PROVIDENCE — The Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence has announced that on Saturday, May 15, in this Year of Saint Joseph, the Most Reverend Robert C. Evans, D.D., J.C.L., will ordain Mark Gabriel Gadoury to the transitional diaconate at 10 a.m. in the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, Providence.
Gadoury is the son of Cheryll Gadoury and the late Paul Gadoury, of St. Joan of Arc Parish, Cumberland. He has two sisters, Rachel and Rebecca. Currently studying for the priesthood at St. John Seminary in Brighton, Mass., Gadoury is an alumnus of Cumberland High School, University of Rhode Island, and Providence College.
Gadoury will serve as a deacon at St. Paul Church in Cranston while completing his final year of seminary studies to prepare for ordination to the priesthood in June 2022. A deacon serves the people of God in the ministries of liturgy, the Word, and charity. Deacons may baptize, proclaim the Gospel and preach at Mass, distribute Holy Communion, witness marriages, and lead rites of Christian burial.
