Ordination to the Permanent Diaconate
Four SHMS Men Ordained for
the Archdiocese of Detroit
T
he Archdiocese of Detroit welcomed four Sacred Heart Major Seminary men to the
Order of the Deacon on October 5, 2019. Archbishop Allen H. Vigneron ordained
permanent Deacons Fred Billotto, Alfredo Guardiola Jr., Aaron Poyer and J. Michael
Van Dyke in a Mass celebrated at the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament.
DEACON VAN DYKE, 57
an automotive supply
director, has been
assigned to the Cathedral
of the Most Blessed
Sacrament in Detroit.
He, and his wife Juanita,
reside in Farmington Hills.
DEACON POYER, 52
a law enforcement
member, has been
assigned to Corpus
Christi Parish in
Detroit. Dean Poyer
and his wife Julie
have four children.
DEACON BILLOTTO, 55
an engineering program
manager in Livonia, is
assigned to Our Lady of
Victory Parish in Northville.
He and his wife Serena have
five children, along with
five grandchildren.
DEACON GUARDIOLA, 67
a retired member of the
Environmental Health Division
of the Wayne County Health
Department, is serving at St. Francis
Cabrini Parish in Allen Park. Deacon
Guardiola is married to Peggy.
Together they have three children.
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