Announcing The Rome Experience Class of 2025!

March 5, 2025
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The Bishops Advisory Board, faculty, and staff of The Rome Experience are pleased to announce the seminarians who will be participating in our 2025 program:

Todd Ashburn
Diocese of Madison
Saint Francis de Sales Seminary

Nicholas Barsala
Archdiocese of Cincinnati
Mount St. Mary’s Seminary of the West

Anthony Caruso
Archdiocese of Hartford
Mount St. Mary’s Seminary

Michael Ferdinand
Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee
Saint Joseph Seminary

James Gilpatric
Archdiocese of Milwaukee
Saint Francis de Sales Seminary

Thomas Hammen
Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee
St. Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary

Michael Hess
Diocese of Madison
Saint Francis de Sales Seminary

Michael Lee
Archdiocese of Los Angeles
St. John’s Seminary

Jeremy Maness
Diocese of Dallas
Notre Dame Seminary

Anthony Maurice
Diocese of Burlington
Mount St. Mary’s Seminary

Gregory Meyer
Archdiocese of Hartford
Mount St. Mary’s Seminary

Erik Morris
Archdiocese of Portland
St. Patrick’s Seminary

John Nguyen
Archdiocese of Portland
Mt. Angel Seminary

Matthew Olson
Archdiocese of Milwaukee
Saint Francis de Sales Seminary

Andres Papa
Archdiocese of Miami
St. Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary

William Rannells
Archdiocese of Cincinnati
Mount St. Mary’s Seminary of the West

Declan Reimer
Diocese of Toledo
Mount St. Mary’s Seminary of the West

Max Rettler
Archdiocese of Milwaukee
Saint Francis de Sales Seminary

Elmer Rodríguez Sáenz
Archdiocese of Washington D.C.
St. Augustine’s Seminary of Toronto

Jacob Schneider
Diocese of Evansville
St. Meinrad Seminary & School of Theology

John Sparks
Diocese of Green Bay
Saint Francis de Sales Seminary

Thomas Stanczak
Archdiocese of Milwaukee
Saint Francis de Sales Seminary

Nicholas Weiss
Diocese of Dallas
Notre Dame Seminary

Pepe Zinkewich
Archdiocese of Los Angeles
St. John’s Seminary


On The Rome Experience, seminarians deepen their habits of mental prayer, construct a spiritual plan of life, and delve into the lives of the saints and the history of the Church in Rome.

Through The Rome Experience Scholarship Fund, we aim to make this program possible for seminarians from any diocese in the United States who desire this formation experience. We are so grateful for your assistance.

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