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Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Local news – 14.5.12 - By Mary Tioko - Bishop of Lodwar Visits Slovakia.

Bishop of Lodwar Diocese Rt. Rev. Dominic Kimengich has visited Slovakia for his fund raising trip. Speaking during his speech to slovaks at Radio Lumen yesterday, Bishop Dominic Thanked Erko for their support to various departments in the Diocese of Lodwar including pump maintainace Unit, Adult Education, and John Paul the II Home for the disables in Lokichar.

Bishop Dominic was accompanied by Frs. Angel and Avelino from the community of St. Paul the apostle in the trip. Talking to Marian who is the co-ordinator of Erko, Bishop kimengich extended greetings from Lodwar Diocese where Marian explained to him on how they fund raise for the projects in Lodwar.

Addressing the young seminarians in Towns of Rajecka Lesna and Levoca, Bishop Dominic encouraged them to have the call of missions so as to extend their services to Turkana in future. The places he visited is where Pilgrims go for prayers for many years, to pray to Mother of God. The bishop also visited Badin, a small village near Banska Bystrica where Radio Lumen is situated in central Slovakia. In Badin there is a seminary for priests where he had mass with them and gave them inspirational words to the students.

Bishop also met the bishop of Arch-Bishop of Trnava Robert Bezak during his trip.

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