Bishop Gregory Kelly to ordain Deacon Joseph Fiorentino to the priesthood

Bishop Gregory Kelly will ordain Deacon Joseph Fiorentino to the priesthood for the Diocese of Tyler on November 21, 2026. The ordination Mass is scheduled for 10 a.m. at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Tyler.

Deacon Fiorentino transitioned from the Archdiocese of Atlanta to the Diocese of Tyler as a seminarian in March 2023. He previously studied at St. Joseph Seminary College in Covington, Louisiana, and Notre Dame Seminary Graduate School in New Orleans. After completing a pastoral year at Our Lady of Victory in Paris, he finished his final two years of seminary at St. Mary’s in Houston. He currently serves at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception.