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MARQUETTE -- The Diocese of Marquette has announced the ordination of Deacon Matthew Chartier. Chartier was ordained to the order of the priesthood on Friday, June 2 at 3:30 p.m. ET at St. Peter Cathedral in Marquette. Bishop John Doerfler was the principal celebrant, with the priests of the diocese concelebrating.
Chartier was accepted as a seminarian for the Diocese of Marquette in 2015. He began his studies for the priesthood later that year at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit.
Chartier is from Vulcan, Mich., and is the son of Paul and Michelle Chartier. His home parish is St. Barbara in Vulcan.