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Fr. Bill Garrott, O.P.
William Garrott was born November 13, 1963, in Hagerstown, Maryland. He is the youngest of eight children and has 24 nieces and nephews. After obtaining a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry and working several years in the field of technology transfer, he entered the Order of Preachers in August of 1988. After six years of spiritual and academic formation, he was ordained to the priesthood in May of 1994. Father Bill Garrott, O.P. spent four years serving as an associate pastor in Ohio where he gained experience with RCIA, adult education, Confirmation retreats, Bible studies, training and leading altar servers, lectors, and Pro-Life Marches.
Father Garrott then obtained a Masters in Theology from the University of Saint Thomas Aquinas (known as the Angelicum) in Rome. Currently Father Garrott serves as the Director of Vocations for the Province of Saint Joseph.
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Four Friars Ordained to the Order of Deacons
Posted by Fr. Bill Garrott, O.P. on January 10, 2010
Click above for video highlights of Saturday's diaconate ordination celebrated in the Crypt Church of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. The Most Reverend Martin Holley, auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Washington, was the ordaining prelate.
Ordained to the Order of Deacons from the Province of St. Joseph were: Br. Hyacinth Cordell, O.P.; Br. Ignatius Schweitzer, O.P.; Br. Ezra Sullivan, O.P., and Br. Austin Litke, O.P.