We have been able to obtain information that the man who once served as the Director of Public Prosecutions in Grenada from 1997 to 1999 has been ordained as a deacon of the Catholic faith in Trinidad and Tobago.
Justice Malcolm Holdip of the Court of Appeal there was ordained Saturday by Archbishop Jason Gordon in the twin-island Republic.
Holdip, in his native Trinidad, said he was elated to become a deacon after having studied for four-and-a-half years.
He said he had no fears about balancing his spiritual and professional lives, as his career and role within the Catholic church have always been inter-related as they are service-based.
“Work is a form of worship, and worship has always been a form of work,” he says.
Holdip was among three to take a vow of celibacy. His wife Dianne Marshall-Holdip, died in November 2017.
He went further to indicate that he was motivated to become a deacon after a request from the late Bishop Vincent Darius of Grenada and encouragement from Fr. Cornelius, and members of his parish.
He said the recommendations were made based on his community work.
Holdip was one of 15 deacons ordained Saturday.
