I am very pleased that I will be staying for my summer deacon placement in the parishes of St. Richard, St. Peter and Assumption.
On May 14 I was ordained a transitional deacon for the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis. As a part of my path toward the priesthood, I will serve and preach the Gospel this summer and help with various assignments in the parishes.
I arrived to the U.S. in January 2021 and have been living and helping with the mission at All Saints in Lakeville most of that time. For a year, I also lived at the Seminary of St. Paul in St. Paul. Previously, I lived in Austria and in Italy where I graduated with a Pontifical degree in theology from The University of St. Thomas, Angelicum.
I was born in Reykjavik, Iceland where i studied and later practiced law. I speak a few languages and most recently I have been studying Spanish. I am looking forward to being able to practise my Spanish and getting to know all of you. I will be living at the rectory at St. Peter.
Deacon Hjalmar B. Gudjonsson