With a solemn celebration, Sunday, February 13 Bishop Antoine Ganye, neo Archbishop of Cotonou, has entrusted the Shrine of Our Lady of Divine Mercy Allada the pastoral care of the Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate .
The Marian Centre Allada, built in the Marian Shrine diocesan October 1, 1997 by Archbishop Isidore de Souza, met under the direction p. Alfonso Maria Bruno, lasted a decade, an exponential growth until the opening of the beautiful church with a bell tower, which occurred April 15, 2007.
The then Archbishop Marcel Agboton, was later reorganized the Sanctuary, where they already lived a community of priests and missionaries, religious, with the appointment of a pastoral animator from the diocesan clergy of Cotonou.
After a trial lasting more than three years, Bishop Ganye wanted to return to old form, concluding with the Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate Conception rectory convention. The Religious Institute is also celebrating its presence on December 13 twenty in Benin.
The Superior of the community of Allada, P. Mary Michele Iorio, was appointed rector of the Shrine.
This gesture has been welcomed as a sign of ecclesial communion and effective cooperation between the diocese and religious, as we approach the apostolic visit of Pope Benedict XVI in Benin, expected in November.
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