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DENVER CATHOLIC | AUGUST-SEPTEMBER 2026
O F FICIAL AP P O I NTM E NTS
U P CO M I N G N E W S
Interview with Father Mike Schmitz
Love Asleep in My Arms: The Catholic
Mission of a Godparent
Beyond Baptism: How Christ on
the Mountain Parish Accompanies
Families on Their Journey of Faith
Nurturing Your Child's Relationship
with God after Baptism
Coming soon to denvercatholic.org!
D E N V E R C AT H O L I C .O R G / S U B S C R I B E
Here's a list of the latest deacon appointments for the Archdiocese of Denver, effective July 1, 2026, unless
otherwise noted.
D E ACO N S A S S I G N E D TO N E W PA R I S H E S
Deacon Thomas Garcia, St. John Paul II Parish,
Thornton, ad nutum archiepiscopi.
Deacon Thinh Le, Queen of Vietnamese Martyrs
Parish, Wheat Ridge, ad nutum archiepiscopi.
Deacon Brandon Justice, granted diaconal fac-
ulties in the Archdiocese of Denver, appointed to
St. Francis of Assisi Parish, Longmont, ad nutum
archiepiscopi.
R E TI R E M E N T S , W IT H FACU LTI E S
Deacon John Ton, effective May 1, 2026.
Deacon August Cordova, effective June 30, 2026.
Deacon Frederick Torrez, effective June 30, 2026.
D E PA R T U R E S
Deacon Scott Boken, granted permission to relocate
to the Archdiocese of Mobile, Alabama, effective
June 30, 2026.
