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Bishop Víctor Luís Quematcha of the Catholic Diocese of Bafatá in Guinea-Bissau. Credit: Catholic Diocese of Bafatá

Catholic Bishop in Guinea-Bissau Urges Fraternity as a Response to the Country’s Social, Political Challenges

Sep 25, 2025

Bishop Víctor Luís Quematcha of the Catholic Diocese of Bafatá in Guinea-Bissau has urged the people of God in his Episcopal See to live fraternity as a path of reconciliation, peace, and hope, at a time marked by social tensions, political manipulation, and ethnic divisions.

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Bissau-Guinean Catholic Bishop Cautions against Threat to Peace amid Growing Hate Speech

Aug 1, 2025

Bishop Víctor Luís Quematcha of the Catholic Diocese of Bafatá in Guinea-Bissau has expressed concern about the growing prevalence of hate speech and intolerance in Guinean society, warning that such tendencies “have endangered peace in Guinea-Bissau.”

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Newly Consecrated Bissau-Guinean Catholic Bishop Urged to Pay Attention to “people’s pain”

Jun 30, 2025

The representative of the Holy Father in Guinea-Bissau, Senegal, Cape Verde, and Mauritania has called upon the new Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Bafatá in Guinea-Bissau to align his Episcopal Ministry with the public ministry of Jesus Christ, manifested in closeness to the suffering.

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“I cannot be a Bishop without you”: Bishop-elect for Guinea-Bissau’s Bafatá Diocese Calls for Collaboration

Jun 15, 2025

The Bishop-elect for the Catholic Diocese of Bafatá has called on the people of God in the Bissau-Guinean Episcopal See to walk with him in communion and co-responsibility, emphasizing that Episcopal Ministry cannot be lived in isolation.

Ahead of Episcopal Ordination, Bishop-elect in Guinea-Bissau Cautions Youths against Despair, Urges Fraternity

Jun 11, 2025

The Bishop-elect for the Catholic Diocese of Bafatá in Guinea-Bissau has cautioned youths in the West African nation against despair amid socio-economic challenges ahead of his Episcopal Ordination scheduled to take place on June 28.

Catholic Priests in Bissau-Guinean Diocese Urged to Celebrate Church’s 2025 Jubilee Year as “missionaries of hope”

Apr 18, 2025

The Diocesan Administrator of the Catholic Diocese of Bafatá in Guinea-Bissau has called upon Catholic Priests in the Bissau-Guinean Diocese to celebrate the ongoing Catholic Church’s 2025 Jubilee Year as “missionaries of hope”.

Late Bishop Pedro Carlos Zilli (right) and Fr. Lúcio Brentegani (left). Credit: Radio Sol Mansi

Pioneer Bishop of Bafatá Catholic Diocese in Guinea-Bissau Still Remembered Years Later for Faith Legacy

Apr 3, 2025

At the Eucharistic celebration marking the fourth death anniversary of Bishop Pedro Carlos Zilli, the Pioneer Local Ordinary of Bafatá Diocese in Guinea-Bissau, who died on 31 March 2021, has been remembered for his legacy of faith during his Episcopal ministry.

“Don’t close your eyes to cries for help”: Diocesan Administrator in Guinea Bissau to Politicians at National Prayer Day

Nov 9, 2024

The Diocesan Administrator of the Catholic Diocese of Bafatá in Guinea Bissau has called on politicians and other government stakeholders in the tropical country on West Africa’s Atlantic coast to pay attention to the plight of the people, who he said are crying for help.