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The Bishops of the Ecclesiastical Province of Granada, headed by the Archbishop, D.
Javier Martinez, were yesterday in the town of Lorca, where they held their business meeting as a Province, and were able to learn about the reality of Lorca after the earthquake last May 11, what is your personal situation after the earthquake and the current state of their heritage.
In the morning, the Bishops took the regular meeting of the Ecclesiastical Province, where they discussed issues of a pastoral nature that affect the lives of six dioceses that compose it.
After the meeting, know first hand the reality, meeting with the priests who serve in the town of Lorca, as well as several representatives of the Hon.
City Council, led by its Mayor, D.
Alonso Francisco Jodar.
Malaga Bishops, Bishop Jesus Catala, Jaen, Bishop Ramon Del Hoyo, Almeria, Archbishop Adolfo Gonzalez Montes, Guadix-Baza, Ginés García Beltrán Bishop Emeritus of Málaga and Bishop Antonio Dorado Soto together with the Archbishop, Bishop Javier Martínez, and Cartagena, Bishop Jose Manuel Lorca, who visited has been called "ground zero" of Lorca, the area of ​​Vine and Parish del Carmen, where they could see the damage caused by earthquakes in the parish church.
In the Parish of St. James, which collapsed in the moment of earthquakes, and has established itself as an "icon" of a besieged city, the Archbishop said to the media yesterday that the meeting did not mean another nothing but show the closeness of the Church and its pastors, all Lorca.
"From the first moment that occurred the earthquakes we wanted to be close to you from prayer and from our support as sister churches," said Archbishop Martinez.
The Bishop of Cartagena also took the opportunity to publicly thank this show of closeness of the Bishops, as well as aid from their dioceses have sent to Cartagena, in order to help people and rebuild our heritage.
Such aids are included in the accounts that the diocese gives the faithful on the occasion of the next day of the Diocesan Church on 13 November.
"The collection of this day throughout the Church of Cartagena will also destined to the town of Lorca, as we did in the past month of May," Bishop recalled.
During the visit they were accompanied by the architect, D.
Juan de Dios de la Hoz, commissioned by the Bishop of reports and track the status of the buildings after the earthquakes.
After visiting also the parish of the Virgin de las Huertas, where the patron saint of the city, to visit the Bishops of the Ecclesiastical Province concluded with a moving celebration of the Eucharist in the prefabricated modules now hosting the parish of San Diego where hundreds of worshipers could hear the words of encouragement and comfort of our pastors, as they enjoy the filial affection and ecclesial communion that Lorca told them.
One day, in short, intense, where the Church of Lorca could rejoice in the presence of seven bishops among them, and show their gratitude.
Source: Obispado de Cartagena
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