KENYA: Catholic Diocese of Homa Bay Bids Farewell to their Shepherd, Archbishop Anyolo
The Clergy, Religious men and women and Lay Faithful of the Catholic Diocese of Homa Bay on Friday January 11, gathered at St. Paul Cathedral Parish to bid farewell to their shepherd of fifteen years, Archbishop Designate of Kisumu, Most Rev. Philip Arnold Subira Anyolo.
In a colourful and emotional ceremony attended by thousands of the faithful from across Homa Bay Diocese and beyond, speaker after speaker, described Most Reverend Anyolo as humble, calm, approachable and prayerful. In addition, his ability to form a cohesive presbytery and a cohesive diocese with his approach of unity among the clergy and the Christian also stood out.
Chairman Diocese Priests’ Council
“We have given you the best that we had. Twenty-five years ago Kisumu gave us a bishop in the personality of Bishop Emeritus Linus Okok Okwach; we have now given Kisumu an archbishop,” says Rev. Fr. Dalmas Odhiambo, chairman of the Homa Bay Diocese Priests’ Council in his homily during the Eucharistic Celebration at the Cathedral. “We are now left orphans and our hope is that the process of appointing for us a new shepherd will not take long.”
Archbishop Designate Anyolo who is also Chairman of Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) is set to officially become the Archbishop of Kisumu on Saturday, January 12, when he will be installed.
He is a Member of AMECEA Executive Board and Chairman of AMECEA Social Communications Department.
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By Pamela Adinda, AMECEA Online News and Rev. Fr. Raymond Oloo, Communications Coordinator, Homa Bay Diocese
