Reported by: Fr Paul Melwyn D'Souza, OFM, Cap

Media Release

Aizawal, Apr 30 (IANS):  Two deacons from Mizoram were ordained to the priesthood by the Bishop of Aizawl, Stephen Rotluanga, CSC, DD, on Saturday, April 29 at a ceremony held at St Mary’s Church, Aizawl, Mizoram.

The newly ordained priests Fr David Lalduhkima and Fr Joseph S Deihgin belong to the Order of Capuchins Minor and they are members of the Holy Trinity Province, Karnataka.

Bishop Stephen in his homily invited the new priests to become ‘missionary disciples.’   He further added that “you should try and work on through your priesthood to be missionary disciples.”        

Fr Alwyn Dias, OFM Cap, the Provincial minister of Karnataka appreciated with gratitude the generosity and goodwill of the bishop who ordained the new priests.  He also remembered and thanked the parents of the news priests for offering their sons to the Church as Capuchin priests.

The Capuchin Friars of the Holy Trinity Province, Karnataka praise God for the eight new priests this year.  The Holy Trinity Province of Karnataka, is entrusted with the Custody of Uganda; three Delegations, namely, Infant Jesus Delegation (Nagaland-Manipur); Christ the King Delegation (Mizoram-Tripura-Silchar Barak Valley) and St Pio Delegation, Sri Lanka, by the Order of the Capuchin Friars Minor. 

More than two hundred Capuchin priests of the province are actively involved in the work of evangelization in North-East, Madhya Pradesh, Sri Lanka, Uganda, Japan, Middle East-Gulf, Italy, Turkey, New York, Guam, Canada, Jerusalem and in various districts of Karnataka.