Meet Our Seminarians

Matthew Jewell

Birthday: August 1st
Home Parish: Our Lady of Wisdom University Parish, San Marcos
Seminary: St. Mary’s Seminary
Level of Formation: Transitional Diaconate
Patron Saint: Saint Padre Pio
Random Fact: My favorite apologist is Padre Luis Toro.

Kingsley Ohaeri

Birthday: March 16th
Home Parish: St. Albert the Great Catholic Church, Austin
Assignment: St. Helen Catholic Church
Level of Formation: Configuration III
Patron Saint: St. Jude
Random Fact:  There is power in prayer.

Scott Fyall

Birthday: September 18th
Home Parish: St. Martin de Porres Catholic Church, Dripping Springs
Assignment: St. Joseph Catholic Church
Level of Formation: Configuration III
Patron Saint: St. Andrew
Random Fact: I met the Dalai Lama while working at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, DC.

Michael Noriega

Birthday: November 7th
Home Parish: University Catholic Center, Austin
Assignment: St. Elizabeth of Hungary
Level of Formation: Configuration III
Patron Saint(s): St. Michael the Archangel and St. Joseph
Random Fact: When I was 4 years old, my family lived in Saudi Arabia for 1 year.

Ladd Spears

Birthday: May 19th
Home Parish: St. Mary Cathedral, Austin
Level of Formation: Configuration III
Assignment: St. Louis Catholic Church
Patron Saint: Saint Ignatius of Antioch
Random Fact: In the summer of 2008, I and 19 others sailed a 66 foot sailboat from Newport, RI 650 nautical miles to the island of Bermuda in 4 days.

Isaiah Minke

Birthday: November 26th
Home Parish: St. Thomas Aquinas, College Station
Seminary: Notre Dame Seminary, New Orleans
Level of Formation: Pastoral Year
Patron Saint: St. Francis de Sales
Random Fact: I love ballroom dance and did it for five years before seminary.

Michael Rhodes

Birthday: February 5th
Home Parish: St. Mary Catholic Center, College Station
Seminary: Pontifical North American College, Rome
Level of Formation: Configuration III
Patron Saint: St. Augustine
Random Fact:  I’m a licensed HAM Radio operator

Chris Haberberger

Birthday: September 19
Home Parish: St. Thomas Aquinas, College Station
Seminary: St. Mary’s Seminary
Level of Formation: Configuration II
Patron Saint: St. Michael the Archangel
Random Fact: I enjoy brewing coffee, jigsaw and crossword puzzles, audiobooks and podcasts

Brian McNaughton

Birthday: December 23rd
Home Parish: St. Vincent De Paul, Austin
Seminary: St. Mary’s Seminary
Level of Formation: Configuration II
Patron Saint: St. Ignatius of Loyola
Random Fact: I once wrote a computer program to generate over 15,000 March Madness (college basketball) brackets. None of them were correct by the end of the first round.

William Stivers

Birthday: May 23
Home Parish: St. Elizabeth, Pflugerville
Seminary: St. Mary’s Seminary
Level of Formation: Configuration II
Patron Saint: St. Louis of France
Random Fact: I love to impersonate characters’ voices.

Cameron Kologinczak

Birthday: March 15
Home Parish: St. John Vianney Catholic Church, Round Rock
Seminary: St. Mary’s Seminary
Level of Formation: Configuration II
Patron Saint: St. Francis of Assisi
Random Fact: I was on a competition robotics team in high school.

Wyatt Parlow

Birthday: December 1st
Home Parish: St. Anthony, Bryan
Seminary: Holy Trinity Seminary
Level of Formation: Configuration I
Patron Saint: St. Luke
Random Fact:  During my time at Texas A&M, I became an EMT.

Daniel Mani

Birthday: August 11th
Home Parish: St. William Catholic Church, Round Rock
Seminary: St Joseph Seminary College
Level of Formation: Configuration I
<Patron Saint: St. Dominic Savio and St. Mns. Romeo
Random Fact: I was invited to play in the USA Soccer National Team for the U13 age

Porfirio Duarte

Birthday: September 15th
Home Parish: Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Austin
Seminary: St. Joseph Seminary College
Level of Formation: Configuration I
Patron Saint: St. Jude
Random Fact: I’m a former DJ

Benjamin Martinez

Birthday: March 23rd
Home Parish: Christ the King, Belton
Seminary: Notre Dame Seminary, New Orleans
Level of Formation: Configuration I
Patron Saint: St. Ivo of Kermartin
Random Fact: I love paddle-boarding, dog-walking, reading, and of course adoration of the Blessed Sacrament

Brandon Bain

Birthday: December 17th
Home Parish: St. Mary Catholic Center, College Station
Seminary: Holy Trinity Seminary
Level of Formation: Configuration I
Patron Saint: St. Edmund Campion
Random Fact: My paternal grandfather was a Royal Marine

Michael Torregosa

Ryan Both

Birthday: August 30
Home Parish: St. Peter Catholic Student Center, Waco
Seminary: Holy Trinity Seminary
Level of Formation: Discipleship IV (Pre-Theology II)
Patron Saint: St. Augustine of Hippo
Random Fact: I like to write Byzantine icons!

