ORDAINED CLASSES
One hundred and fifty-four men have been ordained to the Permanent Diaconate in the Archdiocese of Dubuque between the first class in 1978 and Class XVII in 2017.
Class I ordained on November 5, 1978
Cathedral of St. Raphael, Dubuque
Archbishop James Byrne (15)
L-R Back row: Leo Schmall, Jim Wilson,Wayne Cashatt
Middle row: Joe Keenan, Bob Hilmer, Mike Oates, Linus Schmit, Jack Barlow
Front row: Al Scharosch, Dick Manning, Larry Schulte, Irv Frost, Ray Fessler, Jim Naso, Dave McGhee
Jerry Jorgensen finished his diaconal training with Class I and was ordained separately on July 15, 1979 in Christ the King Chapel at Loras College by Archbishop James Byrne.
Class II ordained on October 21, 1979
St. Edward Church, Waterloo
Archbishop James Byrne (8)
L-R Back row: John Hermann, Frank Dutcher
Middle row: Tom Faley, Joe Morrison
Front row: Gary Aitchison, Tom Sink, Jim Berger, John McCully
Class III ordained on March 21, 1982
Sacred Heart Church, Waterloo
Archbishop James Byrne (10)
L-R Back row: Phil Saunders, Leo Stattelman, Roy Stefan, Jim Rotsaert, Ken Simmons
Front row: John Sweeny, Leo Brustkern, Gene Bassler, Bob Mega, Dick Tondra
Class IV ordained on May 6, 1984
St. Mary Church, Dubuque
Archbishop James Byrne (retired) (8)
L-R Back row: Nick Schmit,Dick Gehrke
Middle row: Paul Zimmerman, Tom Karsten
Front row: Vic Groh, Paul Carroll, Tim LoBianco, Joe Iosabaker
Class V ordained on September 21, 1986
Church of the Nativity, Dubuque
Archbishop Daniel Kucera, O.S.B. (13)
L-R Back row: Bill Jenny, JC Otto, Jim Freet, Mike Blouin
Middle row: Bob Baltes, Walt Knepper, Ed Mead, Dennis DiPietre, Bill Cisler
Front row: Jerry Pettit, Irv Vaske, Archbishop Kucera, Joe Hayes, Bill Biver, Fr. Paul Steimel
Class VI ordained on September 30, 1989
Cathedral of St. Raphael, Dubuque
Bishop William Franklin, D.D. (7)
L-R Back row: Clarence Gram, Ed Pantaloni
Middle row: Bishop Franklin, Len Froyen, Larry Sheel
Front row: Steve MacDonald, Chuck Cooper, Dan Hoeger
Bob Hurych finished his diaconal training with Class VI and was ordained separately on June 7, 1991 at St. Paul Parish in Newall by Bishop Franklin.
Class VII ordained on April 23, 1994
Cathedral of St. Raphael, Dubuque
Archbishop Daniel Kucera, O.S.B. (7)
L-R Back row: John Baker, Bill Mauss, Mike Moetsch
Middle row: Daryl Fortin, Mike Whitters
Front row: Jim Steger, Archbishop Kucera, Matt Berry
Class VIII ordained on October 18, 1997
Cathedral of St. Raphael, Dubuque
Archbishop Jerome Hanus, O.S.B. (6)
L-R Back row: Edward Weber, Archbishop Hanus, James Pfaffly
Front row: James Kean, David Jones, Gerald Koopmann, Robert Head
Class IX ordained on April 21, 2001
Cathedral of St. Raphael, Dubuque
Archbishop Jerome Hanus, O.S.B. (5)
L-R Back row: Marvin Recker, Paul Peckosh
Front row: Dennis Popowski, Archbishop Hanus, Norman Schauls, LaVerne Flagel
Class X ordained on October 25, 2003
Cathedral of St. Raphael, Dubuque
Archbishop Jerome Hanus, O.S.B. (8)
L-R Back row: Jeffery Harris, Archbishop Hanus, Raymond Larsen
Third row: Richard Lynch, Sean Smith
Second row: Richard Wallace, Joseph Behounek
Front row: Lanny Peterson, Gary Pusillo
Class XI ordained on October 22, 2005
Cathedral of St. Raphael, Dubuque
Archbishop Jerome Hanus, O.S.B. (5)
L-R Back row: Michael Byrne, Archbishop Hanus, James Thill
Front row: Patrick Malanaphy, Cary Brock, Steven Strang
Class XII ordained on October 20, 2007
Cathedral of St. Raphael, Dubuque
Archbishop Jerome Hanus, O.S.B. (9)
L-R Back row: Alan Weber, Robert Stirm, Archbishop Hanus
Middle row: Michael Ward, William Hickson, Paul Brown
Front row: Ronald Smith, Victor DeSloover, Michael Klappholz, David Brinkmoeller
Class XIII ordained on July 11, 2009
Church of the Nativity, Dubuque
Archbishop Jerome Hanus, O.S.B. (14)
L-R Back row: Timothy Post, Nicholas Francois, James Patera, Gerald Temeyer
Middle row: David Loecke, Rigoberto Real, John Stierman, Alan Christy, Félix Hernández, Diego Ramírez
Front row: Horacio Quiles, Pedro García, Archbishop Hanus, Dennis Mulherin, Raymond Noonan
Class XIV ordained on July 16, 2011
Cathedral of St. Raphael, Dubuque
Archbishop Jerome Hanus, O.S.B. (7)
L-R: James Luksetich, John Schwennen, Phillip Paladino, Jeffrey Molitor, Archbishop Hanus, Thomas Renze, Joseph Schockemoehl, Gregory Lievens
Class XV ordained on July 20, 2013
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Hiawatha
Archbishop Michael Jackels (11)
L-R Back row: Dan O’Connell, Roger Riesberg, Archbishop Jackels, Jim Schmidt, Mark Sandersfeld
Middle row: Dennis Ternes, Steve Whiteman, Dan Rigel, Jim Zajicek, John Winkel
Front row: Steven Ford, Frank Easton
Class XVI ordained on July 18, 2015
Cathedral of St. Raphael, Dubuque
Archbishop Michael Jackels (8)
L-R Back row: Stanley Scheiding, John Kaufmann
Middle row: Mark Bortle, Archbishop Jackels, Kenneth Bauer
Front row: Edward Martin, Greg Michel, Loras Weber, John Wolfe
Class XVII ordained on July 15, 2017
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Hiawatha
Archbishop Michael Jackels (11)
L-R Back row: Stan Upah, Matt Miller, Archbishop Hanus, Scott Zogg, Tom Blomme
Middle row: Dan O’Brien, Mark Dolash, Charles Bernhard, Travis King
Front row: Robb Pailthorpe, Chris Evans, Michal Schemmel