Minister Fonseca: Bishop Nicasio was a Good Son of Belize

Minister of Education, Francis Fonseca, also expressed his condolences on the passing of Bishop Nicasio on his Facebook page. He shared with News Five that the late bishop had dedicated much of his sixty-seven years to the clergy and to education, and for that, the government pays its respect and gratitude to someone he referred to as: a very good friend, a strong partner in education, and a good son of Belize.

 

Via phone: Francis Fonseca, Minister of Education

“Bishop Nicasio has been a priest for, I think 34 years, serving our Belizean community, our people. He has served in many communities across the country and is loved, beloved by Belizeans all across our community. So, you know, in education, we consider him a very good friend, a strong partner in education, someone who believes in the church state partnership of education and who worked very closely with the Government of Belize and the Ministry of Education to advance, you know, our goals for quality education in Belize. So we want to, on behalf of the Government of Belize, on behalf of the Ministry of Education, express our deepest sympathies to his family, and of course, to his colleague, priest in the Roman Catholic Church, and indeed to the entire Roman Catholic Church community, you know. We have lost a good son of Belize, who has given his life, to serving God, and serving our communities.”