São Tomé, 09 January, 2024 / 9:00 pm (ACI Africa).
Pope Francis has appointed a Local Ordinary for the Diocese of São Tomé and Príncipe in the Central African island nation of São Tomé and Príncipe.
The appointment of Mons. João de Ceita Nazaré was made public by the Holy See Press Office on Tuesday, January 9.
Until his appointment, the member of the Clergy of São Tomé and Principe Diocese has been serving as the delegate of the Apostolic Administrator to the Episcopal See and the Parish Priest of Our Lady of Grace Cathedral of the São Toméan Diocese.
The Episcopal See has been vacant since July 2022 when Bishop Manuel António Mendes dos Santos, a member of the Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (Claretians), resigned at the age of 62.
Born in August 1973 in Trindade, São Tomé, Bishop-elect Nazaré was ordained a Priest in August 2006.
