Join us on Sunday, December 7th at 7pm for our first Advent Mission!

Fr. Diego Menniti will be giving a talk entitled "From Fragmentation to Fullness:

The New Birth of Christ in Us.”

Fr. Diego Menniti, a priest of the Archdiocese of Catanzaro-Squillace (Calabria, Italy), was ordained on June 27, 2015. He pursued his philosophical and theological studies in Calabria before earning a Licentiate in Social Moral Theology with a specialization in Bioethics (S.Th.L.) in 2016.

Recognized for his leadership, he was appointed by the Regional Catholic Bishops Conference to oversee the Preparatory Year at the Pontifical Regional Seminary “S. Pio X” of Catanzaro during the 2017-2018 academic year.

Fr. Menniti deepened his expertise in bioethics internationally, earning a Master of Arts in Bioethics from Loyola Marymount University (Los Angeles, California) in 2020, followed by a Doctorate in Bioethics (D. Be) from Loyola University Chicago in 2023. His doctoral research integrates theology, bioethics, and contemporary ethical challenges, solidifying his authority in the field.

Since April 2024, he has been serving at St. Kilian Catholic Church in Mission Viejo, in the Diocese of Orange, California.

Fr. Menniti is fluent in Italian, English, and Spanish, with reading proficiency in Classical Greek and Latin. His academic and pastoral work reflect a commitment to ethical discourse, theological scholarship, and the moral formation of both clergy and laity.