Father Michael Castiblanco Ordained to the Priesthood

Father Michael Castiblanco Ordained to the Priesthood

Posted on June 30, 2019 in: News, Vocations

A celebration of the ordination to the priesthood of Reverend Michael Castiblanco for service as a priest in the Diocese of Norwich took place June 29, 2019.

The Ritual Mass for the Conferral of Holy Orders took place at the Cathedral of St. Patrick in Norwich, with the Most Reverend Michael R. Cote, D.D., Bishop of Norwich, as the ordaining celebrant.

Father Castiblanco is a native of Columbia, and his parents traveled from there to Norwich for the ordination.

For photos from the ordination, click the photo or this link to be taken to a gallery.

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