January 28, 2013
(Louisville, KY) On Saturday, February 2, 2013, Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz, D.D., will ordain Steven Douglas Henriksen to the diocesan priesthood for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Louisville. The ordination will take place at 11 a.m. at Holy Trinity Parish, 501 Cherrywood Road.
Steven Henriksen, 53, was born in Clarinda, Iowa, and is the son of Mary Ellen and the late Larry Henriksen. He worked in government service and higher education administration for 25 years before entering the seminary in 2007. Prior to seminary studies, Deacon Henriksen received a bachelor’s degree in political science and history from Illinois State University and a master’s degree in political science from the University of Illinois at Springfield. He also pursued doctoral studies at Loyola University in Chicago, completing all but a dissertation. Deacon Henriksen completed his Master of Divinity degree from Sacred Heart School of Theology, Hales Corners, Wisconsin, in December of 2012.
Deacon Henriksen will celebrate his first Mass at Holy Trinity Parish on Sunday, February 3, at 11:00 a.m. He will serve as the associate pastor of Holy Trinity.
Deacon Henriksen will serve as a diocesan priest within the Archdiocese of Louisville. A bishop or archbishop 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 FURTHER INFORMATION:
Cecelia Price, 502/585-3291 (office) • 417-7187 (cell)
