AFRICA/GABON - Confirmation of the Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies

Friday, 17 April 2026

GABON

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Confirmation of the Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies

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Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On March 19, 2026, Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization (Section for First Evangelization and New Particular Churches), confirmed Father Hajjar Mangomo Nanga, of the clergy of the diocese of Franceville, as National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) in Gabon for the five-year period 2026-2031 (see Fides, 12/5/2021). (EG) (Agenzia Fides, 17/4/2026)