Perpetual Profession and Presbyteral Ordination in Colombia-Venezuela

Oct 27, 2020 | Colombia - Venezuela, Ordinations, Professions

CV-20201024 Víctor Manuel Fontalvo Profesión Perpetua

Neopresbítero Over Mercado

Caracas, Venezuela. On October 24, 2020, as part of the celebration of the 150th anniversary of the Easter of our Father and Founder, in the Province of Colombia – Venezuela, two key events stand out: 1) the Perpetual Profession of Victor Manuel Fontalvo, CMF, held in the city of Caracas, Venezuela; and 2) in Montelíbano, Córdoba, Colombia, Deacon Over de Jesús Mercado, CMF, received the Presbyteral Ordination from the hands of Msgr. Farly Yovany Gil Betancur, Bishop of Montelibano Diocese.

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