Two Jesuit scholastics were ordained deacons on June 1 by His Eminence Julius Cardinal Darmaatmadja SJ in the Church of St Anthony of Padua in Kotabaru, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

The new deacons are Deacon Agustinus Winaryanta SJ and Deacon Bonifacius Melkyor Pando SJ.

Concelebrating at the ordination Mass were Indonesian Jesuit Provincial Fr Sunu Hardiyanta SJ and St Ignatius College Rector Fr Andreas Sugijopranoto SJ.

Deacons Winaryanta and Melkyor Pando entered the Society of Jesus at the same time on June 22, 2007 and both studied philosophy at Driyarkara School of Philosophy in Jakarta.

Deacon Winaryanta spent his regency at St Aloysius Gonzaga High School in Jakarta teaching religious studies and as assistant to the chaplain. Deacon Melkyor Pando did his regency at Kanisius Foundation for Education in Semarang, Central Java where he served as assistant to the director.

The new deacons are now finishing their theological studies at the Faculty of Theology Wedhabakti Sanata Dharma University in Yogyakarta.

Main image: (Front row) Deacon Bonifacius Melkyor Pando and Deacon Agustinus Winaryanta SJ (Back row) Fr Andreas Sugijopranoto SJ, His Eminence Julius Cardinal Darmaatmadja SJ and Fr Sunu Hardiyanta SJ