AFRICA/TOGO - National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies appointed

Tuesday, 28 June 2005

2009-11-04
Rector of St. Albert's College Interdiocesan Seminary in Archdiocese of Ranchi appointed

2009-11-03
Rector of Saint Josephina Bakhita Interdiocesan Propedeutic Seminary of Ngaoundere appointed

2009-11-03
National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies confirmed

2009-10-29
Rector of Regional Seminary of Taipei appointed

2009-10-29
The Holy Father's Missionary Intention for November 2009: “That believers in the different religions, through the testimony of their lives and fraternal dialogue, may clearly demonstrate that the name of God is a bearer of peace.” Commentary.

2009-10-27
National Director of Pontifical Mission Societies confirmed

Vatican City (Fides Service) - Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples on 25 April 2005 appointed Rev. Benoit Efoévi Penoukou of the clergy of the archdiocese of Lome National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Togo for a five year term (2005-2010).
The new National Director born in 1942 at Koumassi was ordained a priest on 17 May 1970 in Rome by Pope Paul VI. He had attended St Jeanne d’Arc minor seminary in Ouidah (1957/64); studied philosophy at St. Gall major seminary in Ouidah (1964/66) and theology in Rome (1966/70) at the Pontifical Urban University. Since his ordination he has ministered as follows: assistant priest at Sacred Heart Cathedral Lome (1970/72); further studies at Legon in Ghana (1972/76); diocesan and national director of the PMS (1976/85); French speaking Caritas Internationalis co-ordinator for the zone and then all Africa, SCEAM secretary general (1997/2000); further studies in Missionary Sciences at St Paul’s University Ottawa, Canada (2002/2004). (S.L.) (Agenzia Fides 28/6/2005 - 14 righe, 176 parole)