Welcome home: 583 new Catholics join Church

Welcome home

The Diocese of Little Rock will welcome 583 new Catholics into the Church during the Easter Vigil on Holy Saturday, April 20.

These people have participated in their parish’s Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults.

Elect, formerly known as catechumens, are those who have never been baptized and want to enter the Church. During the Easter Vigil, they will be baptized, confirmed and receive their first Communion.

Baptized Christians who wish to become Catholic are called “candidates.” At the Easter Vigil, they will make a profession of faith, be confirmed and receive their first Communion.

 

Elect

 

Altus 

St. Mary

Mary Skolarski

 

Arkadelphia

St. Mary

Bradley Ellis

 

Bella Vista

St. Bernard

Kristy Danna

Melody Neff

 

Benton

Our Lady of Fatima

Dale Lamar Lester

 

Bentonville

St. Stephen

Emma Fink

Breeanne Ghozali

Joni Howell

Jay Hungerford

Eliezer Pabon

Eliza Pabon

Brady Siganoc

 

Berryville

St. Anne

Fernanda Disciplina Cruz

Giovanny Morales

John Morales

Betsy Yulisa Sagastume

Kara Marie Tidyman

 

Charleston

Sacred Heart of Jesus

Lyndsey Almy

Heather Parker

 

Conway

St. Joseph

Brendan Baker

Landon Baker

Macie Barnes

Drake Bratton

Jose Camarillo

Ruben Camarillo

Rubi Camarillo

Gunner Carter

Maria Cetino

Rosa Cetino

Atcha Diarrassouba

Brenda Escoto

Kimberly Escoto

Alexander Gonzalez

Alex Griffith

Connor Johnson

Carlos Leyva

Elijah Powell

Hunter Watkins

Byron Zavala

Jayren Zavala

 

Danville

St. Andrew

Briseida Ascencio

Issac Zaire Lozano

Kevin Loaeza-Sanchez

 

Dardanelle

St. Augustine

Juliana Andraca

Hugo Nelson Barrera Majano

Alberto Castellanos

Jasmine Damian

Tonathiu Damian

Ingrid Sanchez De La Cruz

Yurem Escobar

Alizé Luna

Remy Luna

Jimena Mendoza

Ricardo Felix Perez Solis

Ludwinn Quintanilla

Ali Ramirez

Julio Antonio Romero Solis

 

De Queen

St. Barbara

Bryan Garcia

Litzy Garcia

Brandon Gutierrez

Emily Guzman

Anahi Hernandez

Michelle Knight

Rachel Knight

Alyson Lopez Nunez

Orin Owen

Victor Raul Sanchez Jr.

 

El Dorado 

Holy Redeemer

Justin Burdine

Johanna Gandarilla

Jaime Gomez

Ethan Herring

 

Fairfield Bay 

St. Francis of Assisi

Christopher Koy

 

Fayetteville

St. Joseph

Andy Angulo

Orlando Arguelles-Razo

Jessica Binz

Orlando Carachure

Laisa Stephanie Djimbi Dooh

Grace Humphreys

Bailynn Maxwell

Frances Maxwell

Mattie Milani

Tucker Milani

Felix Ortiz

Abea Pendeza

Emmanuel Perez

Liliana Perez

Saleh Rimbo

Kayla Rodriguez

Epifanio Trejo

Isad Trejo

Yasmin Trejo

Annabel Trigueros

Ala Max Zikra

 

Fort Smith

Christ the King

Corrine Brasher

Yoni Cerritos

Chris Lowther

Vera Merritt

 

Immaculate Conception

Rose Hernandez

Amy Martin

Brandon Mendez-Hernandez

Irving Mendez-Hernandez

Said Mendez-Hernandez

Brisa Olivas-Rojas

Jason Wilson

 

St. Boniface

Luis Michael Chavez

Kipper Hudson

Kelsey Luevena

Kevin Luevena

Alvaro Minix

Glen Minix

Axel Rincon

Catherine Salazar

Natalie Salazar

 

Glenwood

Our Lady of Guadalupe

Brandy Mata

Leslie Mata

Maria Guadalupe Velazquez

Perla Esmeralda Velazquez

 

Hope

Our Lady of Good Hope

Isaac Hernandez

Ari Luisa Juanes

Jose Juanes

Jaden Rivera

Brandon D. Ventura

 

Hot Springs

St. John

Ana Nichol Camacho-Garcia

Cristian Camacho-Garcia

Alisson Reyes Solis

Liam Cruz Vega

Lola June Vega

 

St. Mary

Ryan Burton

Stuart Vaughn

 

Little Rock

 

Cathedral of St. Andrew

Jennifer Anne Steele

 

