MTSM Sees 45 Men Receive Ordination in Last Six Weeks

A busy season of priestly and diaconate ordinations for Mount St. Mary’s Seminary & School of Theology (MTSM) concluded recently when six men who had completed their priestly formation for the Diocese of Charlotte were ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Michael T. Martin, OFM Conv.

Across the two months of ordinations, MTSM saw 12 men ordained to the priesthood for four sending dioceses, 16 men ordained to the transitional diaconate with the aim of being ordained to the priesthood next year and 17 men ordained to the permanent diaconate.

A full listing of everyone ordained over the past six weeks is below. Priesthood and permanent deacons also have parish or Family of Parishes assignments listed next to them. Please pray for all of them as they begin their first ordained ministries or are starting a new ordained ministry.

2025 Priesthood Ordinations
Archdiocese of Cincinnati
Rev. Kevin LeMelle – Parochial Vicar at Mary Queen of Angels Family of Parishes (St. Mary of the Woods, Russels Point; St. Patrick, Bellefontaine; St. Mary, Urbana)
Rev. Adam Lewis – Parochial Vicar at Our Lady of the Hills Family of Parishes (St. Benignus, Greenfield; St. Mary, Hillsboro; Holy Trinity, West Union; St. Mary Queen of Heaven, Peebles-West Union)

Archdiocese of Indianapolis
Rev. Liam Hosty – Parochial Vicar at St. Ann Parish (Indianapolis) and St. Thomas More Parish (Mooresville)

Diocese of Charlotte
Rev. Christopher Angermeyer – Parochial Vicar at St. Mark Parish (Huntersville)
Rev. Anthony del Cid Lucero – Parochial Vicar at St. Michael the Archangel Parish (Gastonia)
Rev. Nicholas Kramer – Parochial Vicar at St. Matthew Parish (Charlotte)
Rev. Kolbe Murrey – Parochial Vicar at St. Thomas Aquinas Parish (Charlotte)
Rev. Andrew Templeton – Parochial Vicar at St. Luke Parish (Mint Hill)
Rev. Joseph Yellico – Campus Minister at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte

Diocese of Toledo
Rev. Travis Kahle – Parochial Vicar at St. Mary, Mother of the Redeemer Parish (Norwalk), St. Anthony Parish (Milan) and St. Paul the Apostle Parish (Norwalk)
Rev. Eric Kaufman – Parochial Vicar at Resurrection Parish (Lexington), St. Mary of the Snows Parish (Mansfield) and St. Peter Parish (Mansfield)
Rev. Kevin McGraw – Parochial Vicar at St. Mary Parish (Defiance) and St. John the Evangelist Parish (Defiance)

2025 Transitional Deacon Ordinations
Archdiocese of Cincinnati
Rev. Mr. Nicholas Emmerling, Rev. Mr. Curtis Gross, Rev. Mr. Kraig Gruss, Rev. Mr. David Homoelle, Rev. Mr. Daniel Jasek, Rev. Mr. Benjamin Klare, Rev. Mr. Benjamin Packer, Rev. Mr. Jacob Schmiesing

Diocese of Charlotte
Rev. Mr. Robert Bauman, Rev. Mr. Michael Camilleri, Rev. Mr. John Cuppett, Rev. Mr. Maximilian Frei, Rev. Mr. Bryan Ilagor, Rev. Mr. Michael Lugo, Rev. Mr. Peter Townsend

Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph
Rev. Mr. Daniel Stump

2025 Permanent Deacon Ordinations
Archdiocese of Cincinnati
Deacon Mark Bade – St. Gabriel the Archangel Family of Parishes
Deacon Chris Bergman – Eastside Family of Parishes
Deacon Ron Burwinkel – St. John the Baptist, Harrison
Deacon Timothy Geiger – St. Susanna, Mason
Deacon Christopher Jasek – St. John Paul II Parish Family
Deacon Roger Kaiser – Holy Cross Family of Parishes
Deacon Jim Menart – St. Gabriel the Archangel Family of Parishes
Deacon Jack Rivetti – St. Gabriel the Archangel Family of Parishes
Deacon Phillip Theodore – Our Lady of Light Family of Parishes
Deacon David Ulmer – St. Columbkille, Wilmington

Diocese of Covington
Deacon Dale Brockman – St. Timothy Parish, Union
Deacon Chris Freihofer – Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish, Burlington
Deacon Jason Gibson – St. Cecilia Parish, Independence
Deacon Terry Mason – St. Barbara Parish, Erlanger
Deacon Tom Kissel – St. Pius X Parish, Edgewood
Deacon Eric Wehrman – Blessed Sacrament Parish, Ft. Mitchell
Deacon Steve Winbigler – St. Joseph Parish, Cold Spring