By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Father Anthony Pangan, a priest formerly of the Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament, was incardinated into the Diocese of Honolulu on Jan. 30. With his incardination came his change of status from administrator to pastor of Annunciation Parish on Hawaii Island. Father Pangan, 56, was born and raised in […]
Father John Molina incardinated into the Diocese of Honolulu
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Bishop Larry Silva announced the incardination of former Somascan Father John Molina into the Diocese of Honolulu in the Official Notices of the Nov. 24 Hawaii Catholic Herald. He was publicly welcomed to the presbyterate of the diocese Dec. 1 at the final Mass of the annual convocation of […]
Missionary of Our Lady of La Salette incardinated into Diocese of Honolulu
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Father Arnel Soriano, pastor of St. Theresa Parish, Kihei, Maui, has joined the Diocese of Honolulu. The former member of the Missionaries of Our Lady of La Salette was incardinated on Oct. 28. Bishop Larry Silva made the announcement by email Oct. 29. Father Soriano, 50, has already […]
Philippines-born vocations director incardinated into the diocese
By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald In a short ceremony during the muggy, midday Mass at St. Stephen Diocesan Center’s chapel on Sept. 16, Father Joseph “Bong” Diaz officially joined the Diocese of Honolulu surrounded by the majority of the priests serving here in Hawaii. The Mass took place during the diocese’s annual priests retreat, […]
Photo: Incardinated
Father Joseph “Bong” Diaz and Bishop Larry Silva posed for photos before Mass on Sept. 16 during the the annual priests retreat at St. Stephen Diocesan Center in Kaneohe. Father Diaz was incardinated as a priest for the Diocese of Honolulu during that Mass. See story on page 7. (HCH photo | Anna Weaver)
India-born Missionary of Faith priest incardinated into diocese
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Bishop Larry Silva on May 24 incardinated as a priest of the Diocese of Honolulu Father Sebastian Kumar Soosai, an India-born former member of the congregation of the Missionaries of Faith. The bishop also changed Father Soosai’s status from administrator of St. Roch Church, Kahuku, to pastor, effective […]
Galapagos priest incardinated into diocese
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Bishop Larry Silva on Sept. 8 incardinated into the Diocese of Honolulu Father Ornoldo Cherrez who is originally a priest of the Apostolic Vicariate of Galapagos, Ecuador. “We congratulate and welcome him!” the bishop wrote Sept. 5 in his official announcement of the priest’s new status. Incardination, generally speaking, […]
Oahu-born Father Rheo Ofalsa incardinated into the diocese
Bishop Larry Silva announced the incardination into the Diocese of Honolulu of Hawaii-born Father Rheo Ofalsa on Aug. 31. Formerly a priest of the Archdiocese of Omaha, Father Ofalsa is now a priest of the Honolulu diocese. His incardination had been publicly announced on Aug. 16, during the 175th anniversary Mass of the Cathedral Basilica […]
Father Jose Macoy incardinated into Diocese of Honolulu
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Father Jose Macoy, administrator of Sacred Hearts Parish on Lanai, was incardinated into the Diocese of Honolulu on Nov. 1 after working 14 years in Neighbor Island parishes in Hawaii. Father Jose MacoyWith his incarnation, announced by Bishop Larry Silva in the official notices in the Nov. 3 Hawaii […]
Two priests from the Philippines incardinated into the diocese
At the March 17 Chrism Mass at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa, Bishop Larry Silva incardinated into the Diocese of Honolulu two Filipino priests — one from a religious order, the other from a Philippine diocese — who have served in Hawaii for years.