Christ the King

Zach Alexander

Raegan Carlisle

Lisa Janette Fitzgerald

Carson Palmer

Hudson Palmer

Olivia Palmer

Olive Pate

Ashleigh Price

Kaiden Pruitt

Kambrie Pruitt

Olivia Tucker

Julia Uekman

Brandon Frazier Wilson

 

Our Lady of Good Counsel

Eli Strawser

 

Our Lady of the Holy Souls

Joey Connell

Andrew Easter

Leah Lile

St. Bartholomew

Brenda Onyekweli

 

St. Edward

Eduardo Aragon-Villaseñor

Gerardo Aragon-Villaseñor

Neymi Bonilla

Rolando Cuanas

Osvaldo Ochoa

Wilber Ochoa

 

St. Theresa

Brian Aguinaga Cortes

Julia Yvette Garcia

Coraline Abigail Gomez

Jonathan Gonzalez-Vale

Oscar Gonzalez

Dayana Carolina Gutierrez Reyes

Sahid Hasiel Flores Juvera

Helen Daniela Maradiaga Carranza

Guillermo Matias

Austen Michael Paredes

Yasmin Leigh Hamad

Issleny Ramirez

Janie Noehli Zamora

 

Mountain Home

St. Peter the Fisherman

Samantha Krug

Manana Wang

 

North Little Rock

 

Immaculate Conception

Naomi Naquin

Grant Price

Jackson Price

Whitney Ragan

Sydnie Rose

Jennifer Simanek

 

Immaculate Heart of Mary

Asher Mitchell

Colin Roeder

Tori Roeder

 

St. Anne

Saraí Avila Sanchez

Karen Melissa Hernandez

Felipe Jesus Juarez Jr.

Myra Angelina Juarez

Giovanni Martinez

Paris Solorio

 

St. Augustine

Jamie Brunett

 

St. Patrick

Doyle Ray Rankins

 

Paragould

St. Mary

Adam Lexx Loyd

 

Pocahontas

St. Paul

Dakota Pyles

Michael Pyles

Samuel Pyles

Colton Thielemier

 

Ratcliff

St. Anthony

Rylan Kuras

Tony Kuras

 

Rogers

St. Vincent de Paul

Yuridia Arnulfo-Ambrocio

Andy Alexis Bonilla

Jayden Lee Jonathan Cortez

Erik Dominguez Hernandez Jr.

Jazlyn Dominguez Hernandez

Allie Grace Fritts

Braylen Taylor Fritts

Christopher Garcia Santillan

Jose Alfredo Garcia Soto

Laila Garcia Soto

Aberham Mason Godoy

Christian Fabian Hernandez

Darren Hernandez

Adrian Angel Leal

Nancy Martinez Ambrosio

Ashanti Monique Mendez

Jaiden Paul Mendez

Jomar Eduardo Mendez

Rayan Ismael Mendoza

Ana Paola Palacios

Brianna Esperanza Rodriguez

Jesus Alejandro Rodriguez

Victor Alexis Sanchez

Gerardo Serrano

Samuel Serrano

Fernando Sierra

Michael Vickery

 

Russellville

St. John

Yoselin Chaco

Sherlyn Escobar

Joanne Kim

Anye Rodriguez

Leanna Spencer

 

Searcy

St. James

Josette Elizabeth Grace Cordell

Analiz Cornelio Pelaez

Antoniela Cornelio Pelaez

Jessica Janet Cornelio Pelaez

Gabriel Dupuy

Daily Jasmin Mora-Tinajero

Jonathon Mora-Tinajero

Dayanara Ramirez Perez

Katherine Tafona

 

Siloam Springs

St. Mary

Martin Albarado Sarabia

Laura Dinora Barrios Diaz

Mynor David Barrios Diaz

Katie Casados

Marcus Casados

Anderson Denielson Cruz

Cristian Diaz

Christopher Julian Galvan

Brayan Alfonso Matul Gomez

Yermy Jose Matul Gomez

 

Springdale 

St. Raphael

Melissa Alcala

Jessica Arqueta

Justin Avila

Maria Avila

Leonardo Barboza

Sherlyn Barboza

Dean Cannon

Kimberly Centeno

Fernando Espinoza

Ayden Flores

Alejandra Fraire

Arlett Garcia

Giovanni Garcia

Bryan Granados

Aleyna Hernandez

Alicia Hernandez

Selena Hernandez

Alondra Hidalgo

Camila Laguna

Raul Laguna

Jesus Lopez

Angel Marin

Guadalupe Martinez

Caroline Moss

Ethan Most

Joseph Navarrete

Saimy Oliva

Juan Ponce

Valente Valdez

Karen Vargas

Horacio Villa

Juan Villa

Marco Villa

Melanie Villa

 

