Episode 109: Diocesan Director of Extern Priests and Rogationist Fathers
On this episode of The Catholic Echo Podcast from the Diocese of Youngstown, brought to you by the Annual Diocesan Appeal, Dennis Biviano speaks with the Diocesan Director of Extern Priests Father Benson Okpara and Rogationist Priests Father. Bryan Tutas, RCJ and Father Silvestre Robinol, RCJ, parochial vicars of Guardian Angels Parish in Canton.
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Episode 109: Diocesan Director of Extern Priests and Rogationist Fathers
Episode 109: Diocesan Director of Extern Priests and Rogationist Fathers
On this episode of The Catholic Echo Podcast from the Diocese of Youngstown, brought to you by the Annual Diocesan Appeal, Dennis Biviano speaks with the Diocesan Director of Extern Priests Father Benson Okpara and Rogationist Priests Father. Bryan Tutas, RCJ and Father Silvestre Robinol, RCJ, parochial vicars of Guardian Angels Parish in Canton.
Welcome, Rogationist Fathers!
On October 28, 2025, the Diocese of Youngstown signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Congregation of the Rogationists of the Heart of Jesus, formally
Father Edward Beneleit- 50th Jubilee
Father Edward Beneleit, a retired priest, was ordained for the Diocese of Youngstown on November 10, 1974, by Bishop James Malone at St. Joseph Parish in Alliance.
Father Donald King- 50th Jubilee
Father Donald King was ordained to the priesthood on June 27, 1974, while studying in Rome.
Father John Trimbur- 50th Jubilee
Father John Trimbur was ordained May 25, 1974, for the Denver Archdiocese by Archbishop James Casey in Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Denver.
Father Ronald Nuzzi- 40th Jubilee
Father Ronald Nuzzi was ordained a priest of the Youngstown Diocese on June 1, 1984, by Bishop James Malone in St. Columba Cathedral.
