Bishops Visit

In July 2017, St. Maria Goretti Parish was honoured to have two bishops visit our Church.  The first, Bishop Alfred Agyenta, came as our annual Mission Co-op preacher, on behalf of the Diocese of Navrongo-Bolgatanga, Ghana. The second, Bishop Jose Romeo Lazo, came on a personal visit to parishioners who originally came from San Jose de Antique, Philippines.

Bishop Alfred Agyenta - Diocese of Navrongo-Bolgatanga

On Sunday, 23 July, the 2nd collection will be for our annual parish Mission Co-op Appeal.  This year, we are honoured to host Most Rev. Alfred Agyenta, SSL, STD, DD, of the Diocese of Navrongo-Bolgatanga, GHANA, near the Northern border with Burkina Faso.

The diocese was erected on 30 May 1977, under the patronage of Our Lady of Seven Sorrows.  It covers an area of 17,000 square kilometers. The general population is 1,500,000, of whom 200,000 are Catholic (about 13%). Sacred Heart Cathedral is in Bolgatanga, and Our Lady of Seven Sorrows Minor Basilica is in Navrongo.

Bishop Jose Romeo Lazo - Diocese of San Jose de Antique

St. Maria Goretti Parish extends a prayerful welcome to His Excellency, Bishop Lazo of Antique, Philippines. He will preside at our 10.30 am Mass on Sunday, 23 July 2017.

Bishop Lazo was born 23 January 1949 in San Jose Buenavista, Antique. He was ordained a priest on 1 April 1975, and appointed the Fourth Bishop of San Jose de Antique by Pope Benedict XVI on 21 July 2009. He speaks English, Tagalog, Visaya.