Sunday, April 14, 2024, was a day of great significance for the faithful in the Karşıyaka District of Izmir, Turkey. It was the day that the Conventual Franciscans returned to the local Parish of St. Helena. This event was celebrated with solemnity and joy and symbolized a new chapter in the history of this church and its community.
The high point of the day was when Friar Adrian BACIU took canonical possession of the parish, having been authorized to do so by the Most Reverend Martin KMETEC, OFM Conv., Metropolitan Archbishop of Izmir (Smirne), Turkey. This act officially marked the friars’ return as the spiritual leaders of the parish, ending an absence that began in 2011.
The Conventual Franciscans originally began...
Karşıyaka – Izmir: Conventual Franciscans Return to the Parish of St....
Sunday, April 14, 2024, was a day of great significance for the faithful in the Karşıyaka District of Izmir, Turkey. It was the day...
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