Holy Family Church in Taipei City was filled to overflowing on Saturday, June 9 as hundreds of people gathered for the ordination of Romio Brahma SJ and Aloysius Ming-te Hsu SJ to the priesthood. It was a momentous occasion and some, … Continued
Two Filipino Jesuits were ordained to the priesthood on June 2 at the Oratory of St Ignatius of Loyola, Loyola House of Studies in Manila. Jereme Asunto SJ and Firmo Bargayo Jr SJ were ordained by Bishop of Tagbilaran Abet … Continued
Robert Morris SJ was ordained to the priesthood at St Mary’s Pro-Cathedral in Christchurch on June 2. It was a special homecoming for the newly ordained Fr Morris, who has been away from home for many years. He took his … Continued
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 … Continued
A Thai and a Vietnamese were among 16 Jesuits ordained deacons by Cardinal Walter Kasper on April 3 at the Church of Gesù in Rome. Fr General Arturo Sosa SJ, Superior General of the Society of Jesus, concelebrated the ordination … Continued
February 24 was a day of grace for Myanmar Jesuit Mission. It received the gift of a new local Jesuit priest with the ordination of Stephen Mar Tay. Fr Mar Tay is only the fourth Myanmar Jesuit priest. It was … Continued
Three Jesuits scholastics were ordained to the diaconate and a deacon to the priesthood in Vietnam on February 9. Bishop Joseph Do Manh Hung, auxiliary bishop of Saigon Archdiocese, presided over the ordination held at the chapel of St Joseph … Continued
Nine Jesuits from three countries in the Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific (JCAP) were ordained deacons on October 28, the feast of Saints Simon and Jude. The new deacons who come from Korea, Vietnam and the Philippines were ordained by … Continued
Archbishop Peter Takeo Okada of Tokyo ordained three Jesuits to the priesthood on September 23. The new priests are Fr Aloysius Ōnishi Takao SJ, Fr Joseph Nguyễn Thanh Nhã SJ and Fr John Baptist Phan Ðức Ðịnh SJ. Fr Aloysius … Continued
Australian Jesuits Nico Lariosa, Alan Wong and Robert Morris were ordained deacons in Boston by Cardinal Sean O’Malley OFM Cap. The three Australians were among 12 Jesuits ordained at St Ignatius Church in Chestnut Hill on September 3. Three of … Continued