DEACON Conor Power has become the first man ordained for the Brisbane Oratory since it was established in 2015. He said passing the historic milestone was a sign to the Oratory community and to the broader parish community that “we really are committed to our parish and to the people of Brisbane”. Deacon Power was ordained to the transitional diaconate ... Read More »
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Three new deacons ready to serve Brisbane
DEACONS Francis Fernandes, William Iuliano and Jack Ho are ready to get stuck into ministry after Brisbane auxiliary Bishop Ken Howell ordained the trio to the transitional diaconate at St Stephen’s Cathedral on November 13. “It was amazing; it’s beyond words,” Deacon Ho said. “From the moment that I saw some friends arriving before Mass to the joy that we ... Read More »
Emotions running high as four Queensland men prepare to be deacons
THREE Brisbane seminarians Francis Fernandes, William Iuliano and Jack Ho are taking their next steps towards priesthood, set to be ordained transitional deacons at St Stephen’s Cathedral on Friday, November 13. Rockhampton diocese seminarian Ashwin Acharya will head to St Joseph’s Cathedral to be ordained a transitional deacon on Wednesday, November 18. The four men, closing out their sixth and ... Read More »
New Augustinian deacon who joined order ‘out of curiosity’ ordained in Brisbane
VIETNAM has a new Augustinian priest in the making following the diaconal ordination of Br Tuan Anh Le in Brisbane. The young Vietnamese man from the Vinh diocese in central Vietnam was ordained a transitional deacon for the Order of St on August 15, the feast of the Assumption. The ordination comes one year after the Augustinian’s established their first ... Read More »
Meet the married men who will be ordained deacons next week
A FINANCIAL economist, a renowned technologist, a researcher for the CSIRO, and a former Protestant pastor will walk into a cathedral to become deacons next week. Adam Walk, Ivan Ortiz, Chad Hargrave and Peter Pellicaan are one week out from their ordination to the permanent diaconate, one of three ranks in the sacrament of Holy Orders. They are all married ... Read More »
Sandhurst seminarian says vocation to priesthood freeing, not crazy
SEMINARIAN and former intern at The Catholic Leader, Adi Indra, can tick getting ordained over the burial site of the first pope from his bucket list. The Indonesian-born seminarian for the Sandhurst diocese in Victoria was ordained a deacon on October 3 at St Peter’s Basilica which, in Catholic tradition, is known as the place where St Peter was buried. ... Read More »
Vietnamese Augustinian closer to fulfilling dream of becoming a priest
AUSTRALIA’S Augustinians are closer to realising their plan of opening their first house in Vietnam following the diaconate ordination of Br Dang Nguyen in Brisbane. Br Nguyen, who left Vietnam nine years ago to be a priest, said it was a “dream” for the Australian Augustinian province to open the order’s first house in Vietnam and he hoped to be ... Read More »
Permanent diaconate growing with Deacon Andrew O’Brien ordained for Brisbane
BRISBANE’S newest permanent deacon has asked Christians to find Christ in the poor, who are thirsting for friendship and human belonging. Deacon Andrew O’Brien, who was ordained a permanent deacon on November 11 at St Stephen’s Cathedral, said Christians should not be afraid to encounter those on the margins, particularly those who lived on the streets. “Our purpose as Christians ... Read More »
‘Better late than never’: Brisbane man Brendan Gormley takes next step towards ordination at 46
BRENDAN Gormley was grabbing a coffee on the Via della Conciliazione in Rome when a swarm of people crowded round the shop. He thought the worst but let out a sigh of relief when it was just Pope Francis wandering freely through the streets. “He’s a bit impromptu like that,” the 46-year-old deacon said. Deacon Brendan has lived in Rome ... Read More »