VATICAN - Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples remembers Bishop Locati and his “diligent and tireless missionary activity”

Vatican City (Fides Service) - In a telegramme addressed to the Archbisop Enrico Masseroni of Vercelli after the tragic assassination of Bishop Luigi Locati Vicar Apostlic of Isiolo in Kenya, originally from Vercelli, Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples said “I thank God for the life witness of this generous and zealous Bishop to whom the universal Church and Propaganda Fide in particulare owe a debt of gratitude for his diligent and tireless missionary activity”. On behalf of the entire congregation Cardinal Sepe expressed sympathy to the Church in Vercelli and to the late Bishop’s family for “the tragic murder of this worthy son of the Archdiocese of Vercelli”.
Together with the Secretary of the Congregation Archbishop Robert Sarah, Cardinal Sepe addressed another telegramme of condolence to the papal nuncio in Kenya Archbishop Paul Lebeaupin assuring his prayers at this sad time and asking the Nuncio to convey his “sincere condolences to the priests, religious and faithful of the Vicariate apostolic of Isiolo for the loss of this zealous Shepherd”. (S.L.) (Agenzia Fides 18/7/2005; righe 15, parole 182)