Bishop to ordain 3 transitional deacons

Bishop Barry C. Knestout will ordain three transitional deacons during Mass at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, May 21, at the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Richmond.

The ordinands are:

Armando Herrera, the son of Armando and Lizette Herrera, is a native of Morristown, New Jersey, whose family moved to Roanoke prior to his starting high school. His home parish is St. Andrew.

Co-sponsored by the Archdiocese for the Military Services, he is in his fourth year of formation at Theological College, while enrolled in studies at The Catholic University of America in Washington.

Herrera, 28, is an alumnus of Roanoke Catholic High School and Virginia Military Institute.

William Buckley, the son of Christopher and Karen Buckley, is a native of Long Island, New York, who grew up in Rockville Center. Following high school, he enrolled at the University of Richmond where he studied piano performance.

In 2015, Buckley, 29, became the assistant music minister at St. Bridget, Richmond, which he considers his home parish. Two years later, he began formation at Theological College, while enrolling in studies at The Catholic University of America, which he continues to attend.

Christopher Weyer, the son of Jim and Judy Weyer, is a native of Jacksonville, Arkansas. He spent his youth moving between Little Rock AFB and the Pentagon.

Weyer, 26, entered Virginia Tech in fall 2013 and left after completing the 2014 fall semester. From fall 2015 to spring 2018, he took classes in philosophy and was in formation at St. John Paul II Seminary. That fall, he entered Mount St. Mary’s Seminary, Emmitsburg, Maryland, where he continues his formation and theological studies.

The ordination will be livestreamed on the diocesan website and YouTube channel.

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