124th COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES
The Pontifical College Josephinum celebrated its 124th Commencement Exercises on Saturday, May 13, 2023. The graduating class included seminarians from the (arch)dioceses of Birmingham, Gaylord, Joliet, Oakland, Ogdensburg, and Santa Fe, and the religious order of the Fathers of Mercy. Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Philosophy, Master of Divinity, and Master of Arts degrees were conferred upon the seminarians by Very Reverend Steven P. Beseau, Rector/President. The Josephinum, in affiliation with the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas in Rome, Italy, presented a Baccalaureate in Sacred Theology degree to two graduating transitional deacons. One permanent deacon from the Diocese of Harrisburg was announced as a recipient of a Master of Arts in Pastoral Studies from The Josephinum Diaconate Institute.
Bachelor of Arts
Christopher Jacob Belanger
Diocese of Gaylord
Philosophy
Venes Laine
Diocese of Ogdensburg
Humanities
Dennis Mamwacha Ombongi
Diocese of Ogdensburg
Philosophy
Eric Osbaldo Ruiz
Diocese of Oakland
Philosophy
Bachelor of Philosophy
Adam Joseph Hayden
Fathers of Mercy
Hunter Tillman Limbaugh
Diocese of Birmingham
Frank Joseph Perrotta
Diocese of Joliet
Adam Patrick Sellers
Diocese of Birmingham
Joshua Christopher Solarz
Diocese of Joliet
Master of Arts in Pastoral Studies
Josephinum Diaconate Institute
Deacon Carlos Pichardo
Diocese of Harrisburg
Master of Divinity
Cameron Bryce Degani
Archdiocese of Santa Fe
Lukas Hermann Gruber
Diocese of Ogdensburg
in absentia
Master of Arts
Cameron Bryce Degani
Archdiocese of Santa Fe
summa cum laude
Lukas Hermann Gruber
Diocese of Ogdensburg
magna cum laude
in absentia
Baccalaureate in Sacred Theology awarded by the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas
The Pontifical College Josephinum, in affiliation with the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum), Rome, Italy, offers a Baccalaureate in Sacred Theology (STB).
Cameron Bryce Degani
Archdiocese of Santa Fe
summa cum laude
Lukas Hermann Gruber
Diocese of Ogdensburg
magna cum laude
in absentia
