January 21, 2020

Deacon John J. Kren

Bishop Barry Knestout announces the appointment of Deacon John J. Kren to director of the permanent deaconate for the Catholic Diocese of Richmond, effective Jan. 21, 2020.  The part-time director position supports the Office of the Vicar for Clergy by overseeing the Permanent Diaconate program in the diocese. He will be responsible for growth and development in the formation of permanent deacons and further strengthen the program.

Concurrent with this new role, Deacon Kren, who was ordained in 2003, will continue in his assignment as permanent deacon at St. Mark’s Catholic Church in Virginia Beach and in his supporting role serving as vicariate deacon of the Eastern Vicariate.

The Eastern Vicariate of the Catholic Diocese of Richmond includes 49 parishes and encompasses Deaneries 1-5. The geographical area of all five deaneries includes the Eastern Shore, comprises the entire Hampton Roads region – both Southside and the Peninsula, and stretches as far west as the city of Franklin and as far north as West Point and Middlesex County.

We welcome Deacon Kren in his new position and ask for prayers as he carries out his new role in serving Bishop Knestout and the Catholic Diocese of Richmond.

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