▁Thomas ▁Aqu inas ▁College ▁in ▁Rab at , ▁Mal ta ▁and ▁then ▁continued ▁with ▁his ▁education ▁in ▁the ▁UK . ▁On ▁January ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁E be jer ▁was ▁ord ained ▁priest ▁of ▁the ▁Domin ican ▁Order ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 2 4 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁he ▁graduated ▁in ▁philosophy ▁and ▁the ology ▁from ▁St ▁Thomas ▁Aqu inas ▁College ▁in ▁Rab at ▁and ▁later , ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁he ▁graduated ▁and ▁acquired ▁his ▁lic ence ▁in ▁the ology ▁sum ma ▁cum ▁la ude ▁from ▁the ▁Angel icum ▁in ▁Rome . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁E be jer ▁went ▁to ▁Brazil ▁as ▁mission ary ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Go i ás . ▁From ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁until ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁he ▁did ▁past oral ▁work ▁in ▁north ▁of ▁Par ana ▁and ▁was ▁superior ▁of ▁M alt ese ▁Domin ican ▁order ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁until ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁Later ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁lect urer ▁at ▁the ▁Pont ific al ▁Catholic ▁University ▁of ▁Par ana ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁Stud ium ▁The olog icum ▁Catholic ▁University . ▁He ▁also ▁became ▁the ▁parish ▁priest ▁at ▁Mat in hos ▁which ▁has ▁some ▁ 5 0 ▁kilometres ▁of ▁shore . ▁He ▁served ▁in ▁this ▁post ▁until ▁ 1 9 7 6 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁Pope ▁Paul ▁VI ▁appointed ▁E be jer ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁bishop ▁of