The Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa. (AMECEA) Executive Board has appointed Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Chimombo from Malawi as new AMECEA Pastoral Coordinator.
The appointment was ratified last week during the AMECEA Executive Board meeting held from 19 -20 May 2016 at the Secretariat Office in Nairobi, Kenya. Fr. Chimombo is taking the office from Rev Fr Febian Pikiti from the Archdiocese of Kasama, Zambia who finished his mandate with AMECEA.
Newly Appointed Coordinator,
AMECEA Pastoral Department.
Fr. Chimombo is from Malawi
The AMECEA Chairman H.E Berhaneysus D. Souraphiel expressed gratitude to Fr Pikiti for the services he rendered to AMECEA secretariat and wished him a success in his new responsibility.
Among the many responsibilities Fr Pikiti carried out at AMECEA secretariat is the revitalization of the Council of Laity of Eastern Africa which aimed to assist and encourage the laity to understand and fulfill their evangelizing mission; to promote dialogue between the laity and Bishops, priests and religious in order to build up the church as a family; to foster human and Christian formation and technical training of the laity and to encourage the exchange of information/experiences among the AMECEA laity.
Meanwhile, according to information reporting from Malawi the announcement of the appointment of Fr. Chimombo was made by ECM Secretary General Very Rev Fr Henry Saindi through his official statement.
“On behalf of the Catholic Bishops of the Episcopal Conference of Malawi, I write to officially announce the appointment of Reverend Father Emmanuel Chimombo as AMECEA Pastoral Coordinator,” read part of the statement signed by Fr. Saindi.
He said Fr. Chimombo is expected to report at AMECEA Secretariat in June 2016. “On behalf of the Episcopal Conference of Malawi, I take this occasion to congratulate and wish Father Chimombo God’s blessings as he takes up this new position at the regional level,” said Fr. Saindi.
Until his appointment, Father Chimombo was serving as the National Pastoral Secretary and Deputy Secretary General at ECM.
Fr. Chimombo hails from Mayaka Parish in the Diocese of Zomba, Malawi.
By AMECEA Online News Correspondent and Prince Henderson ECM Communications Office