Father of four ordained a Catholic priest June 29 in the Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter

When Father Stephen Hilgendorf, an Anglican priest who converted to Catholicism, felt called to the Catholic priesthood, he needed to submit an application to the North American, Houston-based Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter, which in turn passed along the application to the Vatican. He also needed to write by hand a letter requesting ordination.

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