The 32 new Legionary priests come from Germany, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, South Korea, El Salvador, Spain, the United States, Italy, Mexico, and Venezuela
The Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore will be the place where 29 legionaries will be ordained priests. The ceremony will be officiated by Cardinal Fernando Vérgez, LC, president of the Pontifical Commission for the State of Vatican City and the Governatorate of Vatican City. The new priests are from Germany, Brazil, Canada, Chile, South Korea, El Salvador, Spain, the United States, Italy, Mexico, and Venezuela.
Furthermore, three will be ordained in Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico, making a total of 32 new priests in 2023.
Information about the ordination ceremony:
Date: Saturday, April 29, 2023.
Time: 10 a.m. (Rome)
Location: Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore (Rome)
Live broadcast (via YouTube):
Transmission in Italian (official language)
Broadcast with Spanish commentary
Broadcast with English commentary
All information about the ordination of the new legionary priests can be found on the special web page for the ordinations
You can also meet some of the legionaries being ordained as priests in our special “A Look. Ordinations 2023“:
José Gustavo Cerros, LC, and César Gálvez, LC
Andrés Poblete, LC, and Rodrigo Fernández de Castro, LC
José Eduardo Gorocica, LC, and Pablo Lorenzo Penalva, LC
Thomas White, LC, and Matthew Bender, LC
Salvador Arrellano, LC, and Carlos Ruiz, LC
Alán Ríos, LC, and Christian Ivandic, LC
Markus Stehmer, LC, and Luke Gill, LC
André Blanchette, LC, and Saúl Gutiérrez, LC
Michael Canzian, LC, and João Paulo Jäger, LC
Flávio Lopes, LC, and Ricardo Calzada, LC
The formation path of the Legionaries of Christ before being ordained priests lasts 12 years. The key elements of their formation as an institution of the Church are outlined in a document called Ratio Institutionis
