PANAJI: Pope Francis on Saturday appointed Fr. Simião Purificação Fernandes because the Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Goa and Daman.Fernandes, 56, will help Archbishop and Cardinal Filipe Neri Ferrao in his duties within the archdiocese.The appointment was made public within the Vatican at 12 midday (3.30 pm IST) Saturday. Bishop-Elect Simião Purificação Fernandes was born in Chandor, Goa, and has been a priest for the previous three a long time. He’s presently the Director of the Pastoral Institute St. Pius X at Outdated Goa and the Convenor of the Committee for the Ongoing Formation of Monks. For essentially the most a part of his priestly life he was concerned within the group of key apostolates within the Archdiocese, as Secretary of the Diocesan Fee for Liturgy, Joint Secretary of the Diocesan Fee for Biblical Apostolate and Coordinator of the Apostolate of Ecumenism. Fernandes taught Sacred Scripture and Pastoral Theology on the Seminary of Rachol and labored as an Assistant Parish Priest within the parishes of Aldona and Taleigão in addition to a Parochial Administrator within the parishes of Marcela and São Pedro. He was additionally not too long ago appointed because the convenor of the Coordinating Workforce for the Diocesan Section of the Synod 2023-2024 and as a Member of the Committee for the Exposition of the Sacred Relics of St. Francis Xavier. “It’s with pleasure and gratitude to God that the Archdiocese of Goa and Daman hails the appointment of Rev. Fr. Simião Purificação Fernandes as its Auxiliary Bishop,” stated Cardinal Ferrao. “We pray that the ministry of the Bishop-Elect could also be fruitful, his management impressed and his selections guided by the Holy Spirit, following within the footsteps of the best Servant-Chief, Jesus Christ. Conscious that Bishop-Elect Simião has been an acknowledged guiding drive within the ongoing Synodal Journey of the Church in Goa, we welcome him joyfully, able to ‘journey collectively in communion, participation and mission,” Cardinal Ferrao added.
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