Diocesan Ordinations in the Latin Patriarchate

The five have all completed their studies at the Beit Jala Seminary, where they have lived over the past years.

- Father Bashar Fawadleh from the village of Abboud in Palestine was ordained on June 21, 2014 in Ramallah.

- Fathers Fares Siryani (from Madaba in Jordan), Ibrahim Naffa’ (from Fuhays in Jordan) and Baha Istfan (from Misdar, Jordan) were ordained on Thursday, June 26, 2014 in Amman, Jordan.

- Deacon Bernard Poggi (from San Francisco) will be ordained in San Francisco, USA on July 12, 2014.

We pray for these new priests, asking the Lord to strengthen them in his service!