By Makeda Yohannes, CBCE Communications and Public Relation Officer
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| Rt. Rev. Roberto Bergamaschi, New Apostolic Vicar of Hawassa |
The consecration Holy Mass was presided by HE Berhaneyesus Cardinal Souraphiel, C.M., Metropolitan Archbishop of Addis Ababa, President of CBCE and AMECEA Chairman, Archbishop Luigi Bianco, Apostolic Nuncio to Ethiopia and Catholic Bishops of Ethiopia.
In his Homily Cardinal Berhaneyesus, said that the new Bishop is taking on the task of spreading the Good News that was entrusted to the Apostles by Our Lord Jesus Christ and he needs our support. “He is given the big task of witnessing the Gospel and inspiring the spirit of Justice and Sainthood, thus from today onwards you must respect our dear brother Bishop Roberto for he is your new shepherd and pray for him for it is when we stand by him and let ourselves be guided by him that he can be successful in achieving his task,” he said.
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| From Left Rt. Rev. Tesfaselassie Medhin, Bishop of Adigrat, H.E. Cardinal Berhaneyesus, Archbishop of Addis and Rt. Rev. Bergamaschi |
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| Group Photo of some of the Ethiopian Bishops |
He further said that “the will of God has brought me to Ethiopia as a missionary and now he has entrusted upon me the task of leading His people in the Apostolic Vicariate of Hawassa, everything happens because it is His will and if we follow his will everything will be successful.” He asked the priests, religious, catechists and the faithful to support him in his ministry saying “service of the Church is not a private effort but it is a task entrusted to all of us, by working together hand in hand we will make our Vicariate a paradise.” He concluded by asking the prayer of all for the success of his service.
The event was attended by Bishops, priests, the religious, leaders of different religions, representatives of the government officials and the faithful.
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