Archbishop Chaput Ordains West Chester Man

Louis Libbi of West Chester is not a priest but he is now a member of the clergy.

Philadelphia Roman Catholic Archbishop Charles Chaput ordained Libbi and 14 other men from Catholic Parishes around the diocese as Deacons during a special mass and ceremony Saturday morning at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Philadelphia.

Deacons are lay ministers, not priests, who according to the Archdiocese "may be single or married. As ministers of God’s Word, permanent deacons preach and teach. They baptize, may witness marriages, carry out the funeral rites at the Vigil and the grave, and administer Holy Communion to the sick and dying."

Libbi is a member of Saints Peter and Paul Parish in West Chester.  He and his wife Nancy have one son, Nicholas.  Libbi graduated from Penn State with Bachelor of Science Degree. He is employed as an Operations Manager for U.S. Municipal.