Release Date: May 18, 2024
Seven men ordained priests for the Archdiocese of Cincinnati
The Archdiocese of Cincinnati joyfully celebrated the ordination of seven new priests on Saturday May 18, 2024. The men were ordained to the priesthood for service to God and the Church. Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr celebrated the Mass. Within the course of the ordination rite, the archbishop laid his hands on the men, invoking the authority given by Christ to the apostles to make new priests. The Mass was live streamed on the Archdiocese of Cincinnati YouTube channel.
The seven new priests will contribute to the growing trend of men being ordained priests over the last decade. The seven men being ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, this year, is in line with the seven men ordained in 2023, 2021, 2016, 2009 and 2022. Since 2014, sixty men have been ordained the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Cincinnati.
New priest assignments:
- Rev. Brice Berger
Parochial Vicar at (C3 Family of Parishes):- Saint Francis de Sales Parish, Lebanon
- Saint Philip the Apostle Parish, Morrow
- Rev. Adam Berning
Parochial Vicar at (NW2 Family of Parishes):- Holy Rosary Parish, Saint Marys
- Immaculate Conception Parish, Celina
- Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish, Montezuma
- Saint Patrick Parish, Glynwood
- Saint Teresa Parish, Rockford
- Rev. John Grusenmeyer
Parochial Vicar at (NW3 Family of Parishes):- Saint Aloysius Parish, Carthegena
- Saint Bernard Parish, Burkettsville
- Saint Francis Parish, Cranberry Prairie
- Saint Henry Parish, Saint Henry
- Saint Wendelin Parish, Saint Wendelin
- Rev. Benjamin Mersch
Parochial Vicar at (C2 Family of Parishes):- Holy Family Parish, Middletown
- Holy Name of Jesus Parish, Trenton
- Our Lady of Sorrows Parish, Monroe
- Rev. Matthew Montag
Parochial Vicar at:- Saint Maximilian Kolbe Parish, Liberty Twp.
- Rev. Anthony Sanitato
Parochial Vicar at (NE5 Family of Parishes):- Ascension Parish, Kettering
- Saint Albert the Great Parish, Kettering
- Saint Charles Borromeo Parish, Kettering
- Rev. Jeremy Stubbs
Parochial Vicar at (S8 Family of Parishes):- Holy Cross-Immaculata Parish, Cincinnati
- Our Lord Christ the King Parish, Cincinnati
- Saint Rose Parish, Cincinnati
- Saint Stephen, Cincinnati
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cincinnati is the 51st largest Catholic diocese in the country, with around 435,000 Catholics, and has the fifth largest Catholic school system in terms of enrollment with nearly 40,000 students. The 19-county territory includes 206 canonical parishes organized into 57 Families of Parishes, and 109 Catholic primary and secondary schools.
Jennifer Schack
Director of Media Relations
Archdiocese of Cincinnati
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