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Number of seminarians in WA: St Charles' Seminary Redemptoris Mater Seminary Number of Deacons: St Charles' Seminary Redemptoris Mater Seminary St Charles' Seminary students and new deacons from left lirsardsa Crawford, TM Lam, JOIN Daly and Illichati
By Bronwen Clune Four deacons were ordained last Friday night in a ceremony at St Mary's Cathedral. Family and friends gathered to see Brandon Crawford, Thi Lam, john Daly and Michael Merrifield ordained into the diaconate by Archbishop Barry Hickey. The Archbishop concelebrated Mass with Bishop Sproxton and 25 priests from the Perth Archdiocese. Archbishop Hickey said that the people of Perth continued to be blessed with a good number of seminarians. We are grateful to God for calling these men from many different places in the community," he said. "We are very privileged that they want to give their lives through their holy orders to serve God and the people of Perth." New deacon John Daly spent eight years prior to entering the seminary working between a job as a field assistant to a diamond operator and volunteering with the Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta, India. Brandon Crawford worked in real estate in Mandurah before entering the seminary and Michael Merrifield was involved with the Holy Spirit of Freedom Community. which works with homeless people. Thi Lam and his family were Vietnamese refugees and have been in Perth for nearly ten years. The deacons will be given a pastoral placement in February, but it is not known where
Redemptoris Mater Seminary, Morley, recthey will be placed. Deacon John Daly said they were all excited at the prospect of tor Father Michael Moore said they also becoming involved with parishes around continued to have large numbers in their seminary. Currently there are 19 seminariPerth. All four deacons will be ordained into the ans and two deacons. Sagayaraj Arokiadoss priesthood in August next year. St Charles' and Abraham Martin. The deacons are Seminary in Guildford reopened in 1994 working at the Mirabooka and Yanchep after closing between 1977 and 1993 due to parishes respectively, and will be ordained a drop in vocations. Since reopening it has In December. Fr Moore said six new seminarians were enjoyed large numbers of seminarians and new buildings were opened in May this year expected to join them next year and a drop to accommodate the needs of the modern in numbers did not appear likely in the seminarians who tend to be older and to future. "I would estimate that between us and St come from a professional background. Currently there are 12 seminarians and Charle's seminary about 28 new priests nine deacons including the four newly have been ordained into the priesthood since 1994." said Fr Moore. ordained from St Charles'.
Archbishop Hickey, Bishop Sproxton and priests from the Archdiocese of Perth concelebrate Mass
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