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Ordinations and Perpetual Professions for the Province Africa

Published on May 24, 2025

Priestly ordination

Brother François-Xavier CAZALI, Prior General;
Brother Côme-Emmanuel CODJIA, Prior of the Province Africa;
The Brothers of Saint-John and their families are pleased to inform you of the priestly ordination of brother

Antoine de Padoue TOURÉ (Ivory Coast)

On Saturday 5 July 2025, at 10.00am, at Marie Étoile du matin Priory, Riviera Palmeraie (St Viateur district, Abidjan) by His Eminence Monsignor Jean-Pierre Cardinal KUTWA, Archbishop Emeritus of Abidjan (Ivory Coast).

First masses : July 6, 2025 at 11:15 AM at Marie Étoile du matin Priory, Riviera Palmeraie (Saint Viateur district, Abidjan)
13 July at 9h00, Saint Luc Banabakintu parish, Adjamé, 220 logements.

Brother François-Xavier, Prior General;
Brother Côme-Emmanuel, Prior Provincial of Africa;
the Brothers of Saint-John and the parents of the brother
are pleased to inform you of the ordination to the priesthood of brother

Paul-Clément DJON BISSES (Cameroon)

They invite you to participate or to join them in prayer at the ordination Mass presided over by His Excellency
Monsignor Jean Mbarga, Archbishop of Yaoundé;

Saturday 5 July 2025 at 10.00 AM at the Minor Basilica of Mary Queen of Apostles in Mvolyé, Yaoundé.

Ordinations to the diaconate

Brother François-Xavier CAZALI, Prior General;
Brother Côme-Emmanuel CODJIA, Prior of the Province of Africa;
The Brothers of Saint-John and the parents of the brothers are pleased to inform you of the ordination to the diaconate of brothers

Augustin BILAWA (Togo)
Dominique-Savio GALLEY (Togo)
Isaac-Thérèse ADJIVON (Togo)
Matthieu de la Croix KPANKPANA (Togo)

They invite you to attend or join them in prayer at the ordination Mass presided over by His Excellency Mgr Grégoire DRUOT, Bishop of Nevers, on Saturday 28 June 2025 at 11 AM at Notre-Dame de Rimont, Fley.

Perpetual Profession

Brother François-Xavier CAZALI, Prior General;
Brother Côme-Emmanuel CODJIA, Prior of the Province Africa;
the Brothers of Saint John and the families of the brothers are pleased to inform you of the Perpetual Profession of the following brothers

Pascal AGBESSI (Togo)
Vincent de Paul KOUADIO (Ivory Coast)

Mass will be celebrated at 10:15 AM on Sunday, 1st June 2025 at the Noviciate Notre Dame de la Providence (Lumen Valley Djamdè).

Alphonse-Marie-Charbel BODJOLLE (Togo)

Mass will be celebrated on the feast of Pentecost at 10:00 AM on Sunday, 8 June 2025 at College F.X Vogt chapel, (Yaounde, Cameroon).

Temporary Profession

Brother François-Xavier CAZALI, Prior General;
Brother Côme-Emmanuel CODJIA, Prior of the Province of Africa;
The Brothers of Saint John and the families of the Brothers are pleased to inform you of the temporary profession of the following Brothers

Antoine-Marie AWADE (Togo)
Benedictus OKABOUIO (Togo)
Paul de la Croix KPOBIE (Togo)

They invite you to participate or to join them in prayer at the profession Mass to be celebrated on the feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary on Saturday 31 May 2025 at 10am at the Novitiate of Our Lady of Providence (Lumen Valley, Togo).

Taking of the habit

Fidèle SODZEZO KOMI (Togo)
Doris NKONGOLO WA NKONGOLO (Congo)
Franck MACAIRE MBARGA (Cameroon)
Hubert Assèwi LAMBA (Togo)

Friday 30 May 2025.