Fourth Theology North American College Home Parish: Shrine of the Sacred Heart, DC Grew up in Griffin, GA and moved to DC to attend Georgetown University where he became Catholic.
Cruz Corona-Xinastle
First College Redemptoris Mater Seminary From Asheboro, North Carolina. He loves sports.
Michael Encarnación
Pastoral Year Redemptoris Mater Seminary Home parish: Our Lady Help of Christians, Waldorf Has two siblings. Speaks Spanish.
David Escamilla
First College Redemptoris Mater Seminary From Cornelia, Georgia. He is the youngest of five siblings.
Home Parish: St. Anthony of Padua, DC Youngest of 6; enjoys travel, adventure, and baseball and aspires to visit as many national parks and MLB stadiums as possible.
Third Theology Theological College Home Parish: St. George, Valley Lee
I like whittling but it makes my room look like a hamster cage. Once got a bloody nose from a frisbee.
Maximillian Korzan
First Theology Theological College Home Parish: Our Lady Queen of Poland, Silver Spring First-generation Polish-American. Enjoys mountain biking, cycling, and photography.
Fourth Theology North American College Home Parish: St. Patrick, Rockville
Seventh person in his family to attend The Catholic University of America.
Diego Larios
First College Redemptoris Mater Seminary Home Parish: Our Lady of Sorrows, Takoma Park Likes to play classic guitar. Originally from Miami, FL and has eight siblings.
Third Theology North American College Home Parish: Immaculate Conception, DC
I have a twin sister. I enjoy playing tennis and am learning to play speed chess.
Marco Magpantay
Third College Saint John Paul II Seminary Home parish: Sacred Heart, La Plata Likes basketball, rugby, playing guitar and reading. Has a devotion to St. John the Beloved.
Federico Mariano
Pastoral Year Redemptoris Mater Seminary Originally from Buenos Aires, Argentina and is the third of seven siblings. His whole family is in the Neocatechumenal Way.
Third Theology Theological College Home Parish: Our Lady of Mercy, Potomac
Enjoys the outdoors, road trips, rooting for the Buffalo Bills, and reading novels, short stories, history, biographies, and political philosophy.
Aidan McIntosh
First Pre-Theology Saint John Paul II Seminary Home ParishSt. Anthony of Padua, DC Converted to Catholicism while studying at CUA. Spent 3 summers doing youth ministry. Likes weightlifting and ultimate frisbee, and has 11 chickens at home.
Shane McKenzie
Second College Saint John Paul II Seminary Home parish: Our Lady Star of the Sea, Solomons, MD Likes to run often. Enjoys hunting and fishing with his Dad.
Edmundo Medel
Third College Redemptoris Mater Seminary Home parish: Our Lady Help of Christians, Waldorf Likes to play tennis. Was born in Italy.
Second Theology Mount Saint Mary's Seminary Home Parish: St. John Neumann, Gaithersburg Homeschooled through high school. Enjoys basketball. Is a barber on the side and advocates for the return of the mullet.
David Narváez
Pastoral Year Redemptoris Mater Seminary From Quito, Ecuador, fifth of eight children. Plays the charango and other stringed instruments.
Dalton Newsome
First College Saint John Paul II Seminary Home Parish: Our Lady Star of the Sea, Solomons, MD Is an Eagle Scout and attended public school his whole life. Briefly enlisted in the USMC before entering seminary.
First Theology Mount Saint Mary's Seminary Home Parish: St. Cecilia, St. Mary’s City
I played Clarence in a Middle school rendition of "It's a Wonderful Life".
Francisco Pirela
First College Redemptoris Mater Seminary Home Parish: Our Lady of Sorrows, Takoma Park Enjoys playing soccer and is learning to play classic guitar. Originally from Houston, TX and has seven siblings.
Lucas de Lima Podda
Pastoral Year Redemptoris Mater Seminary Native of Sao Paulo, Brasil, and is the second of five children. Family is in Neocatechumenal Way. Likes to play soccer.
