By Florida Catholic staff
- Florida Catholic
Photographer: ANA RODRIGUEZ-SOTO | FC
Members of the ordination class of 2015 take a selfie in the atrium of the archdiocesan Pastoral Center a few weeks before their ordination. From left: Deacons Michael Garcia, Julio De Jesus, Yamil Miranda, Javier Barreto, Phillip Tran and Bryan Garcia, holding the mobile phone.
MIAMI | Archbishop Thomas Wenski will ordain six men as priests for the Archdiocese of Miami on Saturday, May 9, at 10 a.m. at St. Mary Cathedral. For those who cannot attend in person, the ordination Mass will be viewable via the Internet on the archdiocesan website, here.
The ordinandi are currently completing their studies at St. Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary in Boynton Beach while serving on weekends as deacons in local parishes. The soon-to-be priests are:
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Deacon Javier Barreto
Deacon Javier Barreto, 34, a native of Puerto Rico whose home parish is St. Mary Star of the Sea, Key West. He has been serving at All Saints in Sunrise.
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Deacon Julio Enrique de Jesus
Deacon Julio Enrique de Jesus, 43, a native of the Dominican Republic who moved to South Florida as a teenager. His home parish is Mother of Our Redeemer, Miami, and he has been serving at St. Andrew, Coral Springs.
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Deacon Bryan Garcia
Deacon Bryan García, 26, a Miami native who graduated from Immaculate Conception School and Msgr. Edward Pace High School. His home parish is Immaculate Conception, Hialeah, and he has been serving at St. David in Davie.
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Deacon Michael Garcia
Deacon Michael Garcia, 26, a native Miamian whose home parish is St. Agatha. He has been serving at Immaculate Conception, Hialeah.
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Deacon Yamil Miranda
Deacon Yamil Miranda, 30, a native of Nicaragua who grew up in Miami. His home parish is St. John Bosco, Miami, and he has been serving at Our Lady of the Lakes, Miami Lakes.
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Deacon Phillip Tran
Deacon Phillip Tran, 28, a native of Long Beach, Calif., who attended St. Ambrose School in Deerfield Beach and John Paul II High School in Boca Raton. His home parish is Our Lady of the Holy Rosary-St. Richard in Palmetto Bay and he has been serving at St. Thomas the Apostle, Miami.
