From Western Michigan-It has been quite a journey from Bogota, Colombia, to Grand Haven, Michigan, for the Rev. John Infante, soon to be the first Latino priest ordained in the Episcopal Diocese of Western Michigan.
Born into the Episcopal Church in Colombia, Infante’s career path took him from a large hotel chain in Colombia, to law school in the evenings, and then a career as an attorney where he worked in Internal Affairs for the police in Colombia. During this time, he served as junior warden and then senior warden of his parish and eventually as legal counsel for Province 9 of the Episcopal Church.
However, Infante had a deeper sense of calling for pastoral ministry in the church. He sensed a calling to priestly ministry and began the process of discernment and formation for the priesthood. He was licensed as a lay pastoral minister in 2008 and appointed to work at St. Patrick’s Mission, outside of Bogota. In 2009, he began his studies at the Center for Theological Studies in Bogota, receiving a licentiate in theological studies. He was ordained a transitional deacon in 2012 and assigned to continue his work at St. Patrick’s Mission.
More here-
http://www.grandhaventribune.com/Local/2017/10/15/First-Latino-Priest-to-be-Ordained-in-the-Episcopal-Diocese-of-Western-Michigan.html?ci=stream&lp=1&p=1
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