The Diocese of Sioux City has announced that the Most Reverend R. Walker Nickless will be ordaining five new Deacons into the Catholic Church on Saturday, May 12. Those being ordained include: Dale Tigges of Sioux City; Donald McGuire, Paul Magill and David Penton of Algona; and Michael Higgins of Early. These men will be assigned to serve various parishes across the diocese. The program of deacon formation consists of a two-year Aspirant Path that includes discernment and application of candidacy and then three years of diocesan program study. Advancement is at the invitation of the Bishop of the Diocese.
