Davao Archdiocese Delegation to AYD

It’s official! The Archdiocese of Davao will be sending three (3) delegates to the 6^th Asian Youth Day come this August 10-17 in the Diocese of Daejeon, South Korea. They are the following:

1. RHODERICK G. HERNANDEZ. Erick currently serves as the Youth Coordinator of the Davao Archdiocesan Youth Coordinating Apostolate (DAYCA);

2. REV. FR. LEOMEL P. PUERTO. Fr. Jong is the current assistant director of DAYCA. He is also the parochial vicar of San Pablo Parish in Juna Subdivision, Matina Davao City. And

3. PERRY PAUL G. LAMANILAO. Perry is handling the social media department of the Davao Catholic Herald under the Davao Verbum Dei Media Foundation, Inc., the organization that runs the media apostolate of the Archdiocese of Davao.

Asian Youth Day enables young people to gather in formation programs and plan their future spiritual lives. It also aims to provide an opportunity for Catholic youth to explore and renew their faith so that they can share the Gospel with others through the work of justice and peace. As previously reported, the Vatican announced that Pope Francis will visit South Korea this August for the said gathering of young people from 29 countries and beatify 124 martyrs. (dcherald)