Brazil - Diaconate Ordination of Salesians Pedro Francisco Xavier Neto and Castelo José Alberto Faustino
Sao Paulo, Brazil - November 2024 - The diaconate ordination of young Salesians Pedro Francisco Xavier Neto, from the Salesian Province of Recife, Brazil (BRE), and Castelo José Alberto Faustino, from the Mozambique Vice-Province (MOZ), took place on Saturday 23 November in the St John Bosco parish in Alto da Lapa, in the State of Sao Paulo,. The celebration was presided over by Bishop Hilário Moser, SDB, Bishop Emeritus of Tubarão, in the presence of Fr Francisco Inácio, BRE Provincial, Fr Alexandre Oliveira, Provincial of São Paulo Brazil (BSP), Salesians, family members and friends of the new deacons from various locations. In addition to the presence of the friends from the Salesian communities where the new deacons have already served, members of the Salesian community of São Carlos and the BRE Provincial Prenovices also attended.