Don Giuseppe Illica So is the new vicar general of the diocese of Piacenza-Bobbio. I chose the Bishop Gianni Ambrosio. A difficult decision for Don Illica accustomed to being a missionary, pastor, the pastor, but not certain to play a role as that of the vicar. We are confident that we will do very well. Greetings Don Jose! Below we publish the article with which we announced the appointment on Liberty.
The Happening. Bishop Gianni Ambrosio has chosen his new right arm is Monsignor Giuseppe Illica (57 years), currently pastor of Castelsangiovanni. He succeeds Archbishop Lino Ferrari (63 years), Vicar of general, will do the proper pastor in the capital of Valtidone instead of Don Illich. An exchange at the top, well, officially announced in the Curia to 12 and two minutes of yesterday morning at the end of the diocesan council of priests. It 'was the bishop to read the appointment letter (shown on the right), followed by brief greetings and Ferrari Monsignor Monsignor Illich.
The new vicar general, has suffered without barriers: humble, rigorous, simple, calls a spade a spade and wine to wine, as like the people, particularly the more than twelve thousand inhabitants of Castelsangiovanni and neighborhoods that have had the good fortune of having as pastor from 1999 to present. Receives an applause from the brothers, is a the whole joke-vicar bringing a bit 'of fun in the "senate of the bishop." Then, serious and sincere, "I agreed only out of obedience" is keen to stress. Few words.
'It is not an appointment more important than anything else, "added the press is that it is in the afternoon. "Every service that you have the same value and the Church - Fr Illica remember - do not go for a career." The vicar is a difficult role and Illica knows well: "It 'a function for which I do not feel cut off and it bothers me a lot, but I do. Of course I'd be happier if I had called again to make the parish priest. "
things he said also and especially to the bishop Ambrose: «Gli ho detto che in coscienza non me la sentivo, ma ho obbedito per spirito di servizio. Adesso aspetto di capire che cosa devo fare e di imparare a farlo».
Un augurio a monsignor Ferrari nel suo nuovo ruolo di parroco a Castelsangiovanni: «La carriera l'ha fatta lui, è stato fortunato (ride...). Sono contento perchè è una bella parrocchia; io mi sono trovato molto bene e si troverà bene anche don Lino». Resta da capire perchè, nonostante le ripetute obiezioni, il vescovo Ambrosio ha scelto proprio don Illica. C'è chi dice che sarà un vicario rigoroso, preoccupato di garantire l'unità e l'armonia del clero diocesano, un vicario votato all'essenziale come impongono i tempi di oggi, a vicar who is the beautiful face of the Catholic Church and its missionary charism Piacenza. For the bishop, Don Illica can guarantee that. "I've got a notebook full of objections to his appointment of Father Joseph vicar 'trust its excellence. Was more him, more he became convinced it was the right person.
Federico Frighi
02/04/2011 Freedom
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