After completing seminary training at St. Vincent Seminary in Latrobe, PA, he was ordained to the priesthood as a member of the Congregation of the Oratory on September 17, 1994 in Pittsburgh, PA. For five years, he had the joy of working as an Oratorian in University Chaplaincy and also as a lecturer in Church History at St. Vincent Seminary. In 2001, Father Linck came to the Diocese of Bridgeport and was assigned as a parochial vicar of St. Theresa Church in Trumbull where he served until 2006. During this time, he worked with various educational ministries, including the St. Cyril of Jerusalem School for Catechists and the Formation Program for the Permanent Diaconate. In 2003, Father Linck was named Director of the Office of Divine Worship by Bishop William E. Lori, S.T.D., Bishop of the Diocese of Bridgeport. In 2006, Father Linck was appointed Rector of St. John Fisher Seminary Residence, a post he held until ill health necessitated his retirement this year. In 2008, Father Linck was invested as a Knight of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepluchre of Jerusalem. Father Linck was also a 4th degree member of the Knights of Columbus. He counted reading and historical research (and travel) among his hobbies, but he also enjoyed writing. He was the Author of “Fully Instructed and Vehemently Influenced: Catholic Preaching in Anglo-Colonial America”, which was published in 2002, a number of articles and also co-editor of two books. In addition to his beloved parents survivors include, an aunt, Jeannette Linck of Salinas, CA, an uncle, Edward Linck and his wife Berneice of Kemah, TX, great-aunts and uncles, cousins, his godmother, Anne Shutta of Easton, PA and four cherished godchildren, Seamus O’Connor of Portsmouth, RI, John Patrick Scholz of Coppell, TX, Samantha Linck of Townsville, Australia and Mary Katherine McKenna of Boston, MA.

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