Novena to Bishop Brésillac (Day1)
Plenary Council 2022
SMA News - January 2023
Despite the climate of fear and mistrust, Christians and Muslims still living together in Bouar.
While on holidays, I had the opportunity to see the consequences of the terrible and bloody crisis which my country has just gone through. The situation is very bad at all levels. What can be observed is that the Central African Republic has come out of these crises weakened and divided.
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As part of the TV program “Église du Monde”, of the French Catholic channel KTO, our colleague Joseph Guvvala, who lived in Niger as a missionary, was interviewed about the situation of the Church of that country after the destructions of many religious buildings and the death of a dozen of people following the publications of Charlie Hebdo. Follow this interview on KTO.
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Saturday 31st January 2015 saw the dedication and the 25th Anniversary celebration of St Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, Ashaley Botwe in Accra.
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I spent ten days in Egypt between 5th and 14th February. Though the SMA family is small right now, I found all of them to be in good spirits.
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On behalf of all the members and lay associates of the Society of African Missions, I sincerely congratulate Fr Francois Gnonhossou SMA on his nomination as Bishop of Dassa-Zoume in the Republic of Benin. This is an honour for Francois himself as it is an honour for the entire Society.
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It pleased Pope Francis, on this 12th February 2015, to appoint Fr. François Gnonhossou of the Society of African Missions as the Bishop of Dassa-Zoumé in Benin. He was born on 3rd December 1961 in Cotonou. Until now he was SMA General Councillor. Fr. François tells us his first feelings: "first of all it's a feeling of gratitude to the Church of Jesus Christ, this Church to which we belong. We have to give what we have received, by the grace to serve, where the need is felt, and where God needs us. It is also the feeling of awareness that we must always be ready to respond to God's call to make the Gospel always and everywhere announced. And that the Gospel must be announced and proclaimed. I see myself first as heir to Mgr. Brésillac (Founder of SMA) because we are all his sons. But also as heir to Fr. Borghero, the pioneer of the Church of West Africa and all the SMA in Africa. I consider myself as a link of this chain that continues to spread, so that the Kingdom of God, the good news of the Gospel is always announced in Africa and all around the world".
The diocese of Dassa-Zoumé is situated in the center of the Republic of Benin. It was erected in 1995. With a population of 645.000 inhabitants among which 57 % are catholic, Dassa-Zoumé covers a surface of 13.931 Km2. 46 priests, 62 nuns and several auxiliaries of the apostolate, administer 25 parishes that matter the diocese and several socio-educational institutions.
Father François Gnonhossou is the 3rd African SMA bishop, following Mgr. Nestor Nongo and Denis Aziagbia, both bishops in Central African Republic.
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We are gradually coming out of Ebola crisis in Sierra Leone. During the time of crisis we have done our best with your support. We started our mission by providing water to the quarantined houses.
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Charism and Constitutions
SMA Founder Bsp. Melchior Marion de Brésillac
Message from the Superior General and his councils
Synod 2021-2023
