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Church in Africa

Congolese cardinal seeks ‘solution’ as diocese rejects bishop

Cardinal Ambongo appealed to clergy to allow Bishop Ngona Ngotsi to take possession of the Wamba diocese.

Luke Coppen
Oct 20, 2025
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A cardinal has urged priests in a troubled Congolese diocese to “find a positive solution” to a crisis caused by local Catholics’ rejection of their new bishop.

Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo presides at the episcopal ordination of Bishop Emmanuel Ngona Ngotsi of Wamba on Sept. 15, 2024. Credit: Screenshot from @PresseMissionnaireCatholique YouTube channel.

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