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Mission stories
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A courtesy Visit to Bishop Felix Alaba Job on the Eve of the Plenary Council
On the eve of the Plenary Council 2026, members of the General Council together with some Unit Superiors paid a courtesy visit to the Emeritus Archbishop of Ibadan, Most Rev. Felix Alaba Job. The visit was marked by warmth, memory, and gratitude. For Archbishop Job, the encounter was not merely a formal visit. It was…
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In Ibadan, diaconal ordinations under the sign of the SMA 2026 Plenary Council.
By Pierre-Paul Dossekpli This Saturday, May 16, 2026, the Archbishop of Ibadan, Gabriel Abegunrin, ordained five members of the Society of African Missions as deacons in Bodija, Nigeria. The celebration took place in the presence of the Superior General of the SMA, Fr. François du Penhoat, his Council, Fr. Emmanuel Dim, Superior of the SMA…
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Before the Plenary Council Begins, Visit to the Roots
“A tree without roots cannot withstand the storm.“ It is a truth the SMA knows well. And some few days before the Plenary Council 2026, the Superior General, Fr François du PENHOAT and the Provincial Superior of Nigeria, Fr Emmanuel DIM, chose to go back to the roots, literally. Before the meetings begin, before the…
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Bishop Jean Bonfils (SMA): Missionary, Bishop, Servant of the Church
Bishop Jean Bonfils, SMA (1930–2026)Missionary of the Society of African Missions, and Bishop of Viviers and then of Nice.Teacher, organiser of missionary formation, and servant of the Church in numerous pastoral and ecclesial missions. It is with deep sorrow that we learned on Tuesday of the passing of Bishop Jean Bonfils. His death marks the departure…
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Walking the Walk: A Provincial’s Experience at ICOF
When a leader chooses to undergo renewal himself, he demonstrates that growth and formation are responsibilities shared by all. This is precisely what Fr. Narcisse Ogou SEKA, Provincial Superior of the SMA in Côte d’Ivoire, recently chose to do by personally participating in the Inter-Congregational Ongoing Formation Program (ICOF) in Tanzania. By attending the program…
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Mgr Dennis Kofi Agbenyadzi, Appointed Metropolitan Archbishop of Berbérati
The Holy Father has erected the Ecclesiastical Province of Berbérati , with the suffragan Dioceses Bouar, Mbaïki and Bossangoa, and has appointed H.E. Bishop. Dennis Kofi Agbenyadzi, S.M.A , until now Bishop of Berbérati, Metropolitan Archbishop of Berbérati . Msgr. Dennis Kofi Agbenyadzi, H. M. A., was born on 9 October 1964 in Kadjebi-Akan, Diocese…
