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14 NEW DEACONS FOR THE DIOCESE  Bishop Kevin Sweeney stands with the 14 men that he ordained as permanent deacons of the Paterson Diocese in the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Paterson after presiding at their ordination Mass Aug. 22. They are: (back row, from left) Stephen McKenzie, William Ruane, Juan Borges, Jerzy Chiuck, John Mihalko, Luis Carlos Mendez, Gregory Szpunar and Russ Raffay and (front row, from left) John Meyer, Marc Makin, Johnny Figueroa, Ronnie Gonzalez, Gilberto Martinez and Brian Gusciora. This marked the first ordination of permanent deacons that the Bishop had presided at since he was ordained and installed as eighth Bishop of Paterson on July 1. These men, who come from different ethnicities and have a wide array of professional and ministerial experiences, are the first class of permanent deacons to be ordained in the Diocese since 2015.

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