During the Easter Vigil Mass, 423 people will enter the Church through baptism or by making a profession of faith. 

The elect, formerly known as catechumen, have not been baptized. They will receive baptism, confirmation and first Communion. Candidates are Christians who are seeking full communion in the Church and will make a profession of faith and also be confirmed and receive first Communion. 

Note: Candidates in some parishes entered the Church over the past 12 months as part of a shorter initiation process. They are not all listed here.

The Elect

Bella Vista

St. Bernard

Keller Byrum

 

Bentonville

St. Stephen

Frederick Ward Jr.

Kenneth Hoover

Lawrence Sammuli

Linda Felske

 

Charleston

Sacred Heart

Bethany Warrington

 

Conway

St. Joseph

Ariana Chavez

Aryana Castro

Elizabeth Shamburger

Jayden Torres

Jesus Mata

John Sauser

 

Danville 

St. Andrew 

Iker Alcocer

Jesus Balderas

 

DeQueen

St. Barbara

Edgar Pacheco

Russell Morrow

 

El Dorado

Holy Redeemer

Erelyn Diana Torreblanca

Jazmin Velez

Joana Elisa Morales-Ramos

Jose Tores

Manuel Herrera

Melvin Tores

Norberto Ramirez

Taylan Alise Ferrington

 

Fayetteville

St. Joseph

Andy Anguiano

Cindy Sue Medley

Ellery Mae Bernstein

Everett John Bernstein

Josie Lane Tritt

Junior Isidro Anguiano

Kadance Grace Clark

Ramadhani Raphael Sungula

Randy Anguiano

Salima Mmenenwa

Shomari Noe Sungula

 

Fort Smith

Christ the King

Eiza Barboza

Hallie Lewellen

Isabella Rossetti

Litzy Barboza

Othelia Lensing

Skye Draper

Tyler Lewellen

Immaculate Conception

Ashlynn Elizabeth Grover

Brent Allen Grover

Ca Thi Nha Nguyen

Celso Antonio Hernandez

John Darrell Grace Jr.

Lauren Ashley Twomey

Raychel Evelyn Valdez

Rosa Elena Menendez

Sapfire Moon Corcuera

Steven Truong Nguyen

St. Boniface

Estrella Osorio

Joselin Patrisia Santos Rosa

Jesus Sosa

 

Hope

Our Lady of Good Hope

Lizeth Gallardo

 

Hot Springs

St. John

Abel Mazariegos

Daniel Keath Kelsey

St. Mary of the Springs

Israel Hernandez

Rosa Santillan

St. Mary

Aylin Hernandez

 

Hot Springs Village

Sacred Heart of Jesus 

Geeka Farrar

 

Jacksonville

Holy Family

Grace Nunnally

Othie Nunnally

Shawna Nunnally

Trinity Hannah

St. Jude

Alex Wayne Manous-Green

Michael Manous-Green

Robert P. McPherson

Triniity Blaine Tucker

 

Jonesboro

Blessed Sacrament

Alec Carter

Alexander Arriaga

Brandon Thomas Hager

Emili Yurvany Hernandez

 

Lake Village

Our Lady of the Lake

Jose Ceja

Matthew Stark

 

Little Rock

Christ the King

Betty Hutsell

Erin Karlonis

Olivia Enderlin

Our Lady of the Holy Souls

Connor Legrone

Emilio Carillo

Francis Wade

Sam Peeler

St. Edward

Carey Brent James

Lazarus A. Rodriguez

Lukus Rodriguez

Matthew Churape

St. Theresa

Abigail Alcocer

Jayla Castillo

Mario Castillo

Denys Contreras

Yensy Contreras

Eduardo Esteban Guerra

Jocelyn Grande

Roxanna Grande

Hugo Llanos Valdés

Oscar López

Ivan Muñoz

Amber Ordoñez

Rachel Ordoñez

Socorro Perez Tobar

Isabela Sanchez

Damarís Tobar

Landon Corpus

Lesly Orantes Francisco

Yeldi Rosaura Beza Diaz

Brian Esteban

Melody Fuentes

Mirza Flores

Orfa Monge

Walter Alberto Orantes Francisco

Jessica Rivas

Marlene Soto

David Zavala

 

Magnolia

Immaculate Heart of Mary

Hodge Rayburn

 

Mena

St. Agnes

William Whisenhunt

 

Morrilton

Sacred Heart

Blake Gatling

 

Mountain Home

St. Peter the Fisherman

Linda Goodman

Nicholas Martin

Noah Bruzzichesi  

 

New Dixie

St. Boniface

Marty Carley

 

North Little Rock

Immaculate Conception

Aidan Blake

Carley Blake

Nicole Berry

Sophia Braun

Conner Gordon

Emma Padilla

 

Paragould

St. Mary

Lynn W. Turner

 

Pocahontas

St. Paul the Apostle

Haley Mae Young

Orville Dean Riddle Jr.

