Chad welcomes new bishop Jean Minguinan with celebrations
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Catholic communities in Sarh, Chad gathered in villages across the Moyen-Chari province to welcome Bishop Jean Minguinan, their new leader.
People assembled in Manda, Maïbessé, Ngonanga, and Balimba to greet the bishop and express their hopes for the future of the local church. Women in Ngonanga gifted Bishop Minguinan an donkey, recalling Jesus’s entry into Jerusalem, while the chief of Balimba canton presented him with a goat as a traditional offering connected to the canton’s name.
Dieudonné Djonabaye, president of the Moyen-Chari provincial council, noted the bishop’s nighttime arrival symbolized light and hope for the diocese. Vicar General Abbé Yankal Ngaro Pascal explained the faithful had prayed for months for this appointment and pledged support for the bishop’s pastoral mission. Bishop Minguinan responded by urging Christians to strengthen their faith, promote unity, and spread the Gospel to remote communities within the diocese.
