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PORTLAND – The Rev. Elaiyaraja Thaniyel has been appointed parochial vicar at Prince of Peace Parish (Basilica of Saints Peter & Paul, Lewiston; Holy Cross Church, Lewiston; Holy Family Church, Lewiston; Holy Trinity Church, Lisbon Falls; Our Lady of the Rosary Church, Sabattus), the Diocese of Portland announced.
Elaiyaraja is a member of the Heralds of Good News, a missionary society of apostolic life started in India in 1984. The aim of the Heralds is to promote vocations to the priesthood and seminarian training. There are nine other members of the society serving in the Diocese of Portland.
A native of Pulavanpadi in southern India, Elaiyaraja knew he wanted to a priest when he was six and completed his clerical studies at St. Joseph’s Major Seminary in Khammam, India, in 2014. He was ordained to the priesthood on April 5, 2015, at St. Joseph Church in Narasingapuram, India. Since his ordination, Elaiyaraja has served as an assistant parish priest in the Diocese of Tura and the Archdiocese of Guwahati, both in India.
PHOTO: The Rev. Elaiyaraja Thaniyel (Submitted photo)
