RIP Archbishop Faustino Sainz Muñoz 1937 -2012

Archbishop Sainz Muñoz

Archbishop Faustino Sainz Muñoz, the former Apostolic Nuncio to Great Britain died on Wednesday, 31 October, after a long illness. Mgr Marcus Stock, the General Secretary of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, said the Bishops Conference was very saddened to hear the news.

Mgr Stock said: "The Bishops remember Archbishop Faustino with great affection and admiration. His ministry as the personal representative of the Holy Father was exercised with untiring devotion and great attentiveness to the needs of our countries. Before his premature retirement due to ill health, he had won the profound respect of the diplomatic community and the hearts of the episcopal conferences he worked with.

"We send our sincere condolences to the family and personal friends of Archbishop Faustino. We pray that on this Solemnity of All Saints, in the presence of those many blessed souls who now behold the divine countenance, his soul too will enjoy the loving embrace of our Lord and Saviour Christ Jesus. May he rest in peace. Amen.”

Archbishop Faustino’s funeral will take place on 2 November at 8pm in Madrid.

Source: CCN