
Charles Leidel
Diocese of Grand Rapids, Michigan
Birthday | October 24 |
Ordination Year | 2026 |
Home Town | Grand Haven, MI |
Home Parish | Basilica of St. Adalbert |
Undergraduate | University of St. thomas (Philosophy) |
Hobbies | Running, filming, photography |
Tidbit | I interned with the Holland Symphony playing the violin |
Favorite Saint | St. Dominic |
Vocation Story | When I was 14yrs old I first felt the call to the diocesan priesthood. However, throughout high school, I didn’t give it much thought but as I was nearing graduation I felt the call of Jesus to grow closer to him. This led me to discern a religious community called the Community of St. John for two years where I grew in my relationship with Christ. Through this deepening of my prayer life, I felt a desire in my heart again for the diocesan priesthood and serving a parish in my own diocese. After a period of discernment, I decided to enter the college seminary after spending a year in Grand Rapids working and getting general education courses done at the local community college. I graduated from St. John Vianney College Seminary in the Spring of 2022 and applied for Mundelein to begin in the fall of 2022. |
Priest Aspirations | Administering the Sacraments |
How can Mundelein's donors and community pray for you? | Please pray that my heart becomes more and more conformed to the Sacred Heart of Jesus throughout my time at Mundelein seminary. |