SAN DIEGO — Three men will soon be one step closer to being priests of the Diocese of San Diego.
Cardinal Robert W. McElroy will ordain seminarians Brian Frulla, Jesse Lopez and Anthony Jimenez to the transitional diaconate during a Mass on Saturday, Dec. 7.
The ordination liturgy will take place at 10 a.m. in The Immaculata Church, located on the campus of the University of San Diego.
Ordination to the transitional diaconate marks the last major step on the path to priesthood. At that time, a seminarian promises to lead a life of prayer, celibacy and obedience to his bishop.
Frulla, 28, is a native of Escondido, where he was a member of Resurrection Parish. He is currently assigned to St. Jude Shrine of the West Parish, where he will serve for the next six months until his ordination to the priesthood.
Lopez, 43, is originally from Cary, Illinois. He was a member of The Immaculata Parish when he discerned a call to the priesthood. He is assigned to St. Therese Parish in Del Cerro.
Jimenez, a 43-year-old from La Mesa, was a member of Holy Trinity Parish in El Cajon. He is serving at St. Luke Parish in El Cajon.
Their ordination to the priesthood is expected to take place on Saturday, June 14, 2025, at St. Therese of Carmel Parish in Carmel Valley.
