Newly Ordained Priests, Formed at MTSM, Receive Assignments

This spring, 12 Mount St. Mary’s Seminary & School of Theology (MTSM) seminarians were ordained into the holy priesthood from four dioceses and one order. And God willing, another 16 men will follow them next spring.

The Master of Divinity Class of 2021 parish assignments are as follows:

Archdiocese of Cincinnati
Rev. Aaron Hess, Holy Angels Parish, Sidney, OH
Rev. Edward Hoffmann, St. Julie Billiart Parish, Hamilton, OH
Rev. Louis Jacquemin, St. Henry Cluster, St. Henry, OH
Rev. Michael Kapolka, Fort Recovery Catholic Cluster, Fort Recovery, OH
Rev. Anthony Marcelli, St. Anthony Parish, Cincinnati, OH
Rev. Scott Morgan, St. Teresa of Avila, Cincinnati, OH
Rev. Elijah Puthoff, St. Joseph & St. Raphael, Springfield, OH

Congregation of the Oratory
Rev. Henry Hoffmann, C.O., Old St. Mary’s, Cincinnati, OH
Rev. Brent Stull, C.O., Old St. Mary’s, Cincinnati, OH

Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend
Rev. Paolo Degasperi, St. John the Baptist Parish, Fort Wayne, IN

Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph
Rev. Angel Randolfo Lemus Arias, St. Therese Parish, Kansas City, MO

Diocese of Toledo
Rev. Albert Beltz, St. John the Evangelist, Delphos, OH

MTSM is the Archdiocese of Cincinnati’s graduate-level Catholic Seminary and School of Theology with nearly 200 full and part-time students. Founded in 1829, our 75-acre campus provides preparation for ordination to the priesthood and permanent diaconate as part of Mount St. Mary’s Seminary. In addition, our School of Theology offers classes for graduate, non-degree and certification programs for laity, clergy and religious.

For additional information about MTSM, please contact advancement@athenaeum.edu or 513-231-2223.