Texarkana

St. Edward

Jayla Bayonne

Taylor Bayonne

John Marshall III

Hernan Meza

 

Tontitown

St. Joseph

Mikaila Calcagni

Katherine Bamberger

 

Van Buren

St. Michael

Katherine Blackwell

  

Warren

St. Luke

Juan Pablo Avila

Allison Torres

 

Candidates

 

Altus

St. Mary

Tiffany Pledger

 

Arkadelphia

St. Mary

Sarah Reynolds

Aaron Tinsley

 

Barling

Sacred Heart of Jesus

Emily Hendershot

Jamie Jackson

Julia Kiefer

Cullen Nicodemus

 

Batesville

St. Mary

Stacia Smith

 

Bella Vista

St. Bernard

Phil Neff

Michael Tibben

 

Benton

Our Lady of Fatima

Charles Fleming Smith

Jonathan Adam Walls

 

Bentonville

St. Stephen

Judith Bacso

Katie Badillo

Olivia Cooper

John Eves III

Rosario Perez

Hudson Vincenzo

Brenda Wheelhouse

Steven Wheelhouse

Bradley Wierda

 

Berryville

St. Anne

Alma Rosa Gutierrez

Kellie Matt

Jorge Luiz Mendez

Crispin Perez

Imelda Rangel

Irma Rincon

Jose Noe Tapia

Fabiola Tellez Castillo

Miguel Tellez Castillo

 

Camden

St. Louis

Seth Baldwin

 

 

Charleston

Sacred Heart of Jesus

Monika Cearly

Dalton Joseph Palarino

 

Cherokee Village

St. Michael

Dianna Welte

 

Clinton

St. Jude Thaddeus

Douglas Huggins

Justin Huggins

Danny Story

 

Conway

St. Joseph

Nicolas Alexis

Rebecca Bailey

Christi Baker

Damian Baker

Dianna Barnes

Katherine Baxter

David Brown

Bobby Cohen

Beth Ensley

Tony Feaster

Henry Hammer

Hector Hernandez

Dakota Holliman

John Jenkins

Malachi Morse

Tyler Owens

Sue Peña

Lee Sanders

Emerald Sauser

Sophia Thomas

Reagan Turner

Riley Turner

Joshua Weatherley

Mara Williams

  

De Queen

St. Barbara

Edwin Baltazar Bahena

Matthew Castañeda

Juan Dominguez

Shelly Flanery

Litzi Yamileth Flores

Daisy Aleja Hernandez

Juan Hernandez Jr.

Luis Felipe Hernandez

Yair Hernandez

Jesse Jaimes Ambriz

Owen Jaimes Ambriz

Emery Jair Lopez

Aaron Martinez

Milagros de Los Angeles Mejia

Nery Elisabeth Mejia

Brandon Morales

Brayan Morales

Alex Pacheco

Yaritza Herrera Rosas

Dylan Toledano

 

El Dorado

Holy Redeemer

Giovani Aquino

Abigail Cortez

Christian Cortez

Daniel Cortez

Edwin Diaz

Carla Gomez

Tyler Lacy

Christopher Murfin

 

Fayetteville

 

St. Joseph

Jonathan Binz

Scott Carlton

Amanda Gall

Francisco Labra

John Land

Francee Maxwell

Kevin Maxwell

Bert Mayo

Karla Medrano

Joel Ramirez

Andrew Ritter

Elizabeth Smith

 

St. Thomas Aquinas

Floyd Brown

Thomas Guarino

Traci Higgins

Jared Socha

 

 

Fort Smith

 

Christ the King

Lindsey Abbey

Emily Black

Kyleigh Cason

 

Immaculate Conception

Anthony Barrow

Kelly Chancey

Holly Craig

Shelby Kordsmeier

William “Kyle” Luttrell

David McElroy Sr.

Kathy Robison

Larry Robison

Sara Taylor

Jessica Leggett

William “Wilson” Ward III

 

St. Boniface

Kellie Araujo

Tara Carter

Oscar Martinez

Johnny Tierra

Anthony Wear

 

Hot Springs

 

St. John

Rhonda Joan Fisk

Anthony Theodore Peterman

Katie Michele Vega

 

St. Mary

Leticia Collins

Hayley Gibson

Judy Maguire

Jeff Murders

Bobbye Smith

 

Jacksonville

St. Jude

Ronnie “Bo” Alan Atchley

Sharron Brown

Laura “Lori” Chalfant

Andrew Crips

Nathan Frey

Felisha Redman

Bryan Zarate

 

 

Jonesboro

Blessed Sacrament

Angelyn Arnold

Jaqulyn Brantley

Angelo Caparas

Erin Gordon

Brenda Johns

Haden Yancey

 

Little Rock

 

Cathedral of St. Andrew

Joey Dean Gregory

Collie Hickerson Lamar

Thomas Michael Layman II

Kamryn Leigh Murray

William Jack “Bill” North

Royce Allan Stanford Jr.