 

Rogers

St. Vincent de Paul

Alessandro Soto Zarate

Allison Camacho

Anahi Soto Zarate

Andrew Alexander Montes Flores

Angel Rivera

Ashley Concepcion Claros

Boydin Gonzalez

Brandon de Jesus Sandoval-Menjivar

Daniel Lopez-Reyes

David Garrett

Dominic Alejandro Perez

Edwin Fernando Muniz

Emil Adonay Bonilla

Fernando Aaron Matar

Flor Lopez-Reyes

Gelvin Daniel Villatoro

Ilaria Marcela Rios

Isaac Gonzalez Jr.

Isael Torres

Jamie Michelle Vargas Flores

Jaqueline Muniz Fuentes

Jazmine Chanel Munoz-Trahan

Jazmine Mena

Jordan Vicente

Juan Alessandro Coronado

Justin Alexis Flores Escobar

Laila Valles

Luis Roberto Claros

Mariana Villatoro

Mario Sanchez Vargas

Melvin Sandoval

Omar Gonzalez

Roselyn Barrio

Steve Adolfo Sandoval-Menjivar

Valerie Nicole Moran Menjivar

Xenia Tinajero

Yael Xavier Sandoval-Menjiver

 

Russellville

St. John

Evelyn Hernandez

 

Searcy

St. James

Aiden Michael Renuard

Isaac Anthony Renuard

Isabella Mackenzie Basolo

James Harmon Hill, IV

Joshua Chapman Hill

 

Siloam Springs

St. Mary

Candice Boone

 

Springdale

St. Raphael

Alexa Paola Sarat

Alexander Calderon-Reyes

Brando Manjarrez

Breanna Chavez

Brian Peraza-Sanchez

Brihanna Lopez

Brittany Garza

Bryan Almanza

Bryan Sibrian

Dayanira Cortez

Deseree Camden-Thomas

Diego Peraza-Sanchez

Elias Torres

Estrella Maria Sarat

Gabriel Lopez

Gerardo Gonzalez

Iker Rios

Jeffrey Sibrian

Jesus Mora

Julio Alberto Garcia

Kassandra Soto

Keylen Calderon-Reyes

Kimberly Reyes

Marianna Hernandez

Naraly Carbajal

Roberto Manuel Aldaco

Rodolfo Turrubiartes

Rodrigo José Aguilar

Romney Rodriguez-Reyes

Silvia Daniela Parada

Xavier Martinez-Baez

Yadira Garcia-Magana

Yajaira Reyes

 

Texarkana

St. Edward

Kholton Klitz

Trevor Arrasmith

 

Tontitown

St. Joseph

Kassie Wydale Garcia

Thomas Keith Beshears

 

Van Buren

St. Michael

Denisse Lopez-Alarcon

Leah Marie McCoy

Lliana Leon

Noah Downs

Magnolia Reinhardt

Maria Guadalupe Limon

Shanendoah Reinhardt

 

Candidates

Altus

St. Mary

Ruth Ledbetter

Neva Witt

 

Benton

Our Lady of Fatima

Rachel Ardana Caruthers

 

Bentonville

St. Stephen

Ashley Acree

Charles Zabinski

David Blackorby

George Baker

Lise Geary

Mary Dawn Zabinski

Richard Kivi

Shannon Ellis

Tyler Overstreet

 

Charleston

Sacred Heart

Amos O’Connor

Cody Lowder

Justin Lyle

 

El Dorado

Holy Redeemer

Aubrey Ramos

Katie Joselyn Torres

 

Fairfield Bay

St. Francis of Assisi

Chris Pesnell

 

Fayetteville

St. Joseph

Andrew Charles Haught

Charissa Estelle Hall Miller

Donna D Thomas

Henry Joseph Faitak

Lisa Marie Carnall

Micale Elizabeth Goodhart

St. Thomas Aquinas

Abigail Tanner

Andrew Smith

Jacob Cauley

Joshua Duty

Kordyn Turner

Victoria Porter

 

Fordyce

Good Shepherd

LeShaun Greene

 

Fort Smith

Christ the King

Daniel Cardona Chavez

Jemi Rios

Kevin Tinajero

Mayra Ortiz Vasquez

Immaculate Conception

Colin Mark McCoy

Jayden Lynn Cole

Joseph Tyler Dunlap

Kelly Gene Kneisley

Landy Kaay Westphal

Renee Amber Dickinson Pennington

Shalene Raschell Davis

Vickie Lynn Richardson

 

Heber Springs

St. Albert

Joshua Lockley

 

Hot Springs

St. John

Cristian Edgar Mar

Jalieza Vasquez

Kenny Andrew Meece

St. Mary of the Springs

Armando Cordoza

Dick Deviney

Karen Deviney

Tiara Burgess

 

Jacksonville

St. Jude the Apostle

Colin Dwayne Lawrence

Harold Michael Hedin

Maggie Ruth Taylor

Victoria Christine Pennington

 

