Most Rev. Bishop Emmanuel Kofi Fianu, SVD Has Ordained Five Candidates Into The Diaconate Order

The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Ho, Most Rev. Bishop Emmanuel Kofi Fianu, SVD has on Tuesday, 20th December 2022, ordained Five candidates into the diaconate order.

The newly ordained Deacons are Revs. Enyeminku Roland Deladem from St. Augustine Parish Alavanyo, Mensah Edmund Noah from St. Mary's Parish Likpe Abrani, Passah Godwin Eli from Holy Spirit Parish Ho SSNIT Flat, Quarshie James Konnings from Sacred Heart Parish Fodome and Torwoe Michael CSsR who is a candidate of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (The Redemptorists).

The candidates during the ceremony were urged to commit themselves to the Evangelical Councils of Poverty, Celibacy, and the Promise of Obedience to their Local Ordinary and his successors, after which they were then invested with stole and Dalmatic. Their ordination into the transitional diaconal ministry, now makes them members of the clergy and a step towards Priestly Ordination.

Bishop Fianu, in his homily, thanked the parents for giving out their children to the church to serve the faithful. He encouraged the newly ordained deacons to always avail themselves to learn more about the ministry God has called them to.

He entreated them to prepare adequately through constant reading, meditation and research on the Word of God and the preach the Word of God with humility and truthfulness.

"You should believe what you read, teach what you believe and practice what teach," the Bishop said.

Bishop Fianu admonished the Deacons to learn from Mary mother of the church and always listen to God in the transition period.

Bishop asked the faithful to pray for God's grace and spirit to descend on the newly ordain Deacons to be true Servant of God.

The ceremony which took place at the Bishop Holland Memorial Pastoral Center Sokode Gborgame, was witnessed by the candidates' parents, a session of the clergy and religious as well as seminarians from the diocese.

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