 

Christ the King

Carole Ann Bauer

Sharon Leigh Brogden

Virginia Lee Cooper

Charles Fitzgerald

Kevin Lee Gentry

Duane Melcher

Olivia Pate

Aaron Michael Pilkington

Jason Smith

Benjamin Stanford

Jacob Stanford

Lindsay Stanford

Mason Stanford

Natalie Stanford

Nathan Stanford

Royce Allen Stanford III

Leigha Westerfield

Daniel Stecks Zimmerebner

Julie Zimmerebner

Ramy West Zimmerebner

 

Our Lady of Good Counsel

Felix Martinez

Carol Thompson

 

Our Lady of the Holy Souls

David Bush

Milton Canizares

Lacie Canizares

Mia Canizares

Samantha Coker

Sarah Gipson

Elizabeth Gipson

Angela Glasgow

Kingsley Glasgow

Kingston Glasgow

Meredith Lavallais

Nicole Manglona

Cynthia Oman

Alice Price

Kaleb Richins

Andy Ruh

Chris Smith

Leslie Traweek

Rob Traweek

Joel Ubeda

Kaitlin Ubeda

 

St. Edward

Omar Acosta

Lizette Guadalupe Javier

Bryan Lopez Gutierrez

Maria Mendoza

George Edward Peters Jr.

Lesly Ramos

Annie Smith

 

St. Theresa

Carla Elizabeth De Jesús

Julio César Garza Tobar

Hector Manuel Javier

Jose Roberto Javier

Ana Cristina López Arellano

 

Mena

St. Agnes

Lillian Maldonado

Jason Myers

Reba Rocha

 

Mountain Home

St. Peter the Fisherman

Nancy Bemus

Harriett Feulner

Ashton Garner

Carol McClain

Joseph High

 

North Little Rock 

 

Immaculate Conception

Eric Duncan

Mary Fulton Keeton

Jonas Lozada

Ryan O’Leary

Alice Rhoden

Tyler Smith

 

Immaculate Heart of Mary

Daniel Brackeen

Emily Brackeen

Sommer Murphy

 

St. Augustine

Priscilla Baltz

Abiodun Ibitokun

Sherian Kwanisai

Lawanna Simmons-Sullivan

 

Paragould

St. Mary

Jordan Lucas Cesare

 

Pine Bluff

St. Joseph

Brett Schweiger

  

Pocahontas

St. Paul

Kelly Alphine

Nick Alphine

Carson Oldham

Shauna Taylor

 

Rogers

St. Vincent de Paul

Phoenix Atchison

Yuritzy Gonzalez

Katherine Jenkins

William Jenkins

Megan Lane

Brenda Miller

Elisabeth Miller

Samuel Miller

Jazmin Yoselin Rivas

Joselyn Salas Hernandez

Alonso Salas Reyes

Emily Van Winkle

Lynn Van Winkle

Mario Villalpando

 

Russellville 

St. John

Ben Stewart

Elizabeth Taylor

 

Searcy

St. James

Matthew Aaron Brown

Beatrice Gwen Dodson

Joseph Caleb Dupuy

Tonya Danielle Dupuy

Timothy James Plaisance

 

Siloam Springs

St. Mary

Brenda Amaya

Jaime Amaya

Liliana Bautista

Eduardo Delgado

Melayna Dozier

Mind Dozier

Sarah Dozier

Darling Mendoza

Ana Patricia Salgado Serrano

 

Springdale

St. Raphael

Diego Araujo

Guadalupe Araujo

Perla Ayala

Adilene Barrera

Tony Cedillo

Eramn Facio

Gema Fraire

Juanita Gomez

Diana Grana

Sergio Granna

Joanna Hernandez

Robert Langley

Edgar Lopez

Esteban Martinez

Maricruz Martinez

Ulises Martinez

Leopoldo Perez

Angelina Ramirez

Josefa Ramos

Yoanna Razo

Matthew J. Richie

Mario Rivas

Jose Sanchez

Jessica Silva

Manuel Soto

Daniel Spears

 

Texarkana

St. Edward

Bianca Garcia

Billy Hall

Don Williams

Melinda Wolf

 

Tontitown

St. Joseph

Eloisa Rodriquez

Cristina Rodriquez

Charlene Meserve

Billy Jones

Haylee Jones

James White

 

Waldron

St. Jude Thaddeus

Erica Richardson

Ty Richardson

 

Warren

St. Luke

Juan Carlos Gonzalez

 

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