Foros congelados de Ágora Marianista [2001-2004]
| Enero 12, 2004, 09:34:23 Publicamos a continuación la noticia del nombramiento del marianista Raymond Roussin como arzobispo de Vancouver. El Santo Padre nombró al obispo Raymond Roussin, S.M., hasta ahora de Victoria (Canadá), arzobispo metropolitano de Vancouver (superficie 119.439, población 2.032.024, católicos 376.511, sacerdotes 185, religiosos 234, diáconos permanentes 1) en Canadá. Sucede al arzobispo Adam Joseph Exner, O.M.I., cuya renuncia al gobierno pastoral de la archidiócesis fue aceptada por límite de edad. VISES 040112 VATICAN INFORMATION SERVICE AÑO XIV - N° 6 ESPAÑOL LUNES, 12 ENERO 2004 Desde Agora, aprovechamos para enviarle nuestro abrazo fraterno y para desearle lo mejor en este nuevo servicio apostólico en la Iglesia |
| Enero 16, 2004, 03:08:11 Aquí va una noticia relacionada con el nuevo nombramiento. Archbishop faced tougher job In his previous posting, as bishop of Vancouver Island, he found that the diocese was more than $20 million in debt Douglas Todd Vancouver Sun The Vatican has handed Vancouver's new Roman Catholic archbishop, Raymond Roussin, some tough assignments in his days. But he trusts he won't be walking into as "traumatic" a situation as he did when he was appointed almost five years ago as bishop for Vancouver Island. Although Roussin feels "overwhelmed" about being made responsible for the 402,000 Greater Vancouverites who call themselves Catholics, he said this week he hoped it wouldn't be as difficult as dealing with the "incredible debt" he discovered in the diocese of Victoria. Not long after Pope John Paul asked Roussin to replace retired Victoria bishop Remi De Roo, the Canadian-born priest realized the diocese was more than $20 million in debt, largely because of poor land investments in Washington state. "Anything I face in the future shouldn't be as traumatic as what I found here," Roussin said in a telephone interview from Victoria. Although the Vancouver Island diocese's financial problems are not over, Roussin said "we're on the right track and the lawyers are doing their best to resolve the situation for the good of the diocese." Roussin, 64, said he's "never waved a flag to become a bishop." But he also doesn't regret becoming one either. "God's found a way to use me." He's met Pope John Paul on three occasions, enjoying the conversation. But he has no idea why he's been elevated to the elite ranks of archbishop. Before the pope appointed Roussin to take charge on Vancouver Island, the pontiff had asked him to become a bishop to deal with another difficult situation. In the early 1990s, Roussin, who had been happily serving as a chaplain at the University of Manitoba, was assigned to dissolve the numerically small Saskatchewan diocese of Gravelbourg. He wasn't looking forward to the downsizing task, but now quietly says, "I managed to do it without too much bloodshed." Ongoing administrative challenges aside, Roussin said he feels "ambivalent" about leaving the diocese of Victoria, where he's made a lot of friends among the island's 90,000 Catholics and feels "very much at home." But one perk he's looking forward to is visiting more often with his brother, Gerry Roussin, a North Vancouver resident who works in the airline industry. (His only other sibling, a sister, works at a Catholic parish in Winnipeg, where Roussin was raised by French-Canadian parents.) Another thing Roussin hopes to enjoy in Vancouver is opera, symphony and theatre performances. That's been his main hobby, along with taking long walks in parks and reading -- usually four books at a time. He used to cycle and canoe, but hasn't had time for it since he became a bishop. Roussin is well-travelled. A member of the Swiss-based Marianist teaching order, he can speak fluent English and French and understands Spanish and Italian. He's spent years living in Korea, India, Japan and South America, and considers it a plus that he'll be overseeing a wide ethnic range of Catholics in Greater Vancouver, including Filipinos, Hispanics, Vietnamese, Chinese and Eastern Europeans. Although some observers have suggested Roussin is more liberal than retiring Vancouver Archbishop Adam Exner, who is known across Canada for his conservative positions, Roussin said it all "depends on how you define liberal." Asked about his leadership style, Roussin said, "I let things simmer and take time to reflect on things." Beyond that, he said, it's up to others to describe his approach to leadership. As he takes on the challenge of his new post, Roussin acknowledged his health is only "pretty good. "I'm not the strongest of characters," he said. But he maintained he isn't suffering any medical problems that are unusual for a 64-year-old male. dtodd@png.canwest.com  Raymond.jpg |
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