Chaplain Announcement

We are very pleased to announce that Fr. Ryan Adorjan has been appointed by the Diocese of Joliet to be chaplain of Chesterton Academy of The Holy Family. Fr. Adorjan will begin his chaplaincy in August 2020, and he will be with us on a part-time basis. 

In January 2018, Chesterton Academy of The Holy Family was formally affiliated with the Diocese of Joliet during our third year of operation. We are indebted to the Diocese for all the support it has provided and for helping us to secure a chaplain.

Fr. Adorjan has captured the hearts and minds of our community through his deep learning, sense of humor, and understanding of the challenges young adults face in living the faith. Fr. Ryan has said mass almost weekly on campus this year, and he has also preached several retreats for us. We are confident that as chaplain he will continue to help our whole community grow spiritually, intellectually, and in character.

We look forward to welcoming Fr. Adorjan, along with the many priests who joined us this year, back to campus for mass in the 2020-21 academic year.

Biography of Fr. Ryan Adorjan:

Father Ryan Adorjan is a priest of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Joliet-in-Illinois. He is the parochial vicar of the Cathedral of Saint Raymond Nonnatus and Sacred Heart parish, both in Joliet. He is also an adjunct faculty member of the University of Saint Mary of the Lake – Mundelein Seminary.

Father Ryan graduated from Oswego High School in 2010, and studied English with an emphasis in writing and Secondary Education at North Central College before entering St. John Vianney Seminary at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota. He holds Bachelor’s Degrees in Philosophy and Catholic Studies from St. Thomas. In 2018, Fr. Ryan completed seminary formation at the University of Saint Mary of the Lake – Mundelein Seminary, where he earned a Baccalaureate in Sacred Theology (STB) and a Master’s degree in Divinity (M.Div.). He was ordained to the priesthood on May 26, 2018 by Bishop R. Daniel Conlon. Fr. Ryan is currently pursuing a Master of Arts degree in Catholic Studies from the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota.

Father Ryan is a frequent speaker in his home diocese and around the country. He has developed four parish missions: “Become an Evangelist”, “The Theory of Everything”, “Born in Wonder – Welcoming the Christ”, and “Facing Mercy.”

Source: RyanAdorjan.com

Fr. Ryan Adorjan