Following the threat of Coronavirus, only about four Catholic bishops are expected to attend the installation of new Archbishop of Juba Stephen Ameyu Martin Mulla on Sunday.
Designate Archbishop Ameyu arrived in Juba on Friday evening to succeed Emeritus Archbishop Paulino Lukudu Loro.
Chairman of the installation committee, Fr Nicolas Kiri told the media that the mass will start at 10: 00 AM at St Theresa’s Cathedral in Juba.
‘His Grace designate Archbishop Stephen Ameyu Martin Mulla has touched on Juba at 4:15 PM. The mass of installation will be on Sunday at 10 o’clock at St Theresa’s Cathedral that is his Cathedral. His is an Archbishop so he has a Cathedral. So that is where he will celebrate his mass of installation. With him there will be may be four bishops and we are grateful to God for this number, given the threat of Corona that now we know. With us right here four bishops and we are looking forward to this great moment on Sunday’, he said.
Fr Kiri thanks God for the opportunity of reaching this moment.
‘We are grateful to God for the opportunity of reaching this special moment and we would like to announce to all our brothers and sisters, who have been waiting for the occasion of the installation on Sunday 22 Mar 2020’, he announced.
Pope Francis appointed Bishop Ameyu on December 12, 2019 following the resignation letter of Archbishop Paulino Lukudu Loro because of his age.