Archbishop Chaput to Ordain Rev. Mr. Addisalem T. Mekonnen

The Rev. Mr. Addisalem T. Mekonnen, son of Mr. Teshager and Mrs. Tsadu Mekonnen, will be ordained to the Priesthood by Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap. on

Saturday, May 16, 2015
9:45 a.m. (Procession)
10:00 a.m. (Mass)
Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul
18th Street and the Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Philadelphia, PA 19103

Born in Ethiopia, Rev. Mr. Addisalem T. Mekonnen has been serving as a deacon at Mother of the Divine Providence Parish (Montgomery County). He attended Saint Francis de Sales Elementary School and Parkway Gamma High School in Philadelphia. He received his Bachelor of Science and Master of Divinity Degrees at Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary.

Father Mekonnen will celebrate his First Mass on
Sunday, May 17, 2015
Saint Francis de Sales Church
3:00 p.m.
4625 Springfield Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19143

 

The homilist will be Reverend Frank A. Giuffre.

There are seven men from the Archdiocese of Philadelphia in the Ordination Class of 2015. Each of the newly ordained priests will be assigned to an Archdiocesan parish where they will serve as parochial vicars. A parochial vicar is a priest appointed by the Archbishop to assist the pastor of a parish.

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