Meet the Seminarians
Deacon Cristian Garcia
Home Parish: Our Lady of Czestochowa and Charity
City: Cicero
City: Cicero
Conrad Espino
Home Parish: Our Lady of Mercy
City: Chicago
City: Chicago
Raymond Grieshaber
Home Parish: St. Francis of Assisi
City: Orland Park
City: Orland Park
John Rahimi
Home Parish: St. Theresa
City: Palatine
City: Palatine
James Bryant
Home Parish: St. Gilbert
City: Grayslake
City: Grayslake
Salvador Castañeda
Home Parish: Our Lady of Nazareth
City: Chicago
City: Chicago
Br. Marko Culjak, SJC
Home Parish: St. Gilbert
City: Grayslake
City: Grayslake
Luke Lato
Home Parish: Our Lady of Perpetual Help
City: Glenview
City: Glenview
Derek Damasco
Home Parish: SS. Peter and Lambert
City: Skokie
City: Skokie
Hector Daniel Garcia
Home Parish: Our Lady, the Mystical Rose
City: Cicero
City: Cicero
Joshua Polark
Home Parish: St. Gilbert
City: Grayslake
City: Grayslake
Alexander Thiel
Home Parish: St. Paul the Apostle
City: Gurnee
City: Gurnee
Benjamin Anderson
Home Parish: St. Julie Billiart
City: Tinley Park
City: Tinley Park
José C. Gonzalez
Home Parish: Our Lady of Czestochowa and Charity
City: Cicero
City: Cicero
Br. Mateusz Szymanski, SJC
Home Parish: St. John Cantius
City: Chicago
City: Chicago
Gregory Wilk
Home Parish: St. Clement
City: Chicago
City: Chicago
Cody Beeber
Home Parish: St. Edna
City: Arlington Heights
City: Arlington Heights
Br. Kevin Doerge, SJC
Parish: St. John Cantius
City: Chicago
City: Chicago
Matthew Duff III
Home Parish: St. Alphonsus
City: Chicago
City: Chicago
Kevin Ellis
Home Parish: St. Edna
City: Arlington Heights
City: Arlington Heights
Br. Nathaniel Pierce, SJC
Parish: St. John Cantius
City: Chicago
City: Chicago
Patrick Santino
Home Parish: Christ the King
City: Chicago
City: Chicago
Casey Clark
Parish: Mary, Seat of Wisdom
City: Park Ridge
City: Park Ridge
Karlo Leonor
Parish: St. Mary of the Angels
City: Chicago
City: Chicago
Liam McCarthy
Parish: St. Michael
City: Orland Park
City: Orland Park
Lucien Neba
Parish: Holy Child Jesus
City: Chicago
City: Chicago
José Antonio González
Home Parish: Immaculate Conception & Five Holy Martyrs
City: Chicago
City: Chicago
Brenden Lake
Home Parish: St. Damian
City: Oak Forest
City: Oak Forest
Carlos Sepulveda
Home Parish: St. John Vianney
City: Northlake
City: Northlake
Daniel Keefe
Home Parish: St. Paul of the Cross
City: Park Ridge
City: Park Ridge
Seminarian resources
- Booklet of Daily Prayer for Chicago Seminarians (PDF)
- Seminarian Baseball Cards (PDF)
- Seminarian Poster (English/Español)
