Bishop Mark Hagemoen visited St. Joseph Seminary in Edmonton Oct. 16-17, connecting with three young men from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saskatoon who are studying there, discerning ordination to the priesthood.
Daniel Witzaney is the most recent addition to the diocesan seminarians at St. Joseph Seminary this year joining John Paul Wasan and Mischa Taillon.
St. Joseph Seminary, Edmonton, October 2026: Bishop Mark Hagemeon visits diocesan seminarians (l-r) Daniel Witzaney, Bishop Hagemoen, Mischa Taillon, and John Paul Wasan. (Submitted photo)
This year the diocese’s two other seminarias are serving in parishes — Matthew Witzaney at the Cathedral of the Holy Family in Saskatoon, and Huy Le at St. Peter, Unity; St. James, Wilkie; and St. Michael, Tramping Lake.
Bishop Mark Hagemoen (right) with former St. Joseph Seminary Director Fr. Shayne Craig, who now serves as the worldwide leader of the Sulpicians (Society of Priests of Saint-Sulpice). Ordained a priest in the diocese of Victoria in 1992, he is the first Canadian to be named as Superior General the Sulpicians. (Submitted photo)
