Archbishop Thomas Wenski poses with the five men he ordained May 13, 2023, at St. Mary Cathedral, from left: Father Saul Araujo, Father Gustavo Santos, Archbishop Wenski, Father Andrew Vitrano-Farinato, Father Sebastian Grisales and Father Rikinson Bantou.
Archbishop Thomas Wenski poses with the five men he ordained May 13, 2023, at St. Mary Cathedral, from left: Father Saul Araujo, Father Gustavo Santos, Archbishop Wenski, Father Andrew Vitrano-Farinato, Father Sebastian Grisales and Father Rikinson Bantou.
Father Saul Araujo, 29, was ordained a priest May 13, 2023.
• Date/place of birth: Dec. 9, 1993, in Brasilia, Brazil; the third of nine brothers.
• Schools attended: CEM #3 (in Brasilia); joined the Redemptoris Mater Seminary of Miami a year after graduation; studied at St. John Vianney College Seminary in Miami and St. Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary in Boynton Beach.
• Ordained a deacon: April 2, 2022
• Served diaconate year: Good Shepherd, Miami
• Interesting fact: Loves all types of music, taking morning walks, and playing soccer.
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