Ordination
Celebrating Final Vows, First Vows and Ordination in Japan
The Japan Province had numerous reasons to celebrate in September. On 8 September, Fathers Antonius Firmansyah, Tsunoda Yūichi, and Yamauchi Yasunori pronounced their Final Vows...read more
A historic ordination in Cambodia
On 19 August, the Cambodian Church and the Society of Jesus were gifted with the first-ever Cambodian Jesuit priest, Fr Damo Martin Chour SJ. The...read more
Called to be good shepherds: Priesthood ordination in Thailand
The Jesuits in Thailand joyfully celebrated the priesthood ordination of three of their men (left to right in the photo): Joseph Nguyen Van Luong SJ,...read more
Called to unveil the fullness of Christ: Jesuit ordination in Korea
On 28 June, Bishop Job Koo Yo-bi of the Archdiocese of Seoul presided over the ordination ceremony of four Jesuits who were ordained as priests:...read more
Joy in Christ: Ordinations in the Chinese Province
On the afternoon of Saturday, 24 June, the Chinese Province of the Society of Jesus celebrated the ordination of Michael Nguyen Phuoc Bao Dai Loi...read more
A doctor who helps save souls
Neurologist Dr Philip Fung Hon Chung was one of three Jesuits ordained to the priesthood, along with one scholastic ordained to the diaconate, on 24...read more
“To be priests of communion and mission”: Priesthood ordination in the Philippines
The Philippine Province of the Society of Jesus celebrated the ordination to the priesthood of Deacons Joseph Patrick Echevarria SJ and Cosme Carlo Lacang SJ...read more
A new Jesuit priest in Timor-Leste
The Society of Jesus in Timor-Leste celebrated the ordination to the priesthood of Deacon Domingos Manuel Moreira SJ at the Cathedral of Dili on 3...read more
Vietnamese Jesuit ordained deacon in Cambodia
Vietnamese Scholastic Paul the Convert Do Thanh Nguyen SJ was ordained to the diaconate in Cambodia by Bishop Olivier Schmitthaeusler, Apostolic Vicar of Phnom Penh,...read more