Bishop Kelly, Bishop of Tyler, instituted seminarians into the Ministry of Acolyte on Wednesday, October 22nd. The Ministry of Acolyte is the final ministry before seminarians are ordained to the diaconate. In the rite of institution, the bishop hands those to be instituted a paten with bread and says, “Take this vessel with bread for the celebration of the Eucharist. Make your life worthy of your service at the table of the Lord and of His Church.”

Diocese of Alexandria: Jacob Cass
Diocese of Baton Rouge: Grant Caillouet
Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux: Chad Nelson Cheramie and James David Silk
Diocese of Jackson: Grayson Rowe Foley and EJ Martin
Diocese of Lafayette: Coby Hebert and Giovanni Ranzino
Diocese of Memphis: Andrew Elkins and Vinicius Botelho de Oliveira
Archdiocese of New Orleans: Eddie Bergeron, III, Bosco Escriva, and Giovanni Patricio Estrada
Archdiocese of Tororo: Charles Lwanga
Diocese of Tyler: Steven Bernasconi