Two Archdiocese of New York Seminarians Ordained Deacons in Rome

Jack Emery Kristensen and Ian Paul Christopher Mendoza, two seminarians from the Archdiocese of New York, were ordained to the transitional diaconate on Oct. 1 at St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome. They were among 18 men from the Pontifical North American College who received the ordination.

Bishop Robert Barron of the Diocese of Winona-Rochester celebrated the ordination Mass at the Altar of the Chair of St. Peter. Ryan Allen Saltness, a seminarian from the Diocese of Winona-Rochester, was also among the newly ordained deacons. The transitional diaconate serves as the final step before a man is ordained to the priesthood.