Our Seminarians
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Oscar Astigarraga
Pastoral Year Redemptoris Mater Seminary Originally from Paraguay. Entered Redemptoris Mater Seminary right after high school. |
 | John Benson Third College Redemptoris Mater Seminary Discovered his vocation in the National Gathering of Youth with Kiko Arguello (Initiator of the Neocatechumenal Way) in Washington, DC, 2010. He entered Redemptoris Mater Seminary right after high school. |
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Jack BerardSecond Theology
North American College Home Parish: St. Hugh, Greenbelt The fifth of ten children. Was a FOCUS Missionary for two years at the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University. |
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Alberto Biondi
Pastoral Year Redemptoris Mater Seminary Has a University Degree in Civil Engineering. Originally from Italy. |
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David Booz
First Theology Mount Saint Mary's Seminary Home Parish: St. John, Hollywood Is from Saint Mary's County and graduated from Saint Mary's Ryken High School. Played basketball for Ryken and Christendom College. |
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Robert Boxie
Second Theology North American College Home Parish: St. Augustine - Washington, DC Born and raised in southwest Louisiana. While studying music, earned an undergraduate degree in chemical engineering. Practiced law for 3 years. Taught English in France and is an avid runner and tennis player. |
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Andrew Buonopane
First Theology Mount Saint Mary's Seminary Home Parish: St. Stephen Martyr - Washington, DC During college, studied abroad in Beijing. |
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Keith Burney
Second Theology Theological College Home Parish: St. John, Hollywood Graduated from Salisbury State University in 2002 with a degree in Information Systems Management. Spent 8 years working as a systems analyst for a major North American labor union before entering the seminary. |
| Martino Choi Third Theology Mount Saint Mary’s Seminary Home Parish: St. Peter, Olney Graduated from the University of Maryland in 2008 with a degree in Government and Politics. While in college, worked at the U.S. Department of State for a year. |
 | Andrew Clyne Second Pre-Theology Blessed John Paul II Seminary Home Parish: St. Michael the Archangel, Silver Spring Lived in Tokyo, Japan for 2 years as a young child. |
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Mattia CortigianiFirst Pre-Theology
Redemptoris Mater Seminary |
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Joseph CwikThird College
Blessed John Paul II Seminary Home Parish: Our Lady of the Presentation Completed 3 yrs. of undergraduate studies in aerospace engineering at the University of Maryland before entering seminary. In college, traveled to Sierra Leone, Africa with Engineers Without Borders. |
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Francesco D’Amico
Second Theology Redemptoris Mater Seminary Born in Assisi; family currently lives there. He discovered his vocation in 2007 while living in the Holy Land. |
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Timothy Daniel
Fourth Theology North American College Home Parish: Catholic Student Center, UMD Grew up in College Park, MD. Attended St. Mark and DeMatha Catholic High School. Studied Japanese & Marketing at UMD. Lived in Kobe, Japan for 1 yr. before entering seminary. Enjoys philosophy & theology, baseball, soccer, basketball, and reading. |
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Michael Datiles
First Theology North American College Home Parish: St. Mary, Rockville Discovered his vocation while on the Metro. |
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Deacon Anthony D’Souza
Fourth Theology Redemptoris Mater Seminary Discovered his vocation in 1999 while on pilgrimage to the tomb of St. Francis Xavier in Goa, India. |
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Angel Gabriel Fermin
Third Theology Redemptoris Mater Seminary Received a degree in Industrial Engineering from the Technological University of Santiago, Dominican Republic. |
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Kevin Fields
Second Pre-Theology Blessed John Paul II Seminary Home Parish: St. Peter, Olney Graduate of Our Lady of Good Counsel in Olney, MD. Earned a B.A. from Canisius College and a M.P.A. from the University of Baltimore. Worked as a banker before entering seminary. |
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Matthew Fish
Third Theology North American College Home Parish: St. Jerome, Hyattsville Taught Theology and coached rugby at DeMatha Catholic High School. Spent two years in graduate theology in Austria. Has driven to all but five states in the country. Grew up in Tacoma, Washington. |
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John Frankman
First Theology Mount Saint Mary's Seminary Home Parish: St. Raphael, Rockville Converted to Catholicism when he was fifteen yrs. old while attending St. John’s College High School in Washington, DC. Wants to be an Army chaplain. |
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Julio Gallardo
Second College Redemptoris Mater Seminary Was born in Ecuador. Worked as a financial advisor at a bank before entering the seminary. |
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Benjamin Garcia
First Theology Theological College Home Parish: St. Mary, Rockville Comes from Chile and is the fourth of six children. Lived all his life on a farm, and served two years in the Chilean Navy. |
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Deacon Kenneth Gill
Fourth Theology Blessed John XXIII Seminary Home Parish: Cathedral of St. Matthew - Washington, DC Originally from Melbourne, FL. Has lived in Washington since 1987. Has worked in the fields of neurophysiology, information technology, and business development. |
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Brendan Glasgow
Third College Blessed John Paul II Seminary Home Parish: St. Peter, Olney Was a ski instructor at Whitetail Ski Resort. |
