Archbishop of Cape Coast, Most Rev. Gabriel Charles Palmer-Buckle, and his brother Bishop, Most Rev. Emmanuel Kofi Fianu, the Bishop of Ho and Vice President of the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference, have been chosen to represent the Bishops’Conference in Rome as delegates to the Synod on Synodolity.
The two are expected to be in Rome in October this year for the 16th General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops.
The two are part of a list of participants who will take part in the upcoming Synod on Synodality assembly in October, published by the Vatican on Friday, July 7.
Nearly a third of the 364 voting delegates in the 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops were chosen directly by Pope Francis, including the American Jesuit Father James Martin, a frequent commentator on LGBTQ outreach; former prefect of the Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Müller, and Cardinal Blase Cupich of Chicago.
For the first time, laypeople will not only participate in the Synod of Bishops assembly and will also be full members, with the ability to vote on a final document at the end of the process in October 2024.
