The Jesuit Region of Thailand has two new priests. Fr Pipat Muepae SJ and Fr Sarayuth Konsupap SJ were ordained on June 29 at the Sacred Heart Cathedral in Chiang Mai by the bishop, Most Rev Francis Xavier Vira Arpondratana. … Continued
On July 3, two Jesuits, Kim Sung-hyun Raphael and Lee Chang-joon Rosario, were ordained to the priesthood at Myeongdong Cathedral in Seoul by Most Rev Lee Han-taek SJ, Bishop Emeritus of the Diocese of Uijeongbu. The two newly ordained Jesuits … Continued
South African Jesuit Lodewicus Barnard came to Taiwan in 2015 where he spent three years under the International Regency Programme of the Chinese Jesuit Province. He was ordained a deacon at the Holy Trinity Church in Braamfontein, South Africa on … Continued
On June 15, Australian Jesuits Kieran Gill and Andy Nguyen were ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Gregory O’Kelly SJ, during a well-attended ceremony at St Ignatius’ Church in Richmond, Victoria. The ordinands’ families as well as their Superior at … Continued
Family, friends and members of religious communities gathered on the bright morning of June 8 to witness the diaconate ordination of Joseph Dang Do Nhan SJ by Most Rev John B Shan-Chuan Hung SVD, Archbishop of Taipei. The Mass was … Continued
The Philippine Jesuit Province celebrated the ordination of Fr Arman B Samonte on Saturday, June 8. Fr Samonte was ordained by Most Rev Teodoro C Bacani Jr, Bishop Emeritus of the Diocese of Novaliches, in the Oratory of St Ignatius, … Continued
The Indonesian Jesuit Province is blessed with eight new deacons. Six of them were ordained on May 8 in the Chapel of Maria della Strada (Our Lady of the Way) at the Department of Education for Catholic Teachers and Catechism, … Continued
Eccomi is a simple word in Italian that means “Here I am” and is often used for someone to indicate his or her presence at a particular event. It is also the word those who are to be ordained say … Continued
Seven Jesuits of the Vietnamese Province were ordained as deacons on March 2 by Most Rev Luis Nguyen Anh Tuan, Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Saigon. Relatives and friends of the ordinands, and Jesuits from nearby communities gathered bright … Continued
Six Jesuit deacons were ordained as priests at St Joseph Jesuit Scholasticate in Saigon, Vietnam on December 3. The new priests are Fr Francis Xavier Hoàng Khắc Luận SJ, Fr Philip Trần Thanh Minh SJ, Fr Peter Lê Hoàng … Continued