Proud moment for four newly ordained Sabahan priests


Most Reverend Datuk John Wong Soo Kau (third from left) with (from left ) Friar Priests Cosmas Francis, Crispus Mosinoh, Gerald Terence Saimel and Sixtus Pitah Amit after their ordination in Kota Kinabalu. -Photo: Peter Zeter

KOTA KINABALU: A group of four Kadazandusun men created history for their community as well as the local church here when they were ordained as priests at the same time on Saturday (July 2).

Cosmas Francis, Gerald Terence Saimel, Crispus Mosinoh and Sixtus Pitah Amit - all friars from the Catholic Church’s Franciscan order - took their vocations as priests before their proud family members and the faithful at the Sacred Heart Cathedral here.

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