GUAM
Pacific Daily News
[with video]
Haidee V Eugenio , heugenio@guampdn.com November 28, 2016
Coadjutor Archbishop Michael Jude Byrnes stepped foot on Guam for around 1 a.m. on Monday, marking a leadership milestone for the island’s Catholic church.
“When I saw the lights from the plane, I started getting excited,” the Vatican-sent Byrnes said minutes after emerging at 1:18 a.m. from the arrival area of the Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport.
After a long flight from Detroit, Michigan to Tokyo and then to Guam, Byrnes said he was exhausted and looked forward to a good night’s sleep.
But he has a big first day ahead of him, including joining the Catholic clergy in a day of recollection Monday morning and a press conference in the afternoon. When asked about his initial message to the people of Guam, he said, “I really look forward to meeting you.”
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