Mark Dunmire of Lower Burrell was ordained into the Roman Catholic priesthood Saturday by Bishop Edward C. Malesic at Blessed Sacrament Cathedral in Greensburg.
Dunmire graduated from Burrell High School before graduating from Robert Morris University, where he earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in media arts.
Dunmire said his priest at St. Margaret Mary Church in his hometown of Lower Burrell, the Rev. James Gaston, suggested he consider the priesthood.
In 2013, Dunmire joined the seminary. He attended his minor seminary training at St. Mark Seminary in Erie before moving to Saint Mary’s Seminary in Baltimore.
After seven years in seminary, the covid-19 pandemic disrupted Dunmire’s final semester. He had to leave the seminary in mid-March and returned home to St. Margaret Mary to finish his workload remotely.
Because of covid-19 concerns, only his family was allowed inside, but the event was livestreamed on the diocesan website and Facebook page.
