austraLasia #2629 First Salesian Parish Priest in the Diocese of
Surabaya-Indonesia
SURABAYA (Indonesia): 20 April 2010 -- Fr Noel Villafuerte
SDB was installed as the new pastor of St Michael's Parish,
Tanjung Perak, Surabaya City, during the
Sunday evening Mass, parishioners filling the church till its threshold.
Bishop
Vincentius Wikaksono of Surabaya
appointed him as new parish priest for the community living near the
city's seaport. It is interesting to note that the bishop was
entrusting the parish of his childhood years to the Salesians and that
he had informally invited the Salesians to his diocese one week after
he was appointed bishop of this diocese. His enthusiasm for education
and the youth bear traces of the Bosconian spirit.
The Provincial, Fr. Andres Calleja, took the
opportunity after the Mass to thank the Bishop for his support and
trust in the Salesians. He presented to his Excellency a replica of the
Don Bosco statue made for the occasion of the GC26. Fr. Andres in his
speech, mentioned that it was fitting that St Michael's Parish and the
Technical School in Blitar (both in the Diocese of Surabaya) would
officially begin during this year's celebration of the 25 years of SDB
presence in Indonesia. It is a good sign of the flourishing future of
SDB's in Indonesia.
Present on this occasion were the Salesians from
East Timor, Sunter and Blitar, Salesian Cooperators, benefactors and
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