(Left to right) Matthew Lamb, Luke Parker, Parker Vail and Pedro Cervantes are the newest seminarians for the 2024-2025 school year.
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Four men join as seminarians for the diocese

The Diocese of Little Rock accepted four men as seminarians for the 2024-2025 school year. All four will start with a year of discernment, called a Propadeutic Year. They will live at the House of Formation in Little Rock.

They are:

  • Matthew Lamb, 18, son of David Thomas Lamb and Jennifer Lamb. He attends Christ the King Church in Little Rock.
  • Luke Parker, 18, a member of Immaculate Conception Church in North Little Rock. He is the son of James and Vicki Parker.
  • Parker Vail, 18, son of Thomas and Melissa Ann Vail. He attends Immaculate Conception Church in Little Rock. 
  • Pedro Cervantes, 22, son of Jesus and Amelia Cervantes of Texas. His parish is St. Theresa Church in San Benito, Texas. 

Eighteen seminarians are returning. They are: 

  • Deacon Joel Brackett of Rogers is scheduled to be ordained a priest May 31.
  • Duwan Booker of Little Rock is scheduled to be ordained a deacon May 15.
  • Tuan Do of North Little Rock is scheduled to be ordained a deacon May 21
  • Quinton Thomas of Jonesboro is scheduled to be ordained a deacon May 13.
  • Christopher Elser of Little Rock is scheduled to be ordained a deacon May 24.
  • Joseph Minh Phong Nguyen of North Little Rock is scheduled to be ordained a deacon May 21.
  • Phillip Necessary of Rogers
  • Joshua Osborne of Conway
  • Sam Stengel of Paris
  • Ryan Carlson of Van Buren
  • Benjamin Keating of Fort Smith
  • Steven Wilson of Stuttgart
  • Andrew Schaefer of Rogers
  • Pedro Alvarez of Little Rock
  • Ngiep Hoang of Weiner
  • Phillip Zawislak of Little Rock
  • Jack Smith of Jacksonville
  • Jesus Tovar of Jonesboro

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