VATICAN: Pope confirms 48 Prelates as Voting Members of October Synod
Pope Francis
has confirmed the elections of prelates from Bishops’ Conferences around the
world to participate in October’s global meeting of Catholic Bishops,
confirming selections of 48 prelates from six continents.
has confirmed the elections of prelates from Bishops’ Conferences around the
world to participate in October’s global meeting of Catholic Bishops,
confirming selections of 48 prelates from six continents.
From AMECEA
Region H.E. John Cardinal Njue, Archbishop of Nairobi and President of
Episcopal Conference; Rt. Rev James Maria Wainaina Kungu, Bishop of Muranga,
Kenya and Rt. Rev. Tsegaye Keneni Derera, Apostolic Vicar of Sodo Ethiopia have
been ratified among 48 prelates as voting members of the synod.
Region H.E. John Cardinal Njue, Archbishop of Nairobi and President of
Episcopal Conference; Rt. Rev James Maria Wainaina Kungu, Bishop of Muranga,
Kenya and Rt. Rev. Tsegaye Keneni Derera, Apostolic Vicar of Sodo Ethiopia have
been ratified among 48 prelates as voting members of the synod.
Rt. Rev.
Emmanuel Barbara, O.F.M. Cap., of Malindi Diocese, Kenya and Rt. Rev. Markos
Gebremedhin, C.M., Apostolic Vicar of Jimma-Bonga Ethiopia have been confirmed
as substitutes.
Emmanuel Barbara, O.F.M. Cap., of Malindi Diocese, Kenya and Rt. Rev. Markos
Gebremedhin, C.M., Apostolic Vicar of Jimma-Bonga Ethiopia have been confirmed
as substitutes.
The papal confirmations
were announced on Saturday, 31st January through the Vatican
Information Service. The 2015 synod whose theme is “The Vocation and Mission of the
Family in the Church and Contemporary World.” will take place between
4th and 25th October at the Vatican City. It follows the
2014 synod, held on the theme: “Pastoral Challenges of the Family in the
Context of Evangelization.”
were announced on Saturday, 31st January through the Vatican
Information Service. The 2015 synod whose theme is “The Vocation and Mission of the
Family in the Church and Contemporary World.” will take place between
4th and 25th October at the Vatican City. It follows the
2014 synod, held on the theme: “Pastoral Challenges of the Family in the
Context of Evangelization.”
The names
confirmed Saturday as ratified by the pope for participation in next October’s
synod do not comprise a final list of prelates who will participate in the
synod, as the pope has yet to confirm elections of members from many other
countries. The Pope is also expected to name a number of prelate-members at his
own initiative.
confirmed Saturday as ratified by the pope for participation in next October’s
synod do not comprise a final list of prelates who will participate in the
synod, as the pope has yet to confirm elections of members from many other
countries. The Pope is also expected to name a number of prelate-members at his
own initiative.
Other
African Bishops who have been ratified as Members and substitutes include: Bishop
Gervais Bashimiyubusa, of Ngozi, president of the Episcopal Conference of
Burundi(Member) and Bishop Joachim Ntahondereye of Muyinga (Substitute); Archbishop
Gabriel Charles Palmer-Buckle, of Accra Ghana (Member) and Bishop Anthony Kwami
Adanuty of Keta-katsi Ghana (Substitute); Bishop Desire Tsarahazana of
Toamasina Madagascar, president of the Episcopal Conference (Member) and Bishop
Jean de Dieu Raoelison, auxiliary of Antananarivo Madagascar (Substitute); Bishop
Antoine Kambanda of Kibungo Rwanda (Member) and Bishop Smaragde Mbonyintege of
Kabgayi Rwanda, president of the Episcopal Conference (Substitute).
African Bishops who have been ratified as Members and substitutes include: Bishop
Gervais Bashimiyubusa, of Ngozi, president of the Episcopal Conference of
Burundi(Member) and Bishop Joachim Ntahondereye of Muyinga (Substitute); Archbishop
Gabriel Charles Palmer-Buckle, of Accra Ghana (Member) and Bishop Anthony Kwami
Adanuty of Keta-katsi Ghana (Substitute); Bishop Desire Tsarahazana of
Toamasina Madagascar, president of the Episcopal Conference (Member) and Bishop
Jean de Dieu Raoelison, auxiliary of Antananarivo Madagascar (Substitute); Bishop
Antoine Kambanda of Kibungo Rwanda (Member) and Bishop Smaragde Mbonyintege of
Kabgayi Rwanda, president of the Episcopal Conference (Substitute).
Source: Vatican Information
Services (VIS)
Services (VIS)
