Wednesday, March 5, 2014

The late Archbishop Lawrence Patrick Henry


Archbishop Lawrence Henry passed away peacefully yesterday 4 March 2014. Born on 27 July 1934 in Cape Town,he was ordained a priest in 1962 for the Archdiocese of Cape Town where he served in a number of parishes until his episcopal ordination in 1987.He was appointed as the new Archbishop of Cape Town on 7 July 1990 and served in that capacity until his retirement on 18 December 2009. Archbishop Henry was a pastor at heart who knew and loved the people of God. He will be missed by the people of  Cape Town and by many other people all over Southern Africa and overseas.May God through the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ give his soul eternal peace,joy and love in the heavenly kingdom.

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