Twelve Men Complete Formation at MTSM

Mount St. Mary’s Seminary & School of Theology (MTSM) is proud to announce that 12 men will be ordained into the priesthood this year. Listed below are the men who have been or will be ordained:

Archdiocese of Cincinnati
Ordination Date: May 15
Rev. Mr. Aaron Hess, St. Mary, Philothea, OH
Rev. Mr. Edward Hoffmann, Sacred Heart, Cincinnati, OH
Rev. Mr. Louis Jacquemin, St. Ann, Hamilton, OH
Rev. Mr. Michael Kapolka, St. Mary of the Assumption, Springboro, OH
Rev. Mr. Anthony Marcelli, St. Bernadette, Amelia, OH
Rev. Mr. Scott Morgan, Immaculate Heart of Mary, Cincinnati, OH
Rev. Mr. Elijah Puthoff, St. Remy, Russia, OH

Congregation of the Oratory
Ordained: March 19
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
Ordination Date: June 5
Rev. Mr. Paolo Degasperi, Sant’Antonio di Padova, Trento, Italy

Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph
Ordination Date:  May 29
Rev. Mr. Angel Randolfo Lemus Arias, St. John LaLande, Blue Springs, MO

Diocese of Toledo
Ordination Date: June 26
Rev. Mr. Albert Beltz, St. Joseph, Maumee, OH

Read more about our ordinands.

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.