Monday 3rd September we attended the Installation of the St Joseph's Thelogical Institute's new President: Fr Sylvester David OMI.
Fr Dan Corijn OMI, president of SJTI for the past years has been appointed as Rector to the Pontifical College of St Paul in Rome.
Fr Sylvester David OMI was installed in a packed Cedara Chapel, including Academics, Priests from all the congregations associated with SJTI and Cardinal Wilfred Napier and Auxillary Bishop Barry Wood OMI. The Provincials of the SJTI Board as well as Academics and Ministers of the Theological Cluster were there to witness the occasion.
From the Liturgy - Speeches - farewells and welcomes right up to the banquet afterwards in the Hall it was a moving and festive event!
As many of us in the Southern District OMI who could, have signed a card wishing Fr Sylvester a successful term of leadership. We are especially supportive as most of our students pass through their hands. Fr Sylvester is well known to us for the Biblical Theology retreats he has conducted in our Province.
Fr Sylvester is the first South African President of SJTI.
He succeeds Fr Dan Corijn OMI who succeeded Fr Paul Decock OMI (the first SJTI President). Fr Dan was also Rector of St Joseph's Scholasticate for a term before he served in Rome as Vicar General of the OMI Congregation.
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