On Saturday 12, March 2022, Anthony Beltrame and Olek Stirrat were ordained by Archbishop Patrick O’Regan in front of family and friends at St Francis Xavier’s Cathedral.
The newly-ordained priests celebrated their Thanksgiving Mass on Sunday 13, March in the parishes where they grew up - in Tranmere (Fr Anthony Beltrame) and Hectorville (Fr Olek Stirrat).
Fr Beltrame will continue serving as Assistant Priest in the Adelaide Cathedral Parish. Fr Stirrat will also continue serving as Assistant Priest in the Mount Gambier and Millicent Parishes.
Fr Stirrat and Fr Beltrame with their parents and Archbishop O’Regan. Pictures: Ben Macmahon.