Arrival of Bishop Agabitus Nfon sets stage for stronger Church in nascent Kumba Diocese.

The aura surrounding the arrival of Bishop Agabitus Nfon, the maiden Bishop of the newly created Kumba Diocese sent across the message that the Roman Catholic Church in Kumba was entering an era which will see a loving shepherd uniting his sheep in a stronger church bound together by love which doesn’t fall short of that propagated by Jesus Christ and His earliest Apostle to the gentiles; Saint Paul. The joy in the air and the love emanating from the prelate for those who had turned out to welcome him were palpable.

 

Bishop receives a bouquet of flower from little girl on arrival at Barombi Kang

At about 2 PM on Monday April 26, 2016, the Bishop’s impressive convoy was received at Mile 40 somewhere around Banga Bakundu in the Mbongue Sub-Division as you drive towards Kumba. The crowd that thronged the street to receive the Bishop was unprecedented and it kept growing as he approached the city of Kumba. Stopping at Bombe Bakundu, Mbalangi, Barombi Kang Check Point and at Saint John of Padua Parish at Buea Road in Kumba, the prelate stepped out of his jeep and blessed the crowds that turned out to meet him.

In the heart of Kumba at the Common Wealth Avenue entrance, His Eminence Bishop Agabitus Nfon did not resist the urge to get out of his jeep and walk with the waiting and expectant population. After embracing the population, the prelate regained the comfort of his jeep and was driven as was his convoy to the Sacred Heart Parish Fiango which is now known as the Sacred Heart Cathedral. 

Bishop's Convoy en route to Kumba

Just before Benediction, which took place on arrival at the Cathedral, a brief word was said in guise of a welcome to all who had braved it to the Cathedral and to the Bishop. 

The brief speech acknowledged the fact that the Bishop of Kumba had finally arrived and that it was a breathtaking event. The events of the day were described as unprecedented in the history of Kumba. The long awaited baby had finally been born and the occasion was seized to thank the prelate for challenging such a challenging task of heading the newly created Kumba Diocese.

 The brief speech equally expressed appreciation that Fiango had been privileged to be the seat of the new Diocese. The events of the day, the welcoming priest said were proof of the fact that the people of Kumba were set to work with the Bishop and together he said, they would build a vibrant church. Equally present during the Benediction Service were Bishop Nkea Andrew of the Mamfe Diocese and Bishop Nkwo of the Kumbo Diocese accompanied by a college of priests. 

Sacred Heart Cathedral Fiango, Kumba in festive mood

While the adoration services that characterized the Benediction went on, a festive mood was going on outside the cathedral amongst those who couldn’t make it into the church which was packed full. Dance groups from a cross section of tribes from the Northwest and Southwest that had turned up to grace the occasion were vibrantly giving the occasion colour.

The installation proper of the new Bishop of the Diocese of Kumba which geographically is made up of Meme, Ndian, and parts of Kupe Manenguba Divisions will take place on May 7,2016 at the Sacred Heart Cathedral at Fiango in Kumba.  

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