By Florida Catholic staff - Florida Catholic
Photographer: COURTESY | Sr. Elizabeth Worley
Archbishop Thomas Wenski rededicates a statue of St. John Vianney at the entrance to his namesake seminary in Miami Feb. 22.
Photographer: COURTESY | Sr. Elizabeth Worley
Accompanied by a number of Florida bishops, Archbishop Thomas Wenski rededicates a statue of St. John Vianney at the entrance to his namesake seminary in Miami.
MIAMI | Accompanied by a number of Florida bishops, Archbishop Thomas Wenski on Feb. 22 rededicated a statue of St. John Vianney at the entrance to his namesake seminary in Miami.
The statue had fallen during Hurricane Irma: the saint lost his head and the pedestal was damaged. Over the past few months, the pedestal was rebuilt and the saint's image was restored at a local foundry.
Also attending the ceremony were the seminarians who are studying at St. John Vianney, seminary rector Father Ferdinand Santos, and priests and other staff and faculty.
Photographer: COURTESY | Sr. Elizabeth Worley
The bishops of Florida and seminary faculty pose after the dedication. From left: Father Ferdinand Santos, seminary rector, Auxiliary Bishop Peter Baldacchino, Auxiliiary Bishop Enrique Delgado, Bishop Frank Dewane of Venice, Bishop Felipe Estevez of St. Augustine, Archbishop Thomas Wenski, Bishop William Wack of Pensacola-Tallahassee, Bishop John Noonan of Orlando, Bishop Gregory Parkes of St. Petersburg and Father Matias Hualpa, vice rector and dean of students.
