ORDINATION OF 842 PRIESTS - 1952 Photos of the ordination of 842 priests at the XXXV International Eucharistic Congress in Barcelona at the Olympic stadium in Montjuich on May 31, 1952. 21 altars …More
Photos of the ordination of 842 priests at the XXXV International Eucharistic Congress in Barcelona at the Olympic stadium in Montjuich on May 31, 1952. 21 altars were erected on which 21 bishops celebrated simultaneous masses. The Bishop of Barcelona, the Monsignor Modrego Casaus, celebrated at altar #12. Each bishop ordained 40 priests. A Schola Cantorum that consisted of 300 seminarians from all over Spain sang the chants.