Bishop Steven J. Raica, the Bishop of Birmingham, instituted seminarians into the ministry of acolyte on Monday, October 21, 2024. The ministry of acolyte is the final ministry before seminarians are ordained to the diaconate. In the rite of institution, the bishop hands those to be instituted a paten with bread and says, “Take this vessel with bread for the celebration of the Eucharist. Make your life worthy of your service at the table of the Lord and of His Church.”

From the Diocese of Alexandria: Gabe Dowden and Blaine Phillips

From the Archdiocese of Atlanta: Didier Montoya, Juan Pablo Mora, Johnathan Nguyen, Austin Thomas, and Jonathan Webster

From the Diocese of Austin: Benjamin Martinez

From the Diocese of Baton Rouge: Jeremy Chiasson and Aeli Poydras

From the Diocese of Biloxi: Christopher Collins and Jacob Lott

From the Diocese of Birmingham: Hunter Limbaugh

From the Diocese of Brownsville: Jorge Garza

From the Diocese of Lafayette: Haden Coleman and William Hebert

From the Diocese of Lake Charles: Philip Seilhan

From the Diocese of Memphis: Jarrett McBride and Luiz Parolini Dutra

From the Diocese of Nashville: Juan Hernandez-Magana

From the Archdiocese of New Orleans: Simon Peter Kagimu, Hoang Pham, and Seth Smith

From the Archdiocese of Tororo: Micheal Jawino

From the Diocese of Tyler: Patrick Cook