The three men who were ordained transitional deacons Sunday, July 9, all thought about being a priest since they were young, but each followed a different route in pursuing their vocations.
Randy Thanh Nguyen, Luis Marquez, and Caetano Moura de Oliveira were ordained to the diaconate by Bishop Robert Brennan at the Cathedral Basilica of St. James, Brooklyn, on July 9. They, along with one more member of the class studying at St. Joseph’s Seminary in Yonkers — Tobechukwu Offiah — are scheduled to be ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Brooklyn next spring.
