Pictured from left: Deacon Michael Parker, St Anthony of Padua, Baton Rouge (assigned to Holy Rosary, St Amant); Deacon Paul Soileau, St Jude, Baton Rouge (assigned to St Thomas More, BR); Deacon Glenn Farnet, St George Church, Baton Rouge (assigned to St George, BR); Bishop Michael G. Duca; Deacon Robert Templet, St John, Prairieville (assigned to St Ann, Sorrento); Deacon Glenn Hymel, St Philip, Vacherie (assigned to Vacherie tri-parish); and Deacon Eulis Simien, Sacred Heart, Baton Rouge (assigned to Sacred Heart, BR)
All six men were ordained on August 14 at Mass in St. Joseph Cathedral downtown.
The new ordinands received their intellectual formation at Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University. The academic work included 20 courses required to earn certificates in Catholic Theology and Catechesis.
In addition to their academic studies, the men received formation in the spiritual, human, and pastoral dimensions of their new ministry.
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