KENYA: Archbishop Kivuva receives the Pallium
The Archbishop
of Mombasa Most Rev Martin Kivuva on 29th December 2015 received the
Pallium which was presented to him by the Apostolic Nuncio to Kenya and South
Sudan, Most Rev Daniel Balvo at Holy Ghost Cathedral, Mombasa.
of Mombasa Most Rev Martin Kivuva on 29th December 2015 received the
Pallium which was presented to him by the Apostolic Nuncio to Kenya and South
Sudan, Most Rev Daniel Balvo at Holy Ghost Cathedral, Mombasa.
The
celebration of receiving the pallium was also attended by H.E. John Cardinal
Njue, the Metropolitan Archbishop of Nairobi, Most Rev. Peter Kairo of
Njeri, Rt. Rev. Joseph Alessandro of Garisa, Rt. Rev. Emmanuel Barbara of
Malindi and other national and county government dignitaries.
celebration of receiving the pallium was also attended by H.E. John Cardinal
Njue, the Metropolitan Archbishop of Nairobi, Most Rev. Peter Kairo of
Njeri, Rt. Rev. Joseph Alessandro of Garisa, Rt. Rev. Emmanuel Barbara of
Malindi and other national and county government dignitaries.
The event
comes after his appointment by Pope Francis on 9th December, 2014 to be the new
Archbishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Mombasa, replacing the late
Archbishop Boniface Lele.
comes after his appointment by Pope Francis on 9th December, 2014 to be the new
Archbishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Mombasa, replacing the late
Archbishop Boniface Lele.
Pallium is
a liturgical vestment worn over the chasuble. It is
a liturgical vestment worn over the chasuble. It is
bestowed by the Pope on Archbishops
having metropolitan jurisdiction as a symbol of their participation in papal
authority. It is made of a circular strip of white lamb’s wool about two inches
wide and is placed over the shoulders. Two vertical bands, extending from the
circular strip in the front and back, give the pallium a Y-shaped appearance.
Six crosses, one each on the chest and back and on each shoulder and band,
adorn the vestment.
Pope
Francis decided that each newly-appointed metropolitan Archbishop should be
formally vested at a ceremony held in his own archdiocese, by the Apostolic
Nuncio, replacing the tradition of the Roman Pontiff presenting the Pallium on
the Feast of St Peter and St Paul in Rome, thus greatly favoring the
participation of the local Church.
Francis decided that each newly-appointed metropolitan Archbishop should be
formally vested at a ceremony held in his own archdiocese, by the Apostolic
Nuncio, replacing the tradition of the Roman Pontiff presenting the Pallium on
the Feast of St Peter and St Paul in Rome, thus greatly favoring the
participation of the local Church.
By Bertina Kanaka, Lwanga communications office,
Archdiocese of Mombasa
Archdiocese of Mombasa
