Four East Timor ordinations bring great joy to ITM
FUILORO-LOSPALOS: 23rd October 2007 -- Four young East
Timorese Salesians were ordained to the priesthood on 20th October 2007
at St. Paul's Parish Lospalos, East Timor by Bishop Basilio do
Nascimento, bishop of Bacau, East Timor.
The four newly ordained are: Fr Domingos Caitano,
from Mehara sub district Tutuala, in Lautem district, Fr Gui do Carmo
from Nahareka sub district Ossu, Viqueque district, Fr Helio Cabral,
from Luro sub district, in Lautem-Lospalos district, and Fr Silvano de
Oliveira, from Iliomar sub district, in Lautem district.
Somewhat typical of major liturgical events in East
Timor, the ordination ceremony lasted six hours, beginning at 8.00 in
the morning with a traditional dance and then followed by a
minutely-prepared liturgy. Our correspondent at the event reports that
there were between 5-6,000 people present, including a concelebrating
bishop, Bishop Cornelio SIM, bishop of Brunei. Two Vicar Generals
(Dili, Bacau) were amongst the 40 concelebrating priests, and of course
the ITM Provincial, Fr Andres Calleja.
One of the newly ordained, Fr Silvano de Oliveira,
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