Guéckédou, 04 July, 2023 / 8:44 pm (ACI Africa).
Mons. Norbert Tamba Sandouno, who was appointed on June 29 as the pioneer Bishop of the newly erected Diocese of Guéckédou in Guinea has expressed joy and appealed for prayers ahead of his Episcopal Ministry.
Addressing journalists during a July 1 press conference, the Bishop-elect said, “I am overwhelmed with joy at being chosen by God as the first bishop of Guéckédou.”
“Despite my weaknesses and limitations, I am filled with joy for this mission entrusted to me by the Holy Father,” Mons. Tamba said, and added, “My joy is even greater to see the Catholic Church in Guinea has a new face. Yesterday we had three dioceses, today we have four. The Lord has answered the prayers of all Catholics in Guinea.”
He thanked the Holy Father for “bestowing his trust and confidence in me to lead the flock in Guéckédou.”
Born in June 1967 in Koniandou, the Bishop-elect was ordained a Priest for Kankan Diocese in November 2007 after completing his theological and philosophical studies at Saint Augustine Major Seminary in Bamako, Mali.