Pope
removes bishop of Ciudad del Este, Paraguay
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis has decided to
remove the Bishop of Ciudad del Este, Rogelio Ricardo Livieres Plano.
Below please find a Vatican Radio translation of
the official Holy See statement:
After a careful examination of the findings of
the Apostolic Visitations made to the Bishop, dioceses and seminaries of
Ciudad del Este, by the Congregation for Bishops and the Congregation for
the Clergy, the Holy Father has proceeded with the replacement of
Bishop Rogelio Ricardo Livieres Plano. He has appointed Ricardo Jorge
Valenzuela Ríos, Bishop of Villarrica del Espíritu Santo, as Apostolic
Adminostrator of the now vacant diocese.
The grave decision taken by the Holy See, under
the weight of serious pastoral concerns, is for the greater good and unity of
the Church of Ciudad del Este and episcopal communion in Paraguay.
The Holy Father, in the exercise of his ministry
as "the perpetual and visible principle and foundation of unity of both
the bishops and of the faithful" (LG 23) calls for the clergy and the
entire people of God of Ciudad del Este to accept the Holy See’s decision
with the spirit of obedience, docility and an open heart, guided by faith.
Moreover, he invites the entire Church of
Paraguay, led by its pastors, to a serious process of reconciliation and
to overcome any factionalism and discord, so that the face of the one Church
"purchased with the blood of his own Son" is not wounded and the
"flock of Christ" is not deprived of the joy of the Gospel (cf.
Acts 20: 28).
(Emer McCarthy)
Sep.25-2014
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