Honolulu seminarian Vincent Anh Vu, 25, was instituted into the Ministry of Acolyte by Auxiliary Bishop of San Francisco William Justice, right, who presided over the ceremony Oct. 16 at St. Patrick Seminary in Menlo Park, Calif. This ministry is one of a number of formal steps on the road to ordination to the priesthood. […]
Photo: Seminarian deacon in final year
Hawaii seminarian and transitional deacon Nick Brown assists at an all-seminary Mass Oct. 1 at Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology in suburban Milwaukee, where he is finishing his last year of study before his ordination to the priesthood. Sacred Heart is North America’s largest seminary specializing in the formation of men over 30, […]
Diocese seeing an increase in the number of men studying for the priesthood
Diocesan seminarians with Bishop Larry Silva and former vocations director Father Pascual Abaya at the June 7 diaconate ordination of Nick Brown, center. The seminarians are, from left, Emmanuelle del Castillo, Frankie Villanueva, Preston Castro, Dario Rinaldi, Ace Tui, Romple Emwalu, William Tulua, Anh Vu, Alfred Guerrero and E.J. Resinto. Missing is new seminarian Kevin […]
Diocese of Honolulu Seminarians, 2014
Nicholas “Nick” Brown Age: 48 Parents: Adelfo and Natividad Alfaro Home parish: Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa Entered seminary: 2009 Current school: Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology Preston-Jay Castro Age: 20 Parents: Elaine Casamina Pascua (deceased) and Danny Castro Home parish: St. Joseph Church, Waipahu Entered seminary: 2014 Current school: Mount Angel Seminary Kevin […]
Photo: Seminarian support
Evelyn Cabral, district deputy of the Young Ladies Institute District 22, Ana Malia 208 and Kailua 213, presents vicar general Father Gary Secor with a $4,620 check for the support of seminarians for the Diocese of Honolulu. The longtime local Catholic women’s organization presents its “seminary burse” to the diocese every year. (Photo courtesy of […]