Hundreds of Catholics from various parts of the country on 3rd May 2014 witnessed the
Ordination and Installation of Rt. Rev Moses Hamungole as new Bishop of Monze Diocese at St. Vincent De Paul Parish in Monze District.
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| Rt. Rev. Moses Hamungole, Bishop of Monze |
Bishop Hamungole’s consecration comes after his appointment by Pope Francis on February 10, 2014 following the resignation of Bishop Emilio Patriarca who administered Monze Diocese since 1999.
Before his appointment as Bishop of Monze, Rt. Rev. Hamungole worked at the Vatican Radio in Rome and at the Social Communications Department of AMECEA Secretariat in Nairobi.
Bishop Raymond Mpezele of the Diocese of Livingstone who was among the co consecrator told the audience during his homily that Bishop Hamungole’s appointment was God’s doing. He urged the faithful gathered to support him in prayers so that he can be guided by the Spirit of God.
Delivering his farewell speech, the outgoing Bishop Emilio Patriarca thanked the priests and parishioners of the Diocese of Monze for their generous support during his reign. “What I have offered you is by far less than what I have received from you because from you I experienced to be loved by you all” he said.
Casting a vote of thanks Bishop Hamungole thanked the Holy Father, Pope Francis for appointing him as a Bishop of Monze. He asked the Apostolic Nuncio to Zambia and Malawi His Excellency Julio MuratBishops to send these words of gratitude to the Holy Father.
He also thanked Bishops Emilio Patriaca, George Lungu and Raymond Mpezele who consecrated him and Most Rev Telesphor Mpundu of Lusaka and his predecessors who supported him as a priest of the Archdiocese of Lusaka. He asked all the faithful of the Diocese of Monze to plan together and journey together.
The ceremony was attended by District Commissioners from Southern Province, members of parliament, opposition leaders, Bishops from across Zambia and Africa and delegates from the AMECEA Secretariat.
SOURCE: AMECEA Social Communications