Aboard the papal plane, 08 April, 2024 / 8:45 pm (ACI Africa).
The visit of Robert Cardinal Sarah to the Catholic Diocese of Obala in Cameroon is a “blessing” to the people of God, Simon Pierre Ediba, the Mayor of Obala Council in Lekié Division of the central African nation’s Centre region has said.
In his address at the April 5 Priestly ordination of 12 Deacons for the Diocese of Obala, Mayor Ediba also recognized with appreciation the contribution of the Catholic Church to Cameroon’s education and health sectors.
“Your visit to our Diocese is a blessing for Christ's faithful in Obala,” Mr. Ebida said during the event that was held at the Playground of Obala Council.
He explained, “It is a blessing because it comes just after the feast of Easter and extends to our Diocese the graces of the resurrection and the promise of Pentecost.”
“Your Eminence, the town of Obala that welcomes you today is a land with a Christian vocation,” the Mayor of Obala said, and referring to the former Local Ordinary of Cameroon’s Catholic Archdiocese of Yaoundé added, “It is the home Diocese of Archbishop Jean Zoa, an icon of the Catholic Church whose memory is engraved in our hearts, still radiates in our consciences through the quality and density of the teaching that constitutes his spiritual testament.”