Third Theology Mount Saint Mary's Seminary Home Parish: St. Patrick, Rockville
The oldest of six children and was homeschooled. He enjoys playing the drums, listening to music and playing Australian rules football.
Joseph Riordon
Third College Saint John Paul II Seminary Home parish: St. Jerome, Hyattsville Lived in Japan during grade school. Has five siblings and likes soccer and photography. Speaks French.
Second College Seminario Hispano de Santa María de Guadalupe, Mexico City Home Parish: Saint Ambrose, Cheverly
Likes to play badminton, running, and walking in the company of friends.
Jessiah Rojas
First Theology Mount Saint Mary's Seminary Home Parish: St. John Francis Regis, Hollywood Coached college football for three years at Ave Maria University as the linebackers coach and special teams assistant.
Ramiro Rosales Hernández
First College Redemptoris Mater Seminary Home Parish: St. Michael the Archangel, Silver Spring Born and raised in North Carolina. Has one sibling and likes soccer and other physical exercise.
Isaac Sagastume
Third Theology Redemptoris Mater Seminary From San Jose, Costa Rica, eldest of two brothers. Speaks English and Spanish fluently and enjoys singing and playing the guitar.
Peter Schindler
First College Saint John Paul II Seminary Home Parish: St. Patrick, Rockville Has visited well over half of the states in the US and most of the countries in Western Europe.
Justin Seidleck
Second Pre-Theology Saint John Paul II Seminary Home Parish: Sacred Heart, Bowie Enjoys playing basketball and volleyball. Earned a B.S. in Marketing and has served as a Catholic missionary.
Second Theology Mount Saint Mary's Seminary Home Parish: Sacred Heart, Bowie
Oldest of ten. Served in the U.S. Coast Guard.
Alexis Solano Patiño
Second College Redemptoris Mater Seminary Home Parish: St. Catherine Labouré, Wheaton Loves to play soccer and musical instruments in general. Grew up in New Jersey and has one sibling.
Bartosz Sobkowicz
First Pre-Theology Saint John Paul II Seminary Home Parish: Nativity, DC
Originally from Poland. Enjoys basketball and soccer.
Joseph Stanalonis
Second College Saint John Paul II Seminary Home parish: St. John Francis Regis, Hollywood, MD
Karlo Stjepanovic
First Theology Redemptoris Mater Seminary Karlo Stjepanović is originally from Croatia. He likes to play soccer.
Marcin Szpot
Pastoral Year Redemptoris Mater Seminary Originally from Poland. Enjoys reading and playing chess.
Fourth College Saint John Paul II Seminary Home Parish: St. George, Valley Lee
Enjoys writing poetry, making rosaries, playing the bass, watching movies, and playing sports.
Alexis Umaña
Second College Redemptoris Mater Seminary Home parish: Saint Catherine Labouré, Wheaton Likes to play soccer, football and baseball. Has two siblings and speaks Spanish.
Second College Seminario Hispano de Santa María de Guadalupe, Mexico City Home Parish: Misión San Andrés, Silver Spring
Deacon Pablo Villa
Fourth Theology Redemptoris Mater Seminary From Buga, Colombia, the first of three children. Family is in Neocatechumenal Way. Speaks English, Spanish and Italian fluently.
Fourth Theology Theological College Home Parish: Our Lady of Vietnam, Silver Spring
Was born In VietNam. Was a member of the Vietnamese Eucharistic Youth Movement and was a Carmelite Brother.
John Winslow
Third Theology Mount Saint Mary's Seminary Home Parish: St. John Francis Regis, Hollywood Recently served Mass in both Fatima's Chapel of Apparitions and the Grotto in Lourdes.
Joshua Wright
First Pre-Theology Saint John Paul II Seminary Home Parish: St. Mary’s of Piscataway Loves to play chess.