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Thank you, Fathers: Priests celebrating milestone anniversaries in 2023

Updated: 14 hours ago

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Having responded in the same way as the apostles did to Christ’s command in John 13, we remain ever grateful for the priests of the Archdiocese of Denver and their servant hearts. Below are the priests who are celebrating milestone anniversaries in 2023. Thank you, Fathers, for your selfless and faithful service!


5 years


Father Darrick Leier Father Angel Perez-Brown Father Roberto Rodriguez-Cruz Father Shannon Thurman Father Tomislav Tomic Father Emanuele Fadini, FSCB


10 years


Father Gustavo Becerra Mendez Father Scott Bailey Father Ron Cattany Father Arturo Chagala Father William Clemence Father John Ignatius Father Paul Kostka Father Christopher Gama, O.F.M. Cap Father John Ludanha Father Joseph LaJoie Father Jose de Jesus Murillo Ferro, L.C.


15 years


Father Mark Kovacik Father Miljenko Pavkovic Father Enrique Salazar Father Doug Grandon Father Accursio Ciaccio, FSCB Father Jaime de Cendra, D.C.J.M. Father Miguel Soubrier


20 years


Father Martin Frias-Guardado Father Giovanni Capucci, J.C.D. Father William Jungmann Father Gary Selin Father Francis of the Child Jesus Nekrosius, CSJ Father Benito Hernandez, CR


25 Years


Father Raphael JeongHun Kim Father Godwin Tema Nnamezie Father Alvaro Panqueva


30 years


Father James Baird


35 years


Father Michael Suchnicki, O.F.M. Cap Father Stanislaw Michalek, SChr. Father Andrew Kemberling Father James Goecke, S.J. Father David Bluejacket, V.F. Father Christopher Hellstrom


40 years


Father Andrew Huhtanen, O.M.V.


45 years


Father Ernest Shertone, O.M.V. Father Elbert Chilson Monsignor Thomas Fryar Father Terrence Kissell Father Martin Lally Father Joseph Hartmann


50 years


Father James ReVello Father Tekleberhan Dini


55 years

Father John Murphy Father David Frank Wright, OP


60 years


Father Fred Gaglia

65 years


Father Peter Urban

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