Hill, Augusta;
Michael J. McGrath, Saint Matthew, Statesboro;
Patrick F. Mongan, Most Holy Trinity, Augusta;
Reinaldo Morales-Morales, Saint Joseph. Augusta;
Bienvenido Perez, Jr., Hunter Army Air Field, Savannah;
James D. Roberge, Jr., Saint Patrick, Kathleen;
Joseph S. Soparas, Saint Teresa of Avila, Grovetown;
Albert J. Sullivan, Jr., Saint Mary on the Hill, Augusta.

Bishop Boland ordained Deacon Mariusz K. Fuks to the priesthood on Saturday, June 7 at 10:00 a.m.