Catholics in Chad welcome new bishop Jean Miguinan
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Catholic Christians in the Diocese of Sarh, in Chad’s Moyen-Chari province, gathered to welcome Bishop Jean Miguinan on October 12, 2026.
People assembled in villages including Manda, Balimba, Maïbessé, and Ngonanga to greet the new leader of their church, seeing his arrival as a chance to strengthen their spiritual lives. Local communities marked the occasion with traditional gifts.
Women in Ngonanga presented Bishop Miguinan with a donkey, referencing the entry of Jesus into Jerusalem, while the chief of Balimba canton gave him a goat, a gesture linked to the canton’s name and hopes for the diocese’s development. Dieudonné Djonabaye, president of the Moyen-Chari provincial council, noted the bishop’s nighttime arrival symbolized light and hope.
Bishop Miguinan will officially be installed on October 17, 2026, and has pledged to deliver the message of the Gospel to remote communities within the diocese.
