Diocesan Seminarian Chris Peschel to be Ordained a Deacon Author: Diocese of Fall River In the News 7 Jan 2014 Share FALL RIVER — Diocesan seminarian Christopher Peschel will be ordained a transitional deacon by Bishop George W. Coleman at an 11 a.m. Mass on Saturday, January 11, in St. Mary’s Cathedral, Fall River. Peschel, 25, is in his final year of theological studies at St. John’s Seminary in Brighton, Mass. Once ordained a deacon, he will be able to assist the priest at Mass and be an ordinary minister of the Eucharist, proclaim the Gospel and preach, baptize, and minister at other services. It is anticipated that he will be ordained a priest for the Fall River Diocese in June. Peschel, who is from Taunton and Annunciation of the Lord Parish in that city, is the son of Bruce Peschel and Linda Forte. He is a graduate of Taunton Catholic Middle School and Xaverian Brothers High School in Westwood, Mass. After high school, he completed four years of study at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, Overbrook in Philadelphia from which he earned a bachelor’s degree in 2010. During his college years, he spent one summer studying Spanish in Mexico and another at the Institute for Priestly Formation at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska. Diocese of Fall River Office of Communications Categories Sem categoria Mensagens do Bispo In the News Press Releases and Statements Success Stories Photo Gallery Videos Related Posts In the News 2 Jun 2014 Deacon Christopher Peschel to Be Ordained a Priest for Diocese FALL RIVER — Transitional Deacon Christopher Peschel will be ordained a priest for the Diocese of Fall River by Bishop George W. Coleman in an 11 a.m. Mass on Saturday, … Read More In the News 14 Mai 2018 Diocesan Seminarian to be Ordained a Deacon FALL RIVER — Diocesan seminarian Ryan J. Healy will be ordained a transitional deacon by Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., in an 11 a.m. Mass on Saturday, May 19, … Read More In the News 6 Mai 2019 Seminarian to be Ordained a Transitional Deacon ACUSHNET — Diocesan seminarian Steven A. Booth (in photo) will be ordained a transitional deacon by Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., in the context of an 11 a.m. Mass … Read More