Jonesboro

Blessed Sacrament

Addison Scott Huggins

Andrew Christopher Pigott

David Joel Smith

Harrison Jackson Mobbs

Mark Alan Perrin

Maximus Jace Jaxom

Terry Joe Marlin

 

Lake Village

Our Lady of the Lake

Nathan Gladden

 

Little Rock

Cathedral of St. Andrew

Lindsey Hargis

Christ the King

Colin Potts

Connie Reinhardt

Daniel Zimmerebner

Elizabeth Ernst

Jared Burchfield

Julie Wynne Zimmerebner

Karen Lange

Layne Boyland

Lindsay Blitz

Michael del Castillo-Hegyi

Morgan Guzman

Ramy Zimmerebner

Ronald Wehmann

Thomas Leggett

Stecks Zimmerebner

Our Lady of Good Counsel

Ana Alvarez

Ana Karen Salazar

Catherine Hernandez

Denisse Vega

Efrain Aguilar

Eduardo Caja Martir

Leslie Yaretzi Caja Martir

Monica Fabiola Ovalle Mendoza

Synthya Gutierrez

Our Lady of the Holy Souls

Chris Glancy

Erin Goyne

Hampton Glancy

Liliana Hoppe

Lindsey Blackwelder

Louise Minor

Sarah Stranczek

St. Edward

Carlos Sandoval

Haniel B. Favela

Ivan Rodriguez

Jaqueline Rodriguez

Karina Cerda

Miriam Ramirez

Sebastian Paredes

St. Theresa

Alan Juarez

Brittany Zavala

Carlos Beza

Edgar Pérez Duarte

Edgar Rocha

Gael de Jesús Mata

Jacqueline Hernandez

José Javier Beza Sandoval

Juan Carlos Garcia Aguilar

Juan Fernando Recinos Gutierrez

Katerine Pérez Duarte

Leydi Cortez

Lindaluz Briceño Rubio

Maria Ascencio                                           

Oscar Recinos Perez

Robin Sandoval Guerra

Rocky Gibson

Victor Silva-Chavez

Yadira de Maria Salazar Alarcon

 

Magnolia

Immaculate Heart of Mary

Joyce Nash

Romerse Biddle

 

Mena

St. Agnes

Crystal Morgan

 

Morrilton

Sacred Heart

Andrea Resecker

Mark Randall Burt

Mike Shoesmith

Tonya Mallory

 

Mountain Home

St. Peter the Fisherman

David Swanson

Douglas Hallenbeck

Frank Holt

Kathy Meinecke

Lena English

Mark Lockman

 

North Little Rock

Immaculate Conception

Blaire Barnes

Khuong Tieu

Sam Alterio

S.W. Barnes

Immaculate Heart of Mary

James Randy Ashley

 

Paragould

St. Mary

Lee Ann Dickson

 

Pine Bluff

St. Joseph

April Dockett

Blake Shirey

William Hogan

 

Pocahontas

St. Paul the Apostle

David Bassford

Donnie Lee Hibbard

Marie Bassford

Sandra Denise Prichard

 

Rogers

St. Vincent de Paul

Angel Abriz

Jesica Ibarra

Jessica Chairez

Joseline Lopez Reyes

Karina Suarez

 

Russellville

St. John

Enrique Zuñiga

Evert Valdez

 

Sheridan

Holy Cross

Derick Morrison

Erin Morrison

 

Searcy

St. James

Denise Morton

Eliseo Castillo Zuniga

Lucia Romero Castello

Rebecca Davis

 

Siloam Springs

St. Mary

Bella Bennet

Faviola Rivas

John Castaneda

Victoria Sandoval

 

Springdale

St. Raphael

Adrian De la Torre

Andres Tabares

Angel Perea

Carlos Roberto Gómez

Daisy Casandra Onesto

Francisca Espinoza

Francisco Araujo

Isaac Silvar

Isidro Pérez

Jason Aldair Gónzalez

Jarissa Hernandez

Jessica Araujo

José Pérez Mendoza

José Simon Castillo

Jovany Salas-Calzada

Juan Francisco García

Kay Hernandez

Ma. Elena Aldaco Pérez

Natalie Castillo

Noe Landeros

Peggy Waddell

Perla Espinoza

Rosa Enma Mira

Rosana Solis-Garcia

Ryan Patterson

Sofia García-Alas

Victor Jesus Villanueba

 

Subiaco

St. Benedict

Niki Myers

Ryan Cameron

 

Texarkana

St. Edward

Connie Cobb

Erica Klitz

Madelyn Hardy

 

Tontitown

St. Joseph

Danielle Baley

Jessie Lee McKinley

McKenzie Lynn Clark

Sherry Lynn Cray

Tasha Leann Strickland

 

Van Buren

St. Michael

Jerry Davis

Robert Mercer

William Davis