Twenty priests in Diocese of Wilmington mark milestone anniversaries; Bishop Koenig honors them with Mass at Cathedral of St. Peter - The Dialog

Father Richard A. Reina marks 55th year of happy priesthood

Father Richard A. Reina celebrated the 55th anniversary of his priesthood at a Mass on June 8 at Christ the King Parish in Snyder, where he has been weekend assistant since his 2015 retirement. Bishop James A. McNulty ordained him on May 23, 1970, at St. Joseph’s New Cathedral. He currently celebrates Mass and administers sacraments throughout the diocese’s Amherst Family of Parishes. Close to the Sisters of St. Joseph since attending Mount St.…

Twenty priests in Diocese of Wilmington mark milestone anniversaries; Bishop Koenig honors them with Mass at Cathedral of St. Peter - The Dialog

Twenty Diocese of Wilmington and religious-order priests serving here recently observed milestone anniversaries of their ordinations. 55 years Father Michael B. Roark was ordained May 2, 1970. His priestly assignments include associate pastor at St. Elizabeth, St. Matthew’s and St. Paul’s parishes, Wilmington; and pastor at St. Paul’s, Wilmington, and St. Benedict/St. Elizabeth of Hungary, Ridgely, Md. Bishop W. Francis Malooly was ordained a pr…