Three new cardinals from the continent have been named by Pope Francis – Archbishop Stephen Ameyu Martin of Juba in South Sudan, and Archbishop Protase Rugambwa , the former Secretary of the Dicastery for Evangelization , who was appointed the Coadjutor Archbishop for Tanzania’s Tabora Archdiocese on April 13, and South Africa’s Archbishop Stephen Brislin.
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Metropolitan Archbishop of Juba, Stephen Ameyu Martin Mulla, expressed his gratitude when hearing of his appointment, reports Radio Tamazuj. ” The happiness of the church is my happiness, and as its representative in various ways, I am an integral part of it,” Mulla said.
Brislin shared a message : ” I have been taken by surprise and to be honest I feel quite confused and bewildered at the moment.” And Rugambwa Anglican Archbishop Thabo Makgoba congratulated newly named South African Cardinal-elect of the Catholic Church Archbishop Stephen Brislin.
“I have been privileged to work with Cardinal-elect Breslin, who is my counterpart in Cape Town, and am thrilled at this well-deserved appointment,” Makgoba said.
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Pope Francis announced that he will hold a Consistory – the ceremony to install the new cardinals – at the Vatican on September 30, where 21 new cardinals will be created.
