Mar Joseph Srampickal is consecrated Bishop of the Syro-Malabar Eparchy of Great Britain at Preston North End stadium on Oct. 9, 2016. Photo credits: Mazur/catholicnews.org.uk.
CNA Staff, Dec 15, 2020 / 12:00 pm (CNA).- On Oct. 9, 2016, 12,000 people filled a soccer stadium in northern England for a momentous event. The edge of the pitch was lined by women in saris carrying bright umbrellas with silver fringes jingling in the breeze. Then came a procession led by altar servers in pink robes bearing towering candlesticks.
They were followed by a stream of priests and bishops, many dressed in a striking red-and-white garment known as a