Sri Lanka in our midst
Archbishop Oswald Gomis of Colombo, Sri Lanka spent a week in the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, visiting Sri Lankan priests stationed at parishes in the diocese, but also visiting the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Fort Wayne and dropping in on his friend, Bishop John M. D’Arcy. Bishop D’Arcy, who has known Archbishop Gomis for about a decade, presented His Excellency with a copy of “Worthy of the Gospel of Christ,” the history book of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, when the two met in D’Arcy’s office.
Archbishop Oswald Gomis of Colombo, Sri Lanka and Bishop John M. D'Arcy of Fort Wayne-South Bend
Priests from Sri Lanka serving in the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend who were visited by Archbishop Gomis included Father Danny Pinto, administrator at St. John Bosco Parish in Churubusco, and Father Polycarp Fernando, pastor of St. Dominic Parish in Bremen. The Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend is continually served by over 20 priests from Sri Lanka, India, Africa and other corners of the globe.