Bienvenu Manamika Bafouakouahou
Bienvenu Manamika Bafouakouahou (born October 16, 1964 in Brazzaville , Republic of the Congo ) is a Congolese Roman Catholic clergyman and appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Brazzaville .
Life
Bienvenu Manamika Bafouakouahou received the sacrament of ordination on August 29, 1993 after studying theology and canon law . Afterwards he carried out pastoral activities in the diocese of Kinkala and was a teacher at the Kinkala Minor Seminary . From 1996 to 2003 he continued his studies at the University of Salamanca and obtained a doctorate in canon law . In 2004 he became vicar general of the Kinkala diocese.
On May 24, 2013, Pope Francis appointed him the first bishop of the Dolisie diocese, which was established on the same date . He was ordained bishop by the Apostolic Nuncio in Panama and former Nuncio in the Republic of the Congo, Archbishop Andrés Carrascosa Coso , on August 25 of the same year. Co- consecrators were Louis Portella , Bishop of Kinkala, and Daniel Mizonzo , Bishop of Nkayi .
On April 18, 2020, Pope Francis appointed him Coadjutor Archbishop of Brazzaville.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ erezione della Diocese Dolisie (Repubblica del Congo) e nomina del primo vescovo. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , May 24, 2013, accessed April 18, 2020 (Italian).
- ^ Nomina dell'Arcivescovo Coadiutore di Brazzaville (Repubblica del Congo). In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, April 18, 2020, accessed April 18, 2020 (Italian).
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| SURNAME | Bafouakouahou, Bienvenu Manamika |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Congolese Roman Catholic clergyman, Coadjutor Archbishop of Brazzaville |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 16, 1964 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brazzaville , Republic of the Congo |