Dcn. John Harden appointed eparchial Director of Eastern Catholic Formation & Evangelization

Deacon John Harden is the manager of small-group programs and Bible studies at Ascension Press. He has a bachelor’s degree in theology from Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas, and a master’s degree in theology from Franciscan University in Steubenville, Ohio. Ordained as a deacon for the Eparchy of Passaic in 2020, he now serves at St. Luke Byzantine Catholic Church near Kansas City, Missouri, where he, his wife Meghann, and their seven children live.

Bishop Robert has appointed Deacon John as our Eparchy's Director of Eastern Catholic Formation and Evangelization.  This role combines the two roles formerly known as the Director of Religious Education and the Director of Evangelization.