Archbishop Bernard Longley ordained Fr Michael Puljic to the sacred priesthood during a two-hour ceremony at St Thomas of Canterbury, Walsall, on Saturday July 17, writes Peter Jennings.
It was one of the first public occasions that the Archbishop of Birmingham had worn the Pallium given to him by Pope Benedict XVI during Mass in St Peter’s Basilica on the Feast of Ss Peter and Paul.
Fr Michael Puljic, who celebrated his 29th birthday on June 29, was brought up and went to school in Walsall. Initially a scientist, he gained a Masters degree in chemistry at York University before studying for the priesthood at St Mary’s College, Oscott, the diocesan seminary. He enjoys playing the organ and was organist at Oscott College.
