Transitional Diaconate Ordinations to Take Place September 13, 2025

A significant milestone for four men currently studying for the priesthood will take place on Saturday, September 13, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. This marks the day that they will be ordained to the transitional diaconate, one of the high points in their years of priestly formation through St. Augustine’s Seminary and the Redemptoris Mater Missionary Seminary in Toronto.

The Most Rev. John A. Boissonneau, Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Toronto, will preside at this year’s transitional diaconate ordinations, which will take place at St. Michael’s Cathedral Basilica.

The transitional diaconate is an important stage in the Sacrament of Holy Orders for those men who are preparing for the priesthood. While all deacons are ordained for service to the Church, those in the transitional diaconate are on a path to becoming priests, with permanent deacons remaining in the diaconal order.

The men currently in formation who will be ordained to the transitional diaconate are as follows:

• Matteo Bertozzi
• Moonjun Alphonse Choi
• Matthew Tulio
• Victor Valdés

All are welcome to attend the ordinations and we invite the Catholic community throughout the Archdiocese of Toronto to continue to pray for these men and all those who are currently in formation, that the Lord may guide and strengthen them along the journey.