President Nana Akufo-Addo could be the Guest of Honour at this year's nineteenth Plenary Assembly of Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) in Accra.
The Conference, below the auspices of the Ghana Catholic Bishops' Conference will take region from July 25 to August 1 on the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration in Accra.
The starting rite could take region on Tuesday July 26 on the Christ the King Parish in Accra at the theme: “Ownership of SECAM: Security and Migration in Africa and its Islands.”
The remaining rite to be preceded with the aid of using Holy Mass could be hung on Sunday July 31 on the Holy Spirit Cathedral, Adabraka in Accra.
Most Rev Gabriel Kumordji, appearing Treasurer of SECAM and Bishop of Keta-Akatsi Diocese on Monday in a press briefing stated, the Assembly could convey collectively approximately one hundred thirty participants, consisting of Cardinals, Bishops, and Representatives of Church Institutions from the continent of Africa, representatives from Pope Francis, and others from the US.
He stated the Assembly become to begin with scheduled to take region in Burkina Faso, however because of the political instability withinside the united states of america and the non-reputation of the army regime with the aid of using each the African Union (AU) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in that united states of america, it become modified to Ghana.
Ghana hosted the fifteenth Plenary Assembly in 2010 to mark the fortieth Anniversary of SECAM.
Most Rev Kumordji stated the Bishops of Africa were talking out and running in opposition to the developing imbalances among the Northern and Southern a part of the world, as a long way because the distribution of assets become concerned.
He stated, in a latest message called the “KAMPALA DOCUMENT,” the bishops mentioned the harm being completed to advent this is the environment; and the political and monetary crisis
"An evaluation of the overall performance of governance in Africa strongly famous a few deficits-the boom in monetary, social and political inequalities, which do now no longer assure any non violent destiny for people and social stability.
"Festering corruption frequently institutionalised as mode of governance, absence of duty for accountability, and the reign of impunity, all from the equal Document,” he stated.
Most Rev Kumordji stated SECAM had because 2015 maintained an Observer Status at AU which become an essential platform for bringing problems regarding the Church to the eye of African governments, businesses and the whole world.
The Bishops of Africa have set apart an afternoon Known as “SECAM DAY” this is determined yearly on July 29 on the Diocesan, national, regional, and continental stages in Africa.
SECAM seeks to perform collectively in Africa, Christ's mandate to proclaim the message of redemption to all nations, to foster, sell and maintain solidarity, communion, and collaboration many of the bishops of the continent.
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