Mangalore, February 6: The two-day post centenary silver jubilee celebrations of Mangalore Diocese will get underway here on February 11. The diocese is completing 125-years of its existence in 2012.
Announcing this at a press meet, Mangalore Bishop Rev Aloysius Paul D Souza said though the celebration on February 11 would be held at Rosario Cathedral ground, the main celebration would be held at Nehru Maidan next day.
Most Rev Salvatore Pennaccho, Apostolic Nuncio in India and Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda will be taking part in this memorable event, he said.
The Bishop said that the Jubilee programme on February 11, would begin at 4 pm at the Rosario Cathedral grounds with the Eucharistic celebration. Most Rev Archbishop Savio Hon, Secretary of the congregation of the Evangelisation of the peoples will be the main celebrant. There will be nearly 20 bishops and 300 priests concelebrating. 15,000 people are expected to be present. The stage program will be adorned by Cardinal Oswald Gracias, the archbishop of Bombay and Archbishop Salvatore Pennacchio, the Nuncio and most Rev Bernard Moras, the Archbishop of Bangalore. Oscar Fernandes, MP, V S Acharya and Krishna J Palemar, District In-charge ministers of Udupi and DK will be present.
On Sunday February 12, the programme begins at 4 pm at Nehru Maidan with Eucharistic celebration by his Eminence Cardinal Oswald Gracias. Most Rev Salvatore Pennacchio and Archbishop Savio Hon, Archbishop Bernard Moras will be present. Nearly 30 Bishops and 500 priests will be present apart from 50,000 people Apart from Chief Minister, M Veerappa Moily, Minister for Corporate Affairs will also be among the chief guests, he said.
This was announced in a press conference in which Most Rev Aloysius Paul D Souza, Bishop of Mangalore , Rt Rev Denis Prabhu Vicar General, Fr Henry Sequeira, Chancellor, Fr William Menezes , PRO , Fr Onil D Souza, Fr George D Souza, Fr J B Crasta and Ivan D Souza were present.
The Bishop said that the Mangalore Diocese, which was officially announced on February 21, 1987, following Pope Leo XIII decreeing the erection in 1886, currently has 335 diocesan priests. There are 160 religious priests and 1600 women religious nuns serving the diocese. The entire diocese is divided into 15 deaneries with 10-12 parishes in each deanery. The spiritual preparation for the Jubilee began on Feb 6, 2011. During the veneration prayers were offered for the well-being of the people and for the peace and harmony in society. A project of constructing 161 houses for the poor was initiated with the involvement of the family, parish and diocese. A few houses are already completed and handed over to the beneficiaries. Other projects like constructing two hostels for the rural poor boys aspiring for higher studies in Mangalore, a shrine in Bajpe are in the initial stages, he said.
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