Tuesday, June 02, 2009

Personal Parish for the Institute of Christ the King in Gabon

The apostolate of the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest in Libreville, Gabon, has been raised to a personal parish by H.E. Basile Mvé Engone, Archbishop of Libreville. The event has been marked by a Pontifical Mass in the usus antiquior celebrated by Msgr. Mvé Engone, at which the bishop of Port-Gentil, Mathieu Madega, as well as ministers of the Gabonese government assisted. Images of the erection of the personal parish of Our Lady of Lourdes can be found at the website of the Institute; here are some impressions:

The arrival of the Archbishop:



The decree of erection and appointment of the parish priest, Fr de Ternay ICRSS, is read:


Before Mass, the Archbishop confirmed some of the new parishoners:


Pontifical Mass:


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