Ordination
Grace at the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore
On Tuesday, 7 April, Scholastics Gregorius Agung Satriyo Wibisono, known as Wibi, from Indonesia, and Francis Xavier Tran Van Cuong from Vietnam, along with 12...read more
Indian Jesuit ordained deacon in Japan
Scholastic Nithin Lisbon Coelho was ordained to the diaconate by Auxiliary Bishop of Tokyo Andrea Lembo in St Mary’s Chapel of St Ignatius Church on 14 March,...read more
Fan into flame the gift of God in you
On the Solemnity of Saints Timothy and Titus, 26 January, four Jesuit scholastics were ordained to the diaconate in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. They were ordained along...read more
A sign of hope for the church in Myanmar
The Society of Jesus and the local church in Myanmar are blessed to have two new priests. Deacons Nicholas Han Zaw Shing SJ from Tabyin...read more
Vietnamese Archbishop to 13 newly ordained Jesuit priests: Be missionary disciples
On the morning of 3 December, on the Feast of Saint Francis Xavier—patron saint of the missions—Most Rev Joseph Nguyễn Năng, Archbishop of the Archdiocese...read more
Be servants of the Word
Filled with zeal, packed with people, and overflowing with gratitude and joy– such was the diaconate ordination of seven Jesuits on 11 October at the...read more
Vietnamese Jesuit ordained priest in Tokyo
Fr Nguyễn Thành Ân was ordained to the priesthood in St Ignatius Church, Tokyo, by the Archbishop of Tokyo, Cardinal Tarcisius Isao Kikuchi SVD, on...read more
Companions on the path of hope: Jesuit ordination in Indonesia
Four deacons from the Indonesian Province were ordained priests by Most Reverend Robertus Rubiyatmoko, Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Semarang, on 23 July at the...read more
New Jesuit priest and deacons ordained Taiwan
The Chinese Province of the Society of Jesus celebrated the ordination of a new priest and two new deacons during a Eucharistic celebration on 5...read more