HOUSTON - On May 9, seven men took the next step on their journey to the priesthood. Auxiliary Bishop Italo Dell’Oro, CRS, ordained seven seminarians as transitional deacons at the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, located at 1111 St. Joseph Pkwy. in downtown Houston.
Those ordained were Jose Vera of St. Theresa Parish in Sugar Land, Marlon Barao of St. Ignatius of Loyola Parish in Spring, Matthew Schnitzler of All Saints Parish, Michael James Arienza and Ryan Berger of St. Bartholomew Parish in Katy, Theodore Birkofer of St. Anne Parish in Houston, and Trieu Nguyen of the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart.
