AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - In the Year of Saint Paul, a new parish in Moaaga dedicated to the Apostle is “overflowing with missionary zeal”

Moaaga (Agenzia Fides) – Saint Paul's Parish in Moaaga is the most recent addition to the Archdiocese of Koupela (Burkina Faso). It was erected by Archbishop Seraphin Francois Rouamba of Koupela, in a decree dated July 1, 2008, just days prior to the inauguration of the Year of St. Paul and was given its name in honor of the Saint. The territory of the parish includes nearly 4,000 Catholics and is subdivided into 7 large sectors, entrusted to five catechists. The Parish Pastor, Fr. Pierre Celestin Bangre and his Associate Pastor Fr. Herman Guiatin, began their pastoral service in the new parish at the end of September, where they received a warm welcome from the local people.
As Fr. Herman commented in the Diocesan Bulletin “Unir,” in the days following their arrival, various groups of people from catechists to Protestant pastors, to the Imam of Malenga and other Muslims, came to welcome them and express their great joy at seeing a Catholic mission in Moaaga. “This young parish, overflowing with missionary zeal, counts on the dynamism and support of its older siblings to proceed with confidence on the path of faith, under the generous patronage of the Apostle to the Nations.” (SL) (Agenzia Fides 18/3/2009)