Pachen village

Yangoru man ordained a priest

Deacon Paul Kaji from Pachen village in the East Yangoru LLG was ordained early this week to the status of a Priest by Catholic Bishop of the Wewak Diocese, Bishop Jozef Roszynski at the St Thomas Catholic Church at Yangoru.

The ordination which marks the first for the Catholic community in the Yangoru  Saussia District of East Sepik Province.

The Parish since its establishment 64 years ago never had a local parish priest apart from missionaries who went there to serve the parish.