HONG KONG (SE): Father Vincenzo Carbone of the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions [PIME] passed away peacefully at North District Hospital, on November 1, the Solemnity of All Saints, at 4.00pm. He was 97-years-old.
A vigil Mass will be celebrated at 8.00 pm on November 15 at St. Teresa’s Church, presided over by Auxiliary Bishop Joseph Ha Chi-shing. The funeral Mass will be held at 10:00am on November 16, also at St. Teresa’s Church, presided over by Cardinal Stephen Chow, S.J. He will be laid to rest at St. Michael’s Catholic Cemetery in Happy Valley.
The Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions asks the faithful to pray for his eternal repose.
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