May 16, 2022 (Louisville, KY) –On Saturday, May 21, 2022, Archbishop Shelton J. Fabre will ordain Deacon Dustin Scott Hungerford to the diocesan priesthood for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Louisville. The ordination will take place at 11:00 a.m. at the Cathedral of the Assumption, 433 South Fifth Street.
Deacon Dustin S. Hungerford, 34, is a native of Louisville, Ky. One of nine children, he is the son of Richard and Nicole Basham, who live in Bagdad, Ky. Deacon Hungerford earned a bachelor of arts in theology and philosophy from Bellarmine University in Louisville, Ky., a master of arts in theology and a master of divinity from St. Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology in St. Meinrad, Ind. and a baccalaureate in sacred theology from the Pontifical Athenaeum of Saint Anselm in Rome. Before entering seminary, Deacon Hungerford taught theology at three local Catholic high schools (Mercy Academy, Sacred Heart Academy and Holy Cross High School) from 2011 to 2018. Deacon Hungerford will celebrate his Mass of Thanksgiving on Sunday, May 22, 3:00 p.m. at St. Peter the Apostle Church in Louisville. After ordination, he will serve as associate pastor of St. Margaret Mary and St. William Parishes in Louisville.
Deacon Hungerford will serve as a diocesan priest for the Archdiocese of Louisville. A bishop ordains diocesan priests, also called secular priests, for a particular geographical area called a diocese or archdiocese. Diocesan priests usually serve in parishes, though they also may serve in schools, hospitals, prisons, or diocesan offices, depending upon local needs. Diocesan priests ordained for the Archdiocese of Louisville serve in the 24 counties in Central Kentucky that make up the Archdiocese.
For information, call: Cecelia Price at 502/585-3291 (office) or 502/417-7187 (cell).
