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A look back at the diaconal ordinations for the Province of Europe

Published on September 21, 2024

Brother Elijas's ordination to the diaconate in Vilnius - Brothers of Saint John

Thanksgiving

Brother Yakob DESALEGN BISHAMO (Ethiopia) and Brother Elijas BUTKUS (Lithuania) have been ordained deacons with in view of the priesthood for the Province of Europe.

Yakob DESALEGN BISHAMO (Ethiopia)

Brother Yakob’s ordination to the diaconate took place on Saturday 7 September in the parish of Saint Anthony of Padua, London (England), in the presence of the Most Reverend Alan Williams, Bishop of the Diocese of Brentwood (London).

Elijas BUTKUS (Lithuania)

The ordination to the diaconate of Brother Elijas took place on Saturday 21 September at the priory of the Brothers of Saint John in Vilnius (Lithuania), in the presence of His Eminence Cardinal Audrys Juozas Bačkis (Vilnius).