On Sept. 26, Fr. Conrad Jaconette, parochial vicar of Sts. Peter and Paul Parish in Hopkinsville takes his Oath of Office as a Chaplain in the United States Air Force. The Oath of Office was administered by Chaplain (COL) Fr. Paul Weberg. COURTESY OF LARENA LAWSON
Fr. Jaconette takes Oath of Office as a Chaplain for U.S. Air Force
BY WKC STAFF
On Saturday, Sept. 26, after the 5 p.m. vigil Mass, Fr. Conrad Jaconette, parochial vicar of Sts. Peter and Paul Parish in Hopkinsville, took his Oath of Office as a Chaplain for the United States Air Force.
Chaplain (COL) Fr. Paul Weberg, administered the Oath of Office. Fr. Jaconette’s parents surprised him by traveling down from northern Kentucky and attending the ceremony that day, and pinned his chaplain cross and new bars for his promotion.
“I am now officially a Chaplain in the United States Air Force,” said Fr. Jaconette, who was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Owensboro in January 2025. “I have been a chaplain candidate since 2021 while I was in seminary. Now that I am a priest I was promoted and assumed the role of Chaplain. I will be in the United States Air Force Reserves for an additional year serving at Beale AFB in California.”
Fr. Jaconette added that he will transition to regular active Air Force before the summer of 2028.
Fr. Conrad Jaconette’s parents pin his chaplain cross and new bars on his uniform during his Oath of Office as Chaplain on Sept. 26, following the 5 p.m. vigil Mass at Sts. Peter and Paul Parish in Hopkinsville. COURTESY OF LARENA LAWSON
Originally printed in the November 2026 issue of The Western Kentucky Catholic.
