The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) has expressed “great joy” over the appointment of Guilherme Vaz, a leading layman from the country, as a consulter to the reconstituted Pontifical Council for the Laity, Family and Life. The Catholic layman from Mumbai has been a member of the CBCI Finance Committee for the past seven years and has assisted many dioceses. He is also a member of the governing board of the CBCI Society for Medical Education, North India.
As reported by mattersindia.com, A press statement from CBCI secretary general Bishop Theodore Mascarenhas, read, “Vaz was for ten years a member of the erstwhile Pontifical Council for the Laity, first appointed by Pope Benedict XVI and continued under Pope Francis. Vaz has been a close collaborator of the CBCI, first as consulter to the Commission for Education and Culture. He was closely involved in the first comprehensive survey of Catholic Education in India and in formulating the Catholic Education Policy that followed.”
The CBCI had felicitated Vaz at its last plenary meeting for being conferred the papal honor of Knight of the Order of St Gregory the Great in 2016 for his exemplary and pre-eminent service to the Universal Church and the International Community. His Grace Bishop Mascarenhas also expressed confidence that Vaz would draw from his vast experience to continue to contribute further to the Universal Church.
Source: www.mattersindia.com
