BISHOP ABADAMLOORA PASSES ON (SPREAD, DEC 28)

THE President of the Ghana Catholic Bishops Conference, The Most Reverend Bishop Lucas Abadamloora, is dead.
He died on Wednesday, December 23, 2009, a day after his 71st birthday, at the Bolgatanga Regional Hospital.
The sudden death of Bishop Abadamloora, who was also the Catholic Bishop of the Navrongo-Bolgatanga Diocese, seriously affected the celebration of Christmas by the church in Bolgatanga as many members grieved over the death of the beloved bishop.
In a chat with a cross-section of Catholics during the Christmas period, they described the man as a very good man who performed his service to God and mankind with great love and compassion.
Some priests who also spoke to the Daily Graphic reluctantly and pleaded anonymity, because the church was yet to make an official statement, described him as an inspirational leader.
A native of Chiana in the Upper East Region, Bishop Abadamloora celebrated his 71st birthday at a private ceremony on December 22, 2009, shortly after which he was said to have felt some pain in his body and checked into the hospital but died a few hours later.
The Vicar General of the Catholic Church, Monsignor Thomas Anamoo, when contacted, declined to comment and said the church hierarchy in the Tamale Archdiocese would be meeting on Monday after which an official announcement would be made. “Until that is done, I cannot make any statement on the issue,” he said.