Rev. Timothy Akanson was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Tamale in Ghana on Aug. 6, 1988. In addition to celebrating daily and weekend Masses, his pastoral ministry in the Diocese of Charleston focuses on daily visits to the sick and homebound.

Fr. Chris Arockiaraj, P.S.S. is a member of the U.S. Province of The Sulpicians and was ordained in 1995. He is the Vice-Rector of Theological College in Washington, DC. He is fluent in 8 languages.

Rev. Msgr. David H. Benz was ordained May 17, 1975 in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. He joined the Air Force as a Chaplain in 1986 and served until his retirement from military service in 1999.

Rev. Msgr. Ted Bertagni, ordained a Franciscan priest in 1978 in Omaha, NE, became a Prelate of Honor (Monsignor) by Pope St. John Paul II in 1999. Graduating from St. Louis University, he’s now part of Jamaica’s Diocese of Mandeville. Pope Francis commissioned him as a Missionary of Mercy in 2016.

Fr. Alan Bower is a 28-year Navy veteran.  He transitioned to the Naval Reserve as a Navy Chaplain the day of his ordination, May 20, 1989.

Rev. Anthony Bozeman, SSJ, is a priest with the Society of St. Joseph of the Sacred Heart (The Josephite Community) and was ordained to the Archdiocese of Philadelphia on May 20, 2000.

Rev. Stephan Brown, SVD, M.Div., hails from Cleveland, Ohio, and currently resides in the Diocese of Memphis, Tennessee. A priest of the Society of the Divine Word (SVD) order, he attended the unique Divine Word College, the only US Roman Catholic seminary for undergraduates. His theological training culminated at Chicago’s Catholic Theological School, leading to his priesthood ordination on March 27, 1983.

Rev. Nghia Cao, C.Ss.R., was born in Vietnam and has been in the United States for 37 years. He is a Redemptorist priest of the Denver Province and was ordained in 2005.

Rev. Brian Carpenter, S.T.D., was ordained a priest in 2009. He earned his Doctorate in Systematic Theology in 2021, and currently serves at St. Matthew Cathedral in South Bend, Indiana.

Rev. Carlos Chavez was ordained at St. Francis Cathedral, Sante Fe, New Mexico in 1984. His ministry has served the Catholic Church in New Mexico for 30 years.

Rev. Charles Collins was ordained to the priesthood on August 19, 1972 for the Diocese of Rochester, and later became an incardinated priest for the Archdiocese of Boston, from where he recently retired as Pastor of St. John the Evangelist Parish in Cambridge.

Rev. Lenin “Lenny” Delgado C.Ss.R., is from New York City. He was ordained in 1991.

Rev. David Denny is a native of Indiana and lives in Colorado. He is a priest of the Diocese of Killala, Ireland.

Rev. James J. Durkin was ordained as a priest in May of 1968 in the Camden Diocese.

Rev. Tom Edelen was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Tyler, TX in 2001. In addition to preaching for Cross Catholic Outreach, Fr. Edelen is a Chaplain in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

Rev. Paul Farin grew up in the New York City area and is incardinated in the Diocese of St. George’s in Grenada.