News Release
May 19, 2005
Robert C. Yetman to be Ordained to the Priesthood
The Rev. Mr. Robert Christopher Yetman, 27, son of Mary and the late William J. Yetman, will be ordained to the priesthood by Cardinal Justin Rigali on
Procession 9:45 a.m.
Mass 10:00 a.m.
Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul
18th Street and Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Philadelphia
A member of Queen of Heaven Parish, Cherry Hill, NJ, Father Yetman attended Queen of Heaven School and Paul VI High School in Haddonfield, NJ, before entering Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary in Wynnewood. He currently serves as a deacon at Saint Stanislaus Parish, Lansdale.
Father Yetman will offer his First Mass on
3:00 p.m.
Queen of Heaven Church
Cherry Hill, NJ
The homilist is Reverend Monsignor James A. Treston. The deacons are Rev. Mr. Ik-Joon Choi and Rev. Mr. James Searby. Concelebrants include Reverend Monsignor Thomas Murray, Reverend Monsignor Thomas Duane, Reverend Monsignor Paul Dougherty, Reverend Joseph Szolack and Reverend Michael DiIorio.
There are five men in the Class of 2005. At the end of May, each of the newly ordained priests will be assigned to a parish in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia where they will serve as parochial vicars. A parochial vicar is a priest appointed by the Cardinal to assist the pastor of a parish.
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