Bishop’s funeral

The religious and lay community bid farewell to Vicar General Annetto Depasquale yesterday in a funeral Mass celebrated by Archbishop Paul Cremona at St John’s Co-Cathedral. Bishop Depasquale passed away suddenly on Tuesday, aged 73, at his Qormi...

The religious and lay community bid farewell to Vicar General Annetto Depasquale yesterday in a funeral Mass celebrated by Archbishop Paul Cremona at St John’s Co-Cathedral. Bishop Depasquale passed away suddenly on Tuesday, aged 73, at his Qormi residence. In a message from the Holy See, Secretary of State, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, passed on Pope Benedict XVI’s “heartfelt condolences” to his family and the community who recalled his “long and devoted ministry” and “dedication to his apostolate even at times of physical frailty”.

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