Monday, 19 July 2010 13:29

The Diocese of Wichita has received a thank you note for its contribution of nearly $500,000 to help Haitian earthquake victims.
The Most Rev. Jose H. Gomez, coadjutor archbishop of Los Angeles and chairman of the USCCB’s Subcommittee on the Church in Latin America, said, “In the months since the earthquake, CRS has distributed food and water to hundreds of thousands of people, while providing emergency shelter and medical care to many thousands more.”
Archbishop Gomez said $193,077.17 was received from and through the chancery of the Diocese of Wichita and $287,604.24 was received from individuals and groups located in the diocese.
In addition to feeding the victims, the USCCB is also working with the bishops of Haiti to rebuild parish communities and church structures following accepted building codes and practices.