Oscar Ngoy wa Mpanga

