It happened on Saturday, February 3: Auxiliary Bishop John Nhàn Trần ordained 8 new permanent deacons for the Archdiocese of Atlanta. They are:

Robert Samuel Fraundorf, Michael Heubel, Gerard Thomas LaHatte, Michael Patrick Martell, Alonso L. Rigg, William Hardeman Schubring, Phillip Tran and Thang Vu.

Congratulations, brothers, and welcome! Ad multos annos!