ORDINATION
IN MILWAUKEE
On
Saturday, May 17, José Mario Nieto Restrepo of the Community of Saint Paul was
ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Milwaukee by Archbishop Jerome
Listecki. José Mario was ordained with
five others: three who studied with him at Saint Francis de Sales Seminary in
Milwaukee, and two who are finishing their studies at the North American
College in Rome.
José has
been a member of the Community of Saint Paul for almost ten years. The first five were spent in the Dominican
Republic, where the Community has a formation house and runs La Sagrada Familia, the Sister Parish of
the Archdiocese of Milwaukee. He now
completes another five years in formation and studies at Saint Francis de
Sales, graduating with both a Master of Divinity, and a Master of Arts in
Theology from Sacred Heart School of Theology, where the Archdiocese sends its
seminarians for academic studies.
After his
ordination, José Mario celebrated a Mass of Thanksgiving at Saint Richard
Parish in Racine, Wisconsin, which was his Teaching Parish during his formation
in the seminary. The priests from the
Community and others from Milwaukee concelebrated with him, and many friends
attended the Mass. Also, some of his
family was able to travel to Milwaukee to be present at both the ordination and
the Mass of Thanksgiving and the other celebrations. The following week he traveled home to
celebrate another Mass of Thanksgiving in his home parish of San Antonio de Padua in Cereté, Colombia. He was joined by friends and family in
Colombia, as well as some members of the Community of Saint Paul, and other
priests and friends from Milwaukee who travelled there for the occasion.
Congratulations,
José Mario!
