5 new priests ordained for the Archdiocese of Miami, including veteran firefighter

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – On Saturday morning, five new priests were ordained for the Archdiocese of Miami, including veteran firefighter with Miami-Dade Fire Rescue, Father Elkin Sierra.

"Prior to seminary, I spent 21 years as a firefighter paramedic with Miami-Dade Fire Rescue. It was a beautiful career I couldn't think of anything better or that made me happier than to save some of these lives," Sierra said. 

Sierra now plans to "save lives," except in a holier capacity. He explains that his seminar experience was not ordinary.

"My seminary experience was interesting, it wasn't your most common one. Because I'm one of the older seminarians. A lot of my classmates, I could be their father, but I adapted," Sierra said.

The five new priests were ordained by Archbishop Thomas Wenski at St. Mary's Cathedral, including Father Munoz, Father Lopez, Father Londono, Father Brevil, and Father Sierra.