Bishop Lucas Abadamloora, of the Diocese of Navrongo - Bolgatanga in Ghana, passed away on Wednesday, December 23, 2009 a day after his 71st birthday.
He was born in Chiana, near Navrongo, in the upper east region of Ghana on December 22, 1938.
He was ordained a priest in 1968, and was installed as bishop of the Navrongo - Bolgatanga Diocese on June 29, 1994.
The diocese in Ghana is a "partner" with the Diocese of Madison in the Global Solidarity Partnership sponsored by Catholic Relief Services.
Bishop Robert C. Morlino of Madison offered his "prayers and most heartfelt condolences" for his death.
"I send too the many prayers of the faithful of Madison . . . who will continue to pray for the repose of his soul and for each of you in our ‘partner' Diocese of Navrongo-Bolgatanga," the bishop wrote.
When he became a bishop, the HIV/AIDS pandemic was breaking out in Ghana. Almost immediately, he made HIV/AIDS prevention, education, and care one of his major goals.
He brought Catholic Relief Services into his diocese to help administer care and prevention services.
Another one of his major achievements was his ability to broker peace with radical Muslims.
He became friends with the chief imam of Bolgatanga and this resulted in a peace march of nearly 5,000 Muslims and Christians.
In an interview with the Catholic Herald on a visit to the Diocese of Madison in 2004, Bishop Abadamloora said, "We don't always appreciate the benefit of international relations and maybe the world would be more at peace if it learned to exchange those values."
He said, "We as Catholics walk together as a family. I see the partnership in that light, trying to do things together as human beings and Christians."
The two dioceses have shared ideas in such areas as youth ministry, peace and justice, family life, education, and spiritual renewal.
There have been delegations who have visited back and forth over the past seven years. One of the shared efforts has been the Donkey Project, with parishes and schools in the Diocese of Madison raising money for donkeys and equipment to be used by the people in Ghana.
Bishop Abadamloora was president of the Catholic Bishops Conference in Ghana. He died at the Bolgatanga Regional Hospital, where he had gone to receive medical attention shortly after arriving in Bolgatanga from the Cape Coast.
The Funeral Service for Bishop Lucas Abadamloora was held January 15 and 16, 2010 in Ghana.
News reports said many people grieved over the death of this beloved bishop. They described him as a man who "performed his service to God and mankind with great love and compassion."
Below is Bishop Robert C. Morlino's letter to the Diocese of Navrongo - Bolgatanga, that was sent following th death of Bishop Abadamloora:
January 4, 2010
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,
I write to offer my prayers and most heartfelt condolences at the news of Bishop Lucas Abadamloora's passing from this life. I send too the many prayers of the faithful of Madison, who have been notified of Bishop Lucas's death and who will continue to pray for the repose of his soul and for each of you in our "partner" Diocese of Navrongo-Bolgatanga.
I have counted on Bishop Lucas's prayers and friendship since my arrival in the Diocese of Madison in 2003, and he has never let me down. I pray that now the Lord will welcome Him with open arms and will continue to build up the Diocese of Navrongo-Bolgatanga, which has thrived under the faithful shepherding of Bishop Lucas.
I assure you that I will continue to pray for Bishop Lucas and for all of you at Mass, just as I have in the recent weeks. May Christ our Hope, made manifest in the person of our newly born Savior, be realized now for Bishop Lucas.
With every good wish for God's peace and continued blessings, I remain,
Faithfully yours in Christ,
Most Rev. Robert C. Morlino
Bishop of Madison
He was born in Chiana, near Navrongo, in the upper east region of Ghana on December 22, 1938.
He was ordained a priest in 1968, and was installed as bishop of the Navrongo - Bolgatanga Diocese on June 29, 1994.
The diocese in Ghana is a "partner" with the Diocese of Madison in the Global Solidarity Partnership sponsored by Catholic Relief Services.
Bishop Robert C. Morlino of Madison offered his "prayers and most heartfelt condolences" for his death.
"I send too the many prayers of the faithful of Madison . . . who will continue to pray for the repose of his soul and for each of you in our ‘partner' Diocese of Navrongo-Bolgatanga," the bishop wrote.
When he became a bishop, the HIV/AIDS pandemic was breaking out in Ghana. Almost immediately, he made HIV/AIDS prevention, education, and care one of his major goals.
He brought Catholic Relief Services into his diocese to help administer care and prevention services.
Another one of his major achievements was his ability to broker peace with radical Muslims.
He became friends with the chief imam of Bolgatanga and this resulted in a peace march of nearly 5,000 Muslims and Christians.
