Coadjutor Archbishop elect of Khartoum, Most Reverend Michael Didi, has said that fitting into the shoes of H.E. Gabriel Cardinal Zubeir Wako, as Archbishop of Khartoum, is going to be a tall order but he is ready to take the challenge.
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| Most Rev. Michael Didi, Coadjutor Archbishop Elect of Khartoum |
Speaking to AMECEA Online News from El Obeid, Archbishop Didi said that he is assured of the Cardinal’s support.
“I think the shoes will be too big for me; I will find it a bit difficult but he is still going to be there until February when he turns 75. I will be Coadjutor Archbishop until he exits in February and that gives me confidence that I am going to learn from him,” Archbishop Didi said.
“Going back to Khartoum as Coadjutor Archbishop is like going home since I was ordained and incardinated as a priest in the Archdiocese of Khartoum. However I feel that I am leaving El Obeid too soon,” Archbishop Didi said.
“I am now five years here as Bishop of El Obeid and I felt like someone who is just settling in and I am now leaving my work half way.” Archbishop explained adding that this was the year he had planned to settle a bit and try to iron out some of the difficulties he had earmarked and put down as priority but he has accepted to move on trusting the will of God will prevail.
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| H.E. Gabriel Cardinal Zubeir Wako, Archbishop of Khartoum |
Archbishop Didi, who is also a member of AMECEA Executive Board, representing Sudan and South Sudan Conference of Catholic Bishops and Vice Chairman of AMECEA Staffing Committee said that a greater part of El Obeid Diocese is at war and this is a great challenge to both human life as well as pastoral work.
He said that El Obeid Diocese, which comprise of two regions, namely Kordofan and Darfur, has been at war to such an extent that he has not been able to visit all his Parishes. The other major challenge is that of humanitarian crisis surrounding the internally displaced persons not only in El Obeid but also in South Sudan. “We border the Upper Nile and Northern Bahr el Ghazal and many people from these areas have crossed over to El Obeid to escape war and conflict in South Sudan.”
Archbishop concluded saying, “People in this region are suffering beyond imagination. All they are praying and longing for is the day when peace shall reign and development will start.
By Pamela Adinda, AMECEA Online News