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  • Nicholas Goodly, left, from St. John the Evangelist Church, Hapeville, and Timothy Dimond, right, from St. Benedict Church, Johns Creek, lie prostrate in the center aisle at the Cathedral of Christ the King, Atlanta. They were ordained to the permanent diaconate with six other candidates on Jan. 26. Photo By Michael Alexander
  • (Clockwise, from left) Deacon José Espinosa, associate co-director of formation, and Deacon Dennis Dorner, permanent diaconate director, pray with the eight permanent diaconate candidates before their Jan. 26 ordination. Photo By Michael Alexander
  • (Foreground, l-r) Timothy Tye, Randy Ortiz, Facundo Maldonado and Nicholas Goodly, four of the eight ordination candidates, can be seen as the clergy on the altar join the congregation in giving a standing ovation to all the candidates after their formal presentation during the Jan. 26 rite of ordination to the permanent diaconate. Photo By Michael Alexander
  • Four of the eight ordination candidates, (foreground, l-r) Timothy Dimond, Stephen Gross, Thomas Nemchik and Guillermo Hedy Sevilla, can be seen kneeling before the altar as Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory conducts the prayer of consecration. Photo By Michael Alexander
  • Standing on the Cathedral of Christ the King plaza for a group photograph following the rite of ordination to the diaconate are (l-r) Deacon Dennis Dorner, permanent diaconate director, new deacons, Randy Ortiz, Nicholas Goodly, Timothy Tyre and Facundo Maldonado, Bishop Bernard E. Shlesinger III, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory, Abbot Cletus Meagher, OSB, of St. Bernard Abbey, Cullman, Alabama, new deacons Stephen Gross, Guillermo Hedy Sevilla, Thomas Nemchik and Timothy Dimond, and Office of the Permanent Diaconate associate co-directors of formation, Penny Simmons and Deacon José Espinosa. Photo By Michael Alexander
  • When the Archdiocese of Atlanta's newest permanent deacons administered first blessings to their waiting spouses on the plaza by the front entrance to the Cathedral of Christ the King, Atlanta, the moment was followed by joy in the form of hugs and kisses. Photo By Michael Alexander

Nicholas Goodly, left, from St. John the Evangelist Church, Hapeville, and Timothy Dimond, right, from St. Benedict Church, Johns Creek, lie prostrate in the center aisle at the Cathedral of Christ the King, Atlanta. They were ordained to the permanent diaconate with six other candidates on Jan. 26. Photo By Michael Alexander

Atlanta

Archbishop ordains eight men to permanent diaconate

ATLANTA—Eight men were ordained to serve as permanent deacons in the Archdiocese of Atlanta on Saturday, Jan. 26 at the Cathedral of Christ the King. Speaking before the congregation and the men, Atlanta Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory charged the deacons to fulfill their ministries as “icons of Christ the servant.” Their ministry in the diaconate […] Full Story | En Español

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