In an interview with the Catholic Herald on a visit to the Diocese of Madison in 2004, Bishop Abadamloora said, "We don't always appreciate the benefit of international relations and maybe the world would be more at peace if it learned to exchange those values."
He said, "We as Catholics walk together as a family. I see the partnership in that light, trying to do things together as human beings and Christians."
The two dioceses have shared ideas in such areas as youth ministry, peace and justice, family life, education, and spiritual renewal.
There have been delegations who have visited back and forth over the past seven years. One of the shared efforts has been the Donkey Project, with parishes and schools in the Diocese of Madison raising money for donkeys and equipment to be used by the people in Ghana.
Bishop Abadamloora was president of the Catholic Bishops Conference in Ghana. He died at the Bolgatanga Regional Hospital, where he had gone to receive medical attention shortly after arriving in Bolgatanga from the Cape Coast.
The Funeral Service for Bishop Lucas Abadamloora was held January 15 and 16, 2010 in Ghana.
News reports said many people grieved over the death of this beloved bishop. They described him as a man who "performed his service to God and mankind with great love and compassion."
Below is Bishop Robert C. Morlino's letter to the Diocese of Navrongo - Bolgatanga, that was sent following th death of Bishop Abadamloora:
January 4, 2010
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,
I write to offer my prayers and most heartfelt condolences at the news of Bishop Lucas Abadamloora's passing from this life. I send too the many prayers of the faithful of Madison, who have been notified of Bishop Lucas's death and who will continue to pray for the repose of his soul and for each of you in our "partner" Diocese of Navrongo-Bolgatanga.
I have counted on Bishop Lucas's prayers and friendship since my arrival in the Diocese of Madison in 2003, and he has never let me down. I pray that now the Lord will welcome Him with open arms and will continue to build up the Diocese of Navrongo-Bolgatanga, which has thrived under the faithful shepherding of Bishop Lucas.
I assure you that I will continue to pray for Bishop Lucas and for all of you at Mass, just as I have in the recent weeks. May Christ our Hope, made manifest in the person of our newly born Savior, be realized now for Bishop Lucas.
With every good wish for God's peace and continued blessings, I remain,
Faithfully yours in Christ,
Most Rev. Robert C. Morlino
Bishop of Madison
Bishop Lucas Abadamloora, of the Diocese of Navrongo - Bolgatanga in Ghana, passed away on Wednesday, December 23, 2009 a day after his 71st birthday.
He was born in Chiana, near Navrongo, in the upper east region of Ghana on December 22, 1938.
He was ordained a priest in 1968, and was installed as bishop of the Navrongo - Bolgatanga Diocese on June 29, 1994.
The diocese in Ghana is a "partner" with the Diocese of Madison in the Global Solidarity Partnership sponsored by Catholic Relief Services.
Bishop Robert C. Morlino of Madison offered his "prayers and most heartfelt condolences" for his death.
"I send too the many prayers of the faithful of Madison . . . who will continue to pray for the repose of his soul and for each of you in our ‘partner' Diocese of Navrongo-Bolgatanga," the bishop wrote.
When he became a bishop, the HIV/AIDS pandemic was breaking out in Ghana. Almost immediately, he made HIV/AIDS prevention, education, and care one of his major goals.
He brought Catholic Relief Services into his diocese to help administer care and prevention services.
Another one of his major achievements was his ability to broker peace with radical Muslims.
He became friends with the chief imam of Bolgatanga and this resulted in a peace march of nearly 5,000 Muslims and Christians.
In an interview with the Catholic Herald on a visit to the Diocese of Madison in 2004, Bishop Abadamloora said, "We don't always appreciate the benefit of international relations and maybe the world would be more at peace if it learned to exchange those values."
He said, "We as Catholics walk together as a family. I see the partnership in that light, trying to do things together as human beings and Christians."
The two dioceses have shared ideas in such areas as youth ministry, peace and justice, family life, education, and spiritual renewal.
There have been delegations who have visited back and forth over the past seven years. One of the shared efforts has been the Donkey Project, with parishes and schools in the Diocese of Madison raising money for donkeys and equipment to be used by the people in Ghana.
Bishop Abadamloora was president of the Catholic Bishops Conference in Ghana. He died at the Bolgatanga Regional Hospital, where he had gone to receive medical attention shortly after arriving in Bolgatanga from the Cape Coast.
The Funeral Service for Bishop Lucas Abadamloora was held January 15 and 16, 2010 in Ghana.
