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Msgr. Robert Llanos new Auxiliary Bishop Elect
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T he Archdiocese of Port of Spain – and in particular Our Lady of Fatima Church in Curepe – is preparing for an Episcopal ordination on September 14 at 9.30 a.m. The ordination of Msgr Robert Llanos – who was named Auxiliary Bishop of Port of Spain on July 13 – will take place at the Curepe church since the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception remains closed for restoration works and the Pro Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Help is too small for such a big event. Archbishop Harris and Bishop-elect Llanos share a light moment after the media conference. Any thought of using the Grand Stand of the Queen’s Park Savannah was quashed by the Bishop-elect’s desire to be ordained in a church. Two Saturdays ago, the Holy See announced his appointment at noon Rome time (6 a.m. local time), and at 9 a.m. Archbishop Joseph Harris was announcing it at a media conference at Archbishop’s House, Port of Spain. “I feel honoured, I feel blessed, I also feel very humbled. I l...
The Inter Religious Organisation (IRO) Honours
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Citizens need to develop a sense of history. That was the plea of former Anglican Bishop Clive Abdulah, speaking on June 29 at the Annual General Meeting of the Inter Religious Organisation (IRO), which doubled as its 50 th Anniversary of Independence Awards Ceremony. Speaker of the House of Representative Wade Mark presents Archbishop Joseph Harris with the IRO award. Assumption parish priest Fr Garfield Rochard receives his award from former First Lady Zalayhar Hassanali. Siparia parishioner Stephen Daly and his wife Jeromina with their parish priest Fr Martin Sirju, Leela Ramdeen, Chair of the Catholic Commission for Social Justice, and San Fernando parish priest Msgr Christian Pereira at the IRO’s 50 th Anniversary of Independence Awards Ceremony. Photos: Raymond Syms Bishop Abdulah, who was one of the awardees, congratulated the IRO on the awards ceremony, which was held at the Centre Pointe Mall auditorium in Chaguanas. Bishop Abdulah, who is the lone ...