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Meet our seminarians

Seminarians in the Archdiocese of Seattle have begun their journey toward the priesthood. Please pray for these men as they continue on their path of formation and discernment.

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There are a variety of ways to help support our seminarians! Read below to learn more about the 15 men currently in our program. We invite you to participate as you are able: Donate to the seminarian education fund, download the mailing list and send letters of encouragement, keep them in your daily prayers, join an organization that supports seminarians such as Crozier Society, Serra Club, Catholic Daughters, or Knights of Columbus, and invite other young men in your parish or family to consider a vocation to the priesthood, encouraging them to pray about it. (Clicking below on "Seminarian Education Fund" will take you to our Crozier Society donation page; you do not need to be a member to contribute to the fund.)

Seminarian Education Fund

Mailing list: 2023-24 school year

Aidan Aguero

Propaedeutic Year
Mount Angel Seminary

Home parish:
St. Michael, Olympia

Aidan was born in Guam, the second of three children. His family relocated to Centralia when he was still young, moving to the greater Olympia area when Aidan was in fifth grade. He spent much of his time with his parish youth group at St. Michael where he first felt drawn to Christ in seventh grade during adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. Other than youth ministry Aidan spent much of his time competing in football and wrestling. He graduated from Tumwater High School as well as earning his associate degree from South Puget Sound Community College through the Running Start program.

Aidan enjoys camping, beach bonfires, and country music. He looks forward to surrendering to God's will for his life, and the road of discernment ahead towards diocesan priesthood.

Jonathan Cheever

Configuration Stage
Mount Angel Seminary

Home parish:
St. Mary Magdalen, Everett

Jonathan grew up in Mountlake Terrace with one older sister. His home parish was St. Mark, where he also attended grade school. After high school, he studied civil engineering for two years at the University of Washington before entering Mount Angel seminary. After receiving his BA in Philosophy, he worked on his MA in Theology at Mundelein Seminary in Chicago, stepping away from the program after two years to continue his discernment outside of seminary. Jonathan spent the last seven years working as a carpenter in residential remodeling, while skiing, mountaineering, biking, and hiking in his free time. His discernment has brought him back to the seminarian program where he will enter Configuration at Mount Angel Seminary this year. Jonathan looks forward to helping others build their relationship with Jesus Christ.

Robert Currall

Propaedeutic Year
Mount Angel Seminary

Home parish:
Sacred Heart, Lacey

Robert was born the last of eight children with his twin brother, Steven. He attended St. Michael during childhood and then Sacred Heart in Lacey for the last 10 years. Being involved in homeschool youth groups and retreats at St. Michael and altar serving at Sacred Heart since high school, Robert first started discerning a call to the priesthood when he was attending school by participating in the Quo Vadis Days retreats and talking with priests in the Olympia/Lacey area. After receiving his high school diploma, he attended Saint Martin's University and obtained a degree in Theology and Religious Studies in 2023.

Robert enjoys building things, listening to music, taking road trips around the Pacific Northwest, and spending time with family. He looks forward to being able to more closely develop a relationship with Jesus and with Mary through prayer and service to God's people.

David Do

Discipleship Stage
Mount Angel Seminary

Home parish:
St. Mary, Marysville

The oldest of three, David grew up in a Catholic family. He was an altar server from 2nd grade through senior year, and then became the parish pianist. Participating in the Mass, David feels the presence of God’s love
and a true sense of joy and desire to serve others and bring people closer to Christ.

Since the pandemic began, David felt God calling him on a new path so he prayed more asking God to help him understand His will. After over a year and a half of careful discernment, David became a seminarian in 2021 and is grateful for everyone’s continued prayers as he continues in his second year of seminary.

Nathan Hatch

Discipleship Stage
Mount Angel Seminary

Home parish:
St. Anthony, Renton

Nathan was born the fourth of eight children and was raised in Renton. He started taking his faith seriously after he began visiting the Blessed Sacrament in adoration. Since then he has been trying to follow God’s will for his life. So far, that has led him to continue his discernment in college seminary, beginning in the Fall of 2021.

Evan MacKenzie

Configuration Stage
Mundelein Seminary

Home parish:
Holy Redeemer, Vancouver

A parishioner at Holy Redeemer for 10years, Evan is an active young adult in the parish community and loves spending time serving others.

It is with great joy that he began his formation as a seminarian for the Archdiocese of Seattle in the fall of 2020 at Bishop White Seminary. He is grateful for those who have been praying for him and helped him get to where he is today. He asks for continued prayers as he begins this next phase of his discernment. Praise and glory to Christ our Savior and his Blessed Mother.

Maliko Madden

Discipleship Stage
Mount Angel Seminary

Home parish:
Christ the King, Seattle

Maliko was adopted and raised by his mother in North Seattle. He attended Christ the King, Saint Alphonsus, and Bishop Blanchet where he was involved in the school’s prestigious arts program and served in various leadership positions. Maliko enjoys music, movies, nature walks, and meaningful discussions. While he felt called to the priesthood from a young age, this desire was actualized in middle school during a trip to Mount Angel Abbey.

Maliko looks forward to seeing how God decides to use him in the cultivation of his kingdom here on earth.

Patrick Gitau Mbuiyu

Configuration Stage
Mount Angel Seminary

Home parish:
Holy Spirit, Kent

The first of two children in his family, Patrick was born and raised in the outskirts of Nairobi, Kenya.