Luke Hubacek

Birthday: March 31
Home Parish: St. Joseph, Bryan
Seminary: Holy Trinity Seminary
Level of Formation: Discipleship IV (Pre-Theology I)
Patron Saint: Bl. Carlo Acutis
Random Fact: I am 19 minutes older than my twin sister

John Ungarino

Birthday: September 30
Home Parish: St. Peter Catholic Student Center, Waco
Seminary: Holy Trinity Seminary
Level of Formation: Discipleship IV (Pre-Theology II)
Patron Saint: St. Joseph
Random Fact: Loves anything with shrimp

Ethan Rice

Birthday: June 3
Home Parish: St. Mary’s Catholic Center, College Station
Seminary: Holy Trinity Seminary
Level of Formation: Discipleship III (College III)
Patron Saint: St. Cecilia
Random Fact: I love playing the piano/organ/guitar, backpacking and hiking, and learning new skills

Sean Bryan

Birthday: September 26
Home Parish: Our Lady of Wisdom, San Marcos
Seminary: Holy Trinity Seminary
Level of Formation: Discipleship II (College II)
Patron Saint: St. Jerome
Random Fact: I used to pole vault

Jack Graves

Birthday: May 17
Home Parish: St. Mary Cathedral, Austin
Seminary: Holy Trinity Seminary
Level of Formation: Discipleship III (College III)
Patron Saint: St. Joseph
Random Fact: I used to be a nationally competitive speed skater

Nahum Rodriguez

Birthday: July 18
Home Parish: St. Margaret Mary
Seminary: Holy Trinity Seminary
Level of Formation: Discipleship II (College II)
Patron Saint: Sts. Cyril & Methodius
Random Fact: I have a twin brother

Michael Snyder

Birthday: January 16
Home Parish: St. William Round Rock
Seminary: Holy Trinity Seminary
Level of Formation: Discipleship III (College III)
Patron Saint: St. Michael the Archangel
Random Fact: My Grandmother taught me how to knit when I was in elementary school

Kevin Kelly

Birthday: July 25th
Home Parish: St. Martin de Porres Catholic Church, Dripping Springs
Seminary: Holy Trinity Seminary
Level of Formation: Discipleship IV (College IV)
Patron Saint: St. Anthony of Padua
Random Fact: I love boardgaming

Jeremy Casal

Birthday: February 22
Home Parish: St. William’s Catholic Church, Round Rock
Seminary: Holy Trinity Seminary
Level of Formation: Discipleship IV (College IV)
Patron Saint: St. Pedro Calungsod
Random Fact:  I ate a pig’s eye once

Jorge Cavazos

Birthday: April 19th
Home Parish: St. Williams, Round Rock
Seminary: Holy Trinity Seminary
Level of Formation: Discipleship IV (College IV)
Patron Saint: St. Joseph and St. Faustina
Random Fact:  I have a first degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do.

Justin Jonas

Birthday: June 7
Home Parish: St. Thomas More, Austin
Seminary: Notre Dame Seminary
Level of Formation: Discipleship III (College III)
Patron Saint: St. Francis of Assisi
Random Fact: I’m an avid fan of travel and aviation.

Spencer Diem

Birthday: July 2
Home Parish: Christ the King, Belton
Seminary: Holy Trinity Seminary
Level of Formation: Propaedeutic Stage
Patron Saint: St. Augustine of Hippo
Random Fact: I can speak German.

Diego Estrada

Birthday: June 25
Home Parish: St. Elizabeth, Pflugerville
Seminary: Holy Trinity Seminary
Level of Formation: Propaedeutic Stage
Patron Saint: St. Therese of Lisieux
Random Fact: I tried to audition for a part in the Pixar Movie “Coco” (P.S. It didn’t work out)

Benjamin Hirsch

Birthday: October 10
Home Parish: St. Mary’s Catholic Center, College Station
Seminary: Holy Trinity Seminary
Level of Formation: Propaedeutic Stage
Patron Saint: St. Homobonus
Random Fact: I have kayaked the whole Guadalupe river from its headwaters to the sea.

Kyle Lennox

Birthday: August 5
Home Parish: St. Mary’s Catholic Center, College Station
Seminary: Holy Trinity Seminary
Level of Formation: Propaedeutic Stage
Patron Saint: St. Joseph of Cupertino
Random Fact: I am in a military family, and I have lived in 4 states and Germany.

Alex Lopez

Birthday: February 1
Home Parish: San Francisco Javier, Austin
Seminary: Seminario Hispano
Level of Formation: Propaedeutic Stage

David Nelle

Birthday: June 19
Home Parish: St. Mary’s Catholic Center, College Station
Seminary: Holy Trinity Seminary
Level of Formation: Propaedeutic Stage

Matthew Perez

Birthday: November 1
Home Parish: St. Vincent de Paul, Austin
Seminary: Holy Trinity Seminary
Level of Formation: Propaedeutic Stage
Patron Saint: Padre Pio of Pietrelcina
Random Fact: I am an avid LEGO enthusiast

Jack Pitre

Birthday: December 15
Home Parish: St. Thomas More, Austin
Seminary: Holy Trinity Seminary
Level of Formation: Propaedeutic Stage
Patron Saint: Our Lady of Guadalupe
Random Fact: I enjoy writing, recording, and producing music.

Joshua Quimpo

Birthday: February 8
Home Parish: University Catholic Center, Austin
Seminary: Holy Trinity Seminary
Level of Formation: Propaedeutic Stage
Patron Saint: St. Augustine of Hippo
Random Fact: I’ve prayed the Stations of the Cross up the side of a volcano before!

Ryan Principato

Birthday: September 24
Home Parish: St. Mary Cathedral, Austin
Seminary: Holy Trinity Seminary
Level of Formation: Propaedeutic Stage
Patron Saints: Saint Michael and Saint Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows
Random Fact: I worked in cybersecurity for four years before entering seminary.

Cole Schultze

Birthday: April 5
Home Parish: Our Lady of Wisdom, San Marcos
Seminary: Holy Trinity Seminary
Level of Formation: Propaedeutic Stage
Patron Saint: Saint Andrew
Random Fact: In the summer of 2022, two friends and I drove from San Antonio all the way to Maine (36 hours)