The Catholic Diocese of HO officially opened the Jubilee Year 2025 on Sunday, December 29, 2024, with Solemn Holy Mass and the opening of Holy Door ceremonies at the Sacred Heart Cathedral, Ho-Bankoe. 

The Solemn Opening of the Jubilee Year was marked by the Holy Mass celebration on the Holy Family feast, led by the Most Rev Emmanuel Kofi Fianu, SVD. 

The Bishop of the Diocese, presided over the solemn celebration at the Sacred Heart Cathedral, Ho. Meanwhile, Very Rev. Frs. Clemence Ashiara the Dean of Kpando Deanery, and Paschal Afesi the Dean of Hohoe Deanery also led the opening ceremony at the Immaculate Conception Parish Kpando and St. Augustine Parish respectively.

In his Homily he encouraged the faithful to be people of hope and follow the example of the Holy Family of Nazareth and pilgrims like them in this Jubilee year to obtain benefits and indulgences.  

The Jubilee Year will feature exciting activities such as pilgrimages, and devotional programs on Parish bases throughout the year.

Let us journey together as PILGRIMS OF HOPE, united in grace and faith!

The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Ho, Most Rev. Bishop Emmanuel Kofi Fianu, SVD., on Friday, 27th December 2024, ordained a candidate into the diaconate order. 

The newly ordained Deacon, Rev John Atsu Akpatsou Agbenyega is from St. Joseph Parish, Liati

The candidate during the ceremony was urged to commit to the Evangelical Councils of Poverty, Celibacy, and the Promise of Obedience to his Local Ordinary and his successors, after which he was invested with stole and Dalmatic. 

The ordination into the transitional diaconal ministry, now makes him a member of the clergy and a step towards Priestly Ordination. 

Bishop Fianu, in his homily, thanked the parents for giving out their son to the church to serve the faithful. He  admonished the Deacon to imitate St John the Evangelist in his ministry and be a happy Deacon and a happy priest in future 

The ceremony at the Bishop Holland Memorial Pastoral Center Sokode Gbogame, was witnessed by the candidate's parents and family, a session of the clergy and religious as well as seminarians from the diocese.