Ordinariate ordinations 2026
Since the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter cannot get its act together to publish the details of its forthcoming ordinations for this, the Year of Our Lord 2026, it falls on me to do so. (Updates ↓)
- Date
- Monday, 29 June 2026, 18:30 Central time
- Location
- Cathedral of Our Lady of Walsingham
7809 Shadyvilla Lane
Houston, TX 77055 - Ordinandi
- Rev. Mr. Joseph J. DeCaria
- Rev. Mr. Christian P. Francke
- Rev. Mr. Brian C. Wehrle
- Rev. Mr. Andrew R. Yaremko
Assignments
Dated May 4. (“All assignments have an effective date of July 1, 2026, unless otherwise noted.”)
Rev. Joseph DeCaria is appointed Chaplain at Christendom College, Front Royal, Virginia.
Rev. Christian Franke is appointed Parochial Vicar of the Cathedral of Our Lady of Walsingham, Houston, TX.
Rev. Jeffery Moore is released from ministry in the Ordinariate to take an assignment in the Diocese of Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Rev. Evan Simington is appointed Parochial Vicar of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Eldersburg, MD.
Rev. Brian Wehrle is appointed Parochial Administrator pro tempore at St. Thomas More Parish, Scranton, PA (July and August, 2026).
Following this, he is released fidei donum for missionary service in the Ordinariate of Our Lady of the Southern Cross, Australia (effective September 1, 2026).
Rev. Andrew Westerman is appointed Chaplain of Cathedral High School, Houston, TX, with residence at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Walsingham. At the same time, Father Westerman is appointed Associate Director of Vocations for the Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter.
Rev. Andrew Yaremko is appointed Parochial Administrator of St. Benedict Ordinariate Community, Edmonton, Alberta, while also serving as Parochial Vicar in the Archdiocese of Edmonton.
Yes, that’s Deacon Joseph from the Toronto Ordinariate. Bit of a surprise there. And, curiously, “Ordinariate ordinations” appears not to be tautological.
Updates
To my amazement, the only – the only – announcement of these priestly ordinations was found in one issue of the Houston church’s bulletin (PDF). Forgive the vulgate, but I do expect a non-geographic bishopric brought into existence by a recent Pope to have its shit together enough to promote the momentous ordination of four presbyters.
A month later (2026.07.21), this great Personal Ordinariate has still not figured out how to upload its ordination video to YouTube.
Available videos
- Diaconal and priestly ordinations
- Internet Archive
- Priestly ordinations
- Vimeo original
- Rumble
- Diaconal ordinations (2025)
- Vimeo original
- YouTube
- Rumble
It was all worthwhile
A year ago I told “Andy” that the first thing he must do upon being ordained a priest is to give his parents a blessing, after which he could die on the spot happy and fulfilled.
Well, Fr. Andrew hasn’t died yet, but he has more than lived up to expectations. Here, in a photo buried deep inside an obscure church bulletin, I see Andrew conferring a maniturgium upon his mother Barbara, and, I gather, conferring his first confessional stole upon his father Al.
This is only the greatest thing I have ever seen in my entire life. Of course I’m never going to hear from Fr. Andrew again.
Posted: 2026.05.19 ¶ Updated: 2026.07.21