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Carlos de Rodrigo Gutierrez
First Pre-Theology Redemptoris Mater Seminary |
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Jeremy Hammond
Third College Redemptoris Mater Seminary Likes music; enjoys playing the clarinet and the piano. |
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Santonio Hill
Fourth College Blessed John Paul II Seminary Home Parish: St. Peter Claver, St. Inigoes Enjoys playing basketball, football, and lacrosse. Graduated in 2010 from Great Mills High School. |
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Christian HuebnerFirst Pre-Theology
Blessed John Paul II Seminary Home Parish: St. Peter's on Capitol Hill Convert to Catholicism. Grandfather was an Olympic medalist in ski jumping. |
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Philip Ilg
Pastoral Year Redemptoris Mater Seminary Great musician who plays the guitar. From Richfield Park, New Jersey. |
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Kevin Kayser
Third College Blessed John Paul II Seminary Home Parish: St. Michael, Ridge Experienced every type of education: was homeschooled, attended Catholic School and public high school. Ran a mile in under five minutes; has the fastest freshman 5K time in his county. |
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Robert Kilner
First Theology North American College Home Parish: Shrine of St. Jude, Rockville Fifth of 9 children. Graduate of The Heights School and Catholic University. Plays soccer and has sung in a 'Capella groups since middle school. |
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Daniel Koscinski
Second College Blessed John Paul II Seminary Home Parish: St. Francis of Assisi, Derwood Has acted as a tour guide around the Capitol building. |
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Deacon Cezary Kozubek
Fourth Theology Redemptoris Mater Seminary From Poland. Received B.A. in Biology and was a teacher for some years prior to entering seminary. |
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Andrew Larsen
Third College Blessed John Paul II Seminary Home Parish: St. Mary of the Assumption, Upper Marlboro Second eldest of seven from a family with Italian and Irish heritage. Homeschooled from grade school to high school. Worked on a farm for five years; loves playing soccer and football. |
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Pedro Lopez
Second College Redemptoris Mater Seminary Is from Nicaragua; likes sports and enjoys reading. |
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Emanuel Lucero
Third College Redemptoris Mater Seminary Originally from Argentina. He is the sixth of six brothers and two sisters. All family members belong to the Neocatechumenal Way. He plays the charango. |
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Deacon Chip Luckett
Fourth Theology Theological College Home Parish: St. Hugh, Greenbelt Part Panamanian, part Hungarian, part English/Scottish-American; used to play the violin. |
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Kevin LukowskiFirst College
Blessed John Paul II Seminary Home Parish: Our Lady's Church at Medley's Neck Attended Salisbury University and worked in landscaping before entering seminary. |
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Robert Maro
Third Theology Mount St. Mary’s Seminary Home Parish: Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament - Washington, DC Worked as DRE at Blessed Sacrament School for 8 years before entering seminary. Taught improvisational theater classes to adults for 4 years at the Little Theatre of Alexandria. |
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Santiago Martin
Third Theology Redemptoris Mater Seminary Graduated from the University of Nuestra Senora de la Fuencisla in Segovia, Spain with a degree in Physical Education. |
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Ebuka Mbanude
First Pre-Theology Blessed John Paul II Seminary Home Parish: Church of the Nativity, Washington, DC Born and raised in Onitsha, Nigeria. Is the 4th among 7 children and the only member of his family currently in the United States. Enjoys playing soccer. Served his home parish as a youth ministry leader before entering seminary. |
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Stefan MegyeryFirst Pre-Theology
Blessed John Paul II Seminary Home Parish: Sacred Heart of Jesus, Berlin, Germany Born and raised in Germany. Has a degree in social science, and recently completed writing his Ph.D in history. Hobbies are running marathons, long-distance swimming, Triathalon, tennis and chess. Is also a tennis-chair umpire. |
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James Morrison
Third College Blessed John Paul II Seminary Home Parish: St. John Neumann, Gaithersburg Was homeschooled and is the eldest of six children. Enjoys swimming, volleyball, and Shakespearean theater. |
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Jason MorrisonThird College
Blessed John Paul II Seminary Home Parish: Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception Owns and is slowly restoring a 1973 Volkswagen Super Beetle that came from a junkyard. |
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Nicholas Morrison
First College Blessed John Paul II Seminary Home Parish: St. John Neumann, Gaithersburg Was homeschooled since 2nd grade. Enjoys swimming, volleyball, and camping in the Adirondack mountains. |
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Ferdinand MukharFirst Pre-Theology
Blessed John Paul II Seminary His family is from Jerusalem and are Palestinian Catholics. |
 | Conrad Murphy Third Theology North American College Home Parish: St. Stephen Martyr - Washington, DC Graduated from George Washington University in 2009. Enjoys reading and long distance running. |
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Juan Pablo NoboaFirst College
Redemptoris Mater Seminary |
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Matthew Norwood
Second College Blessed John Paul II Seminary Home Parish: St. Stephen Martyr, Washington, DC Over the last three years, has been to three different continents on pilgrimage. |