He was initiated into the Catholic faith at a young age and went on to lovingly serve the youth of his parish and the Pontifical Missionary Children of the Archdiocese of Nairobi as their chairperson and advocate.

In his free time, if he is not singing he is playing soccer.

Dcn Maximiliano Muñoz

Configuration/Vocational Synthesis Stage
Mount Angel Seminary

Home parish:
St. Benedict, Seattle

Max was born and raised in Chile. Completing a degree in philosophy, he worked as a high school teacher of philosophy and religious studies while discerning a diocesan and missionary vocation to the priesthood. Deeply touched by the charism of Blessed Charles de Foucauld, after a providential meeting in Santiago de Chile with Father Ronald Belisle, Max was invited to the Archdiocese of Seattle.

Max enjoys reading philosophy and theology and learning new languages for the service of the Church. He is also an amateur organ player. God willing, Max wants to be a priest close to the people, strengthening parish communities and empowering the leadership of laity. He asks for prayers and gives thanks for the support given by the people throughout the archdiocese.

Deacon Max was ordained to the transitional diaconate on May 31, 2023.

Richard Ordos

Configuration Stage
Mount Angel Seminary

Home parish:
St. Michael, Olympia

Richard was born the youngest of six children in Olympia. He attended St. Michael Parish for his entire youth and early adulthood. Much of his time there was spent as an altar server and participating in youth groups.

Homeschooled from kindergarten through middle school, Richard attended Avanti High School and took classes at South Puget Sound College through the Running Start program. After receiving his high school diploma and associate's degree, he attended St. Martin's University and obtained a bachelor's degree in social work.

Richard enjoys camping, hiking and generally being outdoors. He also spends his time reading and learning the basics of guitar and piano. He looks forward to following the gentle and persistent call of Jesus within his life.

Dcn Kyle Rink

Configuration/Vocational Synthesis Stage
Mundelein Seminary

Home parish:
All Saints, Puyallup

Kyle was born in Boston into a family of musicians and teachers. He spent his childhood in Puyallup, where he grew up with two younger siblings and a large extended family. He attended All Saints and was active in religious education and youth group. After graduating from Emerald Ridge High School, he went to Boise State to study civil engineering and play trumpet in the marching band. He was involved at St. Paul's Catholic Student Center and became a student leader. It was there that he first discerned a call to the priesthood. After graduating with a B.S. in civil engineering, he continued discernment while working as an engineer.

Kyle enjoys soccer, exploring the Oregon Cascades and growing closer to Christ.

Deacon Kyle was ordained to the transitional diaconate on May 20, 2023.

Sylvester Rozario

Configuration Stage
Mount Angel Seminary

Home parish:
St. Stephen the Martyr, Renton

Sylvester grew up in the South Indian city of Chennai, close to where St. Thomas the Apostle was martyred. He was deeply influenced by his family’s Catholic faith and the Salesian priests at Don Bosco School in Chennai. He has a bachelor’s in electrical and electronics engineering and a master’s in bioengineering. After graduation he worked in health care and education.

Over the years Divine Providence has been a constant part of his life and continues to shape his vocation journey. He credits adoration, the Holy Family and the loving support of his spiritual family at St. Stephen the Martyr as being crucial to his discernment. During his time at seminary, he seeks to grow in his relationship with the Holy Trinity. He feels blessed to receive God’s call and is excited to journey with God.

Simon Stehr

Configuration Stage
Mundelein Seminary

Home parish:
St. Joseph, Chehalis

Simon was born and raised as a parishioner of St. Joseph in Chehalis. The second among five siblings, he was homeschooled before attending Centralia College as a Running Start student, where he graduated with an associate's degree in 2019. Growing up, Simon was active in his parish as an altar boy and a youth group participant. He later became the pianist/organist for both St. Mary, Centralia, and St. Joseph, Chehalis.

Some of his favorite activities include speech and debate, playing sports like soccer and frisbee, and piano. He is also passionate about the pro-life movement and was president of the Students for Life Club at Centralia College for two years. Simon began to sense a steady call to the priesthood in his early teenage years, and is grateful for the opportunity to discern God’s will in seminary.

Joseph Tapia-Beeman

Configuration Stage
Mundelein Seminary

Home parish:
St. Stephen the Martyr, Renton

A member of St. Stephen the Martyr Parish, Joseph attended St. Anthony School in Renton and Kennedy Catholic High School in Burien. He began his journey as a seminarian right after high school, studying at Bishop White at Gonzaga University.

An avid musician, Joseph plays the piano and is now learning how to play the organ. He also enjoys making his own versions of music pieces in his free time. Joseph’s love for the priesthood largely came through his time as an altar server, which began in 2007, and eagerly continues today.

Fred Tucker

Configuration Stage
Mundelein Seminary

Home parish:
Our Lady Star of the Sea Bremerton

Fred was born the seventh of eleven children to a Protestant minister. After completing his homeschool education, Fred joined the Navy where he served as a Nuclear Machinist’s Mate for nine years. He converted to Catholicism in 2016, and served as a Sacristan, Lector, and Extraordinary Minister at St. Mary Star of the Sea in Port Townsend and later as an altar server at Our Lady Star of the Sea in Bremerton.

Fred spends his free time riding his motorcycle, hiking, and fishing. He is excited to continue discerning his vocation at seminary.

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NOTE: We do not sponsor or accept anyone from outside the Archdiocese of Seattle. Applicants for seminary will be considered after living in the area on their own for at least two years.

“Remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”

~ Matthew 28:20