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Former opera singer is now pastor at Rockdale church

The Rev. Michael Magiera is a member of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter. Its priests serve the traditional Roman rite as it was served in the Latin church prior to 1969. Magiera has been pastor at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Rockdale since December 2016. (Photo provided)

The Rev. Michael Magiera is a member of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter. Its priests serve the traditional Roman rite as it was served in the Latin church prior to 1969. Magiera has been pastor at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Rockdale since December 2016. (Photo provided)

The Rev. Michael Magiera, pastor of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Rockdale, performs as Ernesto in Donizetti’s “Don Pasquale" in the mid 1980s. (Photo provided)