Official Visitation to the new mission of the Epiphany Province (NA) in the state of Arunachal Pradesh

From 19 to 25 January 2010, the Rector General, Fr. Friedrich Kretz and the General Consultor, Fr. Jacob Nampudakam, accompanied by Fr. Augustine Varickakal, Provincial Rector, visited the new mission of the Epiphany Province (NA) in the state of Arunachal Pradesh, in the north eastern part of India. This State of about one million people is very open and disposed to the Good News. The mission was opened about three years ago and three confreres are presently working here. As this mission shows a very good possibility for the growth of the Church and the Society, the Province intends to invest more personnel and resources for its development. A very significant moment of the visit was the celebration of the Solemnity of our Founder on 22 January 2010 in the newly constructed church at Siyum, presided over by the Rector General and participated by many parishioners coming from the distant villages.