Shillong, India. In a momentous ceremony held at Oriens Theological College, Shillong, six brothers from the Province of Northeast India were ordained as deacons on 22 June 2024. The ordination was presided by Most Rev. Dr. Linus Neli D.D., Archbishop of Imphal. This significant event marks a profound step in the spiritual journeys of the newly ordained deacons: Bhakupar Shadap, Chunjanglung James Gangmei, Charles Murmu, Hemant Toppo, Kyrshanbok Pohchen, and Teiborlang Malngiang.
Umsning, India. On the evening of May 31, 2025, the Claretian Missionaries of the Northeast India Province gathered at St. Claret Seminary, Umsning, to celebrate a deeply moving moment of religious commitment through perpetual, first, and renewed professions. Presided...
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...