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Grzegorz Okulewicz
Third College Redemptoris Mater Seminary Native of Poland. Entered the Redemptoris Mater Seminary right after high school. |
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Julian OrtizSecond College
Blessed John Paul II Seminary Home Parish: Immaculate Heart of Mary, Lexington Park Only son of a family of five. Enjoys playing basketball, ultimate Frisbee, and table tennis. |
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Anthony Palombo
Pastoral Year Redemptoris Mater Seminary Is the eldest of ten children; son of a firefighter who gave his life on September 11, 2001. |
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Javier Perez-Victoria
Third Theology Redemptoris Mater Seminary Has a Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. He worked for the National Institutes of Health. |
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Benjamin PettyFirst Pre-Theology
Blessed John Paul II Seminary Home Parish: St. Bernadette, Silver Spring, MD Grew up in an Air Force family. Studied philosophy and drama at Wheaton College which led him to the Catholic Church and the John Paul II Institute in Washington, DC. |
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Jan Tomasz Pietryga
Second Theology Redemptoris Mater Seminary Originally from Poland. Third of 5 brothers and 5 sisters. Discovered his vocation during 2008 World Youth Day in Australia with Pope Benedict XVI. |
| Ryan Pineda Second Theology Theological College Home Parish: St. Jerome, Hyattsville Grew up in the Philippines; lived in Guam and California before moving to DC. Taught Math at Mary Star of the Sea High School and Elizabeth Seton High School. |
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Gregory PortnerSecond College
Blessed John Paul II Seminary Home Parish: Sacred Heart, La Plata Has lived in 4 states: Virginia, Maryland, California, and Washington. |
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Jonathan Powell
Fourth College Blessed John Paul II Seminary Home Parish: Immaculate Heart of Mary, Lexington Park Third eldest of 13 and a convert to the Faith. Godfather to 3 children, one of whom is a sibling. Has an older sister in formation with the Servants of the Lord. |
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Deacon Aaron Qureshi
Fourth Theology North American College Home Parish: St. Joseph’s on Capitol Hill Born and raised in Arizona. Studied mathematics and bioinformatics. Swam from Gibraltar to Morocco in 2007. |
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Daniele Rebeggiani
Third Theology Redemptoris Mater Seminary Received a B.A. in Physics from the University of Roma. He is from Rome, Italy. |
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Francisco Rodriguez
Third College Redemptoris Mater Seminary Seventh of ten children. Family was sent as a Family in Mission by Blessed John Paul II to Newark, NJ, 1989. Family currently is in mission in the Diocese of Brooklyn, NY. |
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Michael RussoFirst Pre-Theology
Blessed John Paul II Seminary Home Parish: GW Newman Center Graduated from George Washington University with a degree in History and Classical Studies. |
 | Joseph Salser First Theology North American College Home Parish: Ascension, Bowie Graduate of DeMatha Catholic High School. Played in the band program all four years; plays trumpet and bass guitar. Enjoys canoeing and kayaking. |
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Linwood Schwartz, IVFirst College
Blessed John Paul II Seminary Home Parish: St. John Francis Regis, Hollywood, MD Comes from a military family of seven. Lived in Spain for three years. |
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Alec Scott
Third Theology North American College Home Parish: Sacred Heart -Bowie, MD and Ft. Belvoir Catholic Community - Ft. Belvoir, VA Grew up in a large military family and has 5 siblings, all of whom are currently serving in active duty. Was Army ROTC at Holy Cross. |
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Deacon Christopher Seith
Fourth Theology North American College Home Parish: Sacred Heart, Bowie Went to the University of Maryland before entering seminary. Performed in several musicals. Graduated from St. John’s University, 2010. |
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Jorge Ernesto Ubau
Pastoral Year Redemptoris Mater Seminary From El Salvador and plays the charango. Entered the Redemptoris Mater Seminary right after high school. |
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Jonathan Vanegas
Third Theology Redemptoris Mater Seminary From Ecuador and is the eldest of ten children. Entered the Redemptoris Mater Seminary right after high school. |
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William Wadsworth
Third Theology Mount St. Mary’s Seminary Home Parish: St. Patrick, Rockville Convert to Catholicism. Has hiked sixty miles along the C&O Canal. |
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Andrew Wakefield
First Theology Theological College Home Parish: Cathedral of St. Matthew - Washington, DC Earned a law and master’s degree from the University of Michigan. Served in the Jesuit Volunteer Corps in Washington, DC. Graduate of Albion College; active in choir and studied voice. |
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John Williams
Second Theology Theological College Home Parish: Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament - Washington, DC Served in the US Marine Corps. Is former Dean of Residents at Georgetown Preparatory School. |
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Stephen Wyble
Second Theology North American College Home Parish: Holy Redeemer, Kensington Enjoys skydiving, rock climbing, and bike touring. |
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Jonathan Young
Third College Blessed John Paul II Seminary Home Parish: St. Joseph, Pomfret Is a graduate of DeMatha Catholic High School. Plays rugby; plays the French horn. |
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