Ferrol, Spain. Deacon Alberto Abelenda, CMF was ordained a priest by the Bishop of Mondoñedo-Ferrol, Msgr. Luis de las Herras, CMF, in the afternoon of July 6, 2019 at the Church of Nuestra Señora de las Angustias Parish in the city of Ferrol. The Thanksgiving Mass took place a day after at the same place. Previously, a day before the ordination, a Taizé vigil took place at the Church of Calle Carlos III in Ferrol.
We congratulate our Claretian brothers who, in May 2025, were ordained to the priesthood and made their final profession in different Major Organisms of the Congregation. Priestly Ordinations Province of St. Thomas (India)May 5 – Paduva (India) – Ordained by Bishop...
Mannar, Sri Lanka. Eight Claretian deacons were ordained priests on May 22, 2025, at St. Sebastian’s Cathedral, Mannar, by Rt. Rev. Dr. Anthonippillai Gnanapragasam, Bishop of Mannar. Seven belong to the St. Joseph Vaz Independent Delegation (JVID), and one to...
Kerala, India. The St. Thomas Province of the Claretian Missionaries rejoiced in May 2025 as three deacons were ordained to the priesthood in grace-filled celebrations across Kerala. Dn. George (Tojit) Pallipurathu, CMF, was ordained on 5 May at St. Antony’s Church,...
