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Father Hernando Diaz 50th Anniversary of Ordination
Friday, Apr. 23, 2021
By Laura Vallejo
Intermountain Catholic
MIDVALE – A blessing from the pope marked the 50th anniversary of priesthood ordination of Father Hernando Diaz.
Father Diaz, who was born in Cairo, Colombia, was ordained a priest on April 17, 1971 by Monsignor Jose Gabriel Calderon, Bishop of the Diocese of Cartago, Colombia. He was invited to Utah by the Most Rev. William K. Weigand, seventh Bishop of Salt Lake City. With the authorization from his bishop in Colombia, Fr. Diaz arrived in Utah in 1984.
His first assignment was as a parochial vicar of St. Therese of the Child Jesus Parish in Midvale. Then he was assigned as administrator of Sacred Heart Parish in Salt Lake City, where he stayed for seven years. This was followed by six-year terms at various assignments throughout Utah: St. Joseph Catholic parish (Ogden), Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish, Sacred Heart Mission, St. Marguerite Parish, St. Bridget Pari
2020 Year in Review
The pandemic led parishes to celebrate special liturgies, such as this Aug. 27 special Holy Hour at Saint Therese of the Child Jesus Parish to pray for the health and wellbeing of the people who work on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic. As with all liturgies during this time, social distancing measures were observed.
By Marie Mischel
Intermountain Catholic
SALT LAKE CITY When the novel coronavirus struck Utah in March, Bishop Oscar A. Solis implemented emergency measures in the Diocese of Salt Lake City, issuing a dispensation from the obligation to attend Sunday Mass, suspending public worship in Catholic churches, canceling events such as the annual diocesan Lenten retreat, and instructing the Utah Catholic Schools to provide remote instruction rather than onsite.