First Consolata Missionaries' deacons in South Africa

On December 14, 2013, Mgr. José L. Ponce de León - Bishop of Manzini, Swaziland - ordained Deacons four Consolata missionaries at St Martin the Porres' parish in Woodlands (Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal). (from left, in the photograph):

Mrosso Patrick Francis IMC (Tanzania)

Onyango Samuel Francis IMC (Kenya)

Mwanake Josephat Mwendwa IMC (Kenya)

Kidane Ashuro Abebe IMC (Ethiopia)

They belong to the first group of Consolata Missionaries' professed students sent to South Africa in 2008 for their theological studies. The finished studying at Cedara a year ago and were then sent for their "year of service" to Osizweni (Newcastle) and Daveyton (Johannesburg).

Mgr. José L. Ponce de León is a Consolata missionary who was ordained Bishop on April 18, 2009 at Mtubatuba (South Africa) and headed the Vicariate of Ingwavuma until the second half of November 2013, when the Holy Father Francis appointed him Bishop of Manzini, Swaziland.