Spiritu et ambulemus (“Let us also walk by the Spirit,” Galatians 5 25).

Transitional Deacon Adrián Meneses Duarte, Future Associate Pastor

Transitional Deacon Adrián Meneses Duarte joined the Saint Pius X parish and school community in June 2025. He will serve here until his priestly ordination, expected in January 2026 (exact date to be announced), after which he will remain with us as our Associate Pastor.

Formation and missionary journey

Before beginning diocesan formation, Deacon Adrián lived the missionary charism as member of the Consolata Missionaries. His lifelong passion is to share the Gospel beyond borders and to serve people wherever the need is greatest.

• Bachelor in Philosophy, Instituto de Filosofía (IFFIM), Zapopan Jalisco, 2006 to 2009
• Licentiate in Philosophy, University of Guadalajara, 2010 to 2013
• Graduate studies in Political Philosophy, 2015 to 2017, including an academic year at the University of Nantes France
• Pastoral immersion in Burkina Faso, 2009, and novitiate year in Buenos Aires Argentina, 2019
• Theology at Tangaza University, Nairobi Kenya, 2020 to 2022, then Saint Meinrad Seminary Indiana, Master of Divinity, May 2025
• Ordained Transitional Deacon by Bishop David Konderla on 23 May 2025

Mission and interests
Among his favorite saints are Saint Charles de Foucauld and Saint Joseph Allamano (canonized on 20 October 2024). Their witness moves him to seek God’s will, to share his faith with joy, and to serve generously wherever the Spirit leads. During his missionary years he remarked that when God calls you, He never lets you go. 

He speaks Spanish, French, and English fluently, and he can converse in Italian and Swahili. Outside formal ministry he enjoys cooking, which he sees as a creative way to gather people around the table and build community.