The Pallium is a liturgical vestment consisting of a band of white woollen cloth placed on the shoulders of Archbishops, recalling their unity with the successor of Peter.
Newsroom (27/06/2022 8:45 PM, Gaudium Press) Next Wednesday, June 29, Solemnity of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, Pope Francis will preside over a Holy Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica during which the palliums of the metropolitan Archbishops appointed during this year will be blessed.
Origin and meaning of the Pallium
The name “Pallium” comes from the Latin word “pallium,” which means “woolen cloak.” It is a liturgical vestment used in the Catholic Church, consisting of a band of white woollen cloth placed over Archbishops’ shoulders, recalling their unity with the successor of Peter.
The Pallium represents the sheep the shepherd carries on his shoulders, just as Our Lord Jesus Christ did with the lost sheep. In other words, Palio is the symbolic representation of the pastoral mission of the Bishop, also representing one of the prerogatives of the Metropolitan Archbishops and being a symbol of the jurisdiction granted to them, being in communion with the Holy See.
Metropolitan Archbishops of Asia
Among the Archbishops of Asia are:
– Archbishop Yohanes Harun Yuwono, Metropolitan Archbishop of Palembang (Indonesia);
– Archbishop Alangaram Arokia Sebastin Durairaj, Metropolitan Archbishop of Bhopal (India);
– Archbishop Peter Chung Soon-Taick, OCD, Metropolitan Archbishop of Seoul (South Korea);
– Most Rev. Peter Michiaki Nakamura, Metropolitan Archbishop of Nagasaki (Japan);
– Archbishop Thomas Jessayyan Netto, Metropolitan Archbishop of Trivandrum dei Latini (India);
– Archbishop Francis Kalist, Metropolitan Archbishop of Pondicherry and Cuddalore (India).
Metropolitan Archbishops of Europe
The Metropolitan Archbishops of Europe include:
– Archbishop Józef Guzdek, Metropolitan Archbishop of Białystok (Poland);
– Archbishop Francis Duffy, Metropolitan Archbishop of Tuam (Ireland);
– Archbishop Claudio Maniago, Metropolitan Archbishop of Catanzaro-Squillace (Italy);
– Most Rev. Arjan Dodaj, Metropolitan Archbishop of Tiranë-Durrës (Albania);
– Most Rev. José Manuel Garcia Cordeiro, Metropolitan Archbishop of Braga (Portugal) Mons;
– Most Rev. Guy de Kerimel, Metropolitan Archbishop of Toulouse (France);
– Most Rev. Luigi Renna, Metropolitan Archbishop of Catania (Italy);
– Archbishop William Nolan, Metropolitan Archbishop of Glasgow (Scotland);
– Archbishop Tomo Vukšić, Metropolitan Archbishop of Sarajevo (Bosnia-Herzegovina);
– Most Rev. Antoine Hérouard, Metropolitan Archbishop of Dijon (France);
– Most Rev. Roberto Repole, Metropolitan Archbishop of Turin (Italy);
– Most Rev. Sandro Salvucci, Metropolitan Archbishop of Pesaro (Italy);
– Most Rev. Laurent Ulrich, Metropolitan Archbishop of Paris (France);
– Most Rev. Mark O’Toole, Metropolitan Archbishop of Cardiff (Wales);
– Most Rev. Jan Graubner, Metropolitan Archbishop of Prague (Czech Republic);
– Most Rev. Dražen Kutleša, Metropolitan Archbishop of Split-Makarska (Croatia);
– Archbishop Luis Javier Argüello García, Metropolitan Archbishop of Valladolid (Spain).
Metropolitan Archbishops of Africa
The Metropolitan Archbishops from Africa are the following:
– Archbishop Luzizila Kiala, Metropolitan Archbishop of Malanje (Angola);
– Archbishop George Desmond Tambala, Metropolitan Archbishop of Lilongwe (Malawi);
– Archbishop Philip A. Anyolo, Metropolitan Archbishop of Nairobi (Kenya);
– Archbishop Bienvenu Manamika Bafouakouahou, Metropolitan Archbishop of Brazzaville (Republic of Congo);
– Most Rev. Paul Ssemogerere, Metropolitan Archbishop of Kampala (Uganda);
– Archbishop Jean-Paul Vesco, Metropolitan Archbishop of Algiers (Algeria);
– Archbishop Maurice Muhatia Makumba, Metropolitan Archbishop of Kisumu (Kenya);
– Archbishop Bonaventure Nahimana, Metropolitan Archbishop of Gitega (Burundi);
– Archbishop Lucius Iwejuru Ugorii, Metropolitan Archbishop of Owerri (Nigeria).
Metropolitan Archbishops of America
The Metropolitan Archbishops of the Americas are:
– Archbishop Ángel Sixto Rossi, Metropolitan Archbishop of Córdoba (Argentina);
– Most Rev. Jorge Carlos Patrón Wong, Metropolitan Archbishop of Jalapa (Mexico);
– Most Rev. João Justino de Medeiros Silva, Metropolitan Archbishop of Goiânia (Brazil);
– Archbishop Shelton Joseph Fabre, Metropolitan Archbishop of Louisville (USA);
– Most Rev. Gabriel Malzaire, Metropolitan Archbishop of Castries (Saint Lucia);
– Most Rev. Adalberto Martínez Flores, Metropolitan Archbishop of Asunción (Paraguay);
– Most Rev. Mario Antonio da Silva, Metropolitan Archbishop of Cuiaba (Brazil);
– Most Rev. Raul Gomez Gonzalez, Metropolitan Archbishop of Toluca (Mexico);
– Most Rev. Jorge Alberto Cavazos Arizpe, Metropolitan Archivist of San Luis Potosí (Mexico). (EPC)
Compiled by Gustavo Kralj
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