News reports said many people grieved over the death of this beloved bishop. They described him as a man who "performed his service to God and mankind with great love and compassion."
Below is Bishop Robert C. Morlino's letter to the Diocese of Navrongo - Bolgatanga, that was sent following th death of Bishop Abadamloora:
January 4, 2010
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,
I write to offer my prayers and most heartfelt condolences at the news of Bishop Lucas Abadamloora's passing from this life. I send too the many prayers of the faithful of Madison, who have been notified of Bishop Lucas's death and who will continue to pray for the repose of his soul and for each of you in our "partner" Diocese of Navrongo-Bolgatanga.
I have counted on Bishop Lucas's prayers and friendship since my arrival in the Diocese of Madison in 2003, and he has never let me down. I pray that now the Lord will welcome Him with open arms and will continue to build up the Diocese of Navrongo-Bolgatanga, which has thrived under the faithful shepherding of Bishop Lucas.
I assure you that I will continue to pray for Bishop Lucas and for all of you at Mass, just as I have in the recent weeks. May Christ our Hope, made manifest in the person of our newly born Savior, be realized now for Bishop Lucas.
With every good wish for God's peace and continued blessings, I remain,
Faithfully yours in Christ,
Most Rev. Robert C. Morlino
Bishop of Madison
He was born in Chiana, near Navrongo, in the upper east region of Ghana on December 22, 1938.
He was ordained a priest in 1968, and was installed as bishop of the Navrongo - Bolgatanga Diocese on June 29, 1994.
The diocese in Ghana is a "partner" with the Diocese of Madison in the Global Solidarity Partnership sponsored by Catholic Relief Services.
Bishop Robert C. Morlino of Madison offered his "prayers and most heartfelt condolences" for his death.
"I send too the many prayers of the faithful of Madison . . . who will continue to pray for the repose of his soul and for each of you in our ‘partner' Diocese of Navrongo-Bolgatanga," the bishop wrote.
When he became a bishop, the HIV/AIDS pandemic was breaking out in Ghana. Almost immediately, he made HIV/AIDS prevention, education, and care one of his major goals.
He brought Catholic Relief Services into his diocese to help administer care and prevention services.
Another one of his major achievements was his ability to broker peace with radical Muslims.
He became friends with the chief imam of Bolgatanga and this resulted in a peace march of nearly 5,000 Muslims and Christians.
In an interview with the Catholic Herald on a visit to the Diocese of Madison in 2004, Bishop Abadamloora said, "We don't always appreciate the benefit of international relations and maybe the world would be more at peace if it learned to exchange those values."
He said, "We as Catholics walk together as a family. I see the partnership in that light, trying to do things together as human beings and Christians."
The two dioceses have shared ideas in such areas as youth ministry, peace and justice, family life, education, and spiritual renewal.
There have been delegations who have visited back and forth over the past seven years. One of the shared efforts has been the Donkey Project, with parishes and schools in the Diocese of Madison raising money for donkeys and equipment to be used by the people in Ghana.
Bishop Abadamloora was president of the Catholic Bishops Conference in Ghana. He died at the Bolgatanga Regional Hospital, where he had gone to receive medical attention shortly after arriving in Bolgatanga from the Cape Coast.
The Funeral Service for Bishop Lucas Abadamloora was held January 15 and 16, 2010 in Ghana.
News reports said many people grieved over the death of this beloved bishop. They described him as a man who "performed his service to God and mankind with great love and compassion."
Below is Bishop Robert C. Morlino's letter to the Diocese of Navrongo - Bolgatanga, that was sent following th death of Bishop Abadamloora:
January 4, 2010
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,
I write to offer my prayers and most heartfelt condolences at the news of Bishop Lucas Abadamloora's passing from this life. I send too the many prayers of the faithful of Madison, who have been notified of Bishop Lucas's death and who will continue to pray for the repose of his soul and for each of you in our "partner" Diocese of Navrongo-Bolgatanga.
I have counted on Bishop Lucas's prayers and friendship since my arrival in the Diocese of Madison in 2003, and he has never let me down. I pray that now the Lord will welcome Him with open arms and will continue to build up the Diocese of Navrongo-Bolgatanga, which has thrived under the faithful shepherding of Bishop Lucas.
I assure you that I will continue to pray for Bishop Lucas and for all of you at Mass, just as I have in the recent weeks. May Christ our Hope, made manifest in the person of our newly born Savior, be realized now for Bishop Lucas.
With every good wish for God's peace and continued blessings, I remain,
Faithfully yours in Christ,
Most Rev. Robert C. Morlino
Bishop of Madison
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