Sunday June 21st. 2009

our diocesan priest in Ecuador

ince his ordination, Bishop Joseph has shown how close he wishes to be to his

people, and has been visiting parishes in the diocese most weekends since his

ordination. Already, he has covered a large number of  mainland parishes, and

also parishes in the Isles, and everywhere he has been received with great joy and

given a great welcome. He is well-known throughout the diocese because of the

parishes in which he served as parish priest, and also for his kindness and willingness to

supply for priests  in most parts of the diocese when he was home from Spain to allow

them to have a holiday. He will be with us here in Roy Bridge on Saturday, June 27th, to

administer the sacrament of confirmation to twelve of our children, and then he will

return on the weekend of August 9th, the 100th anniversary of Blessed Mary

MacKillop’s death, to make an official visit to the parish. However, not content with his

of our incredible diocesan priests, Fr. Colin MacInnes, in his parish of Guayaquil, and

will bless the new church which he has built. Of course, Bishop Joseph speaks fluent

 Finding time so early in his ministry to visit one of our diocesan priests who has been

twenty five years  a missionary in Ecuador, is typical of our new bishop’s concern and

we personally appreciate

The clergy have found in

Bishop Joseph a true and

kindly father whom they have

We hope his fortnight in Guayaquil will allow

him some time to rest and relax from the

arduous programme he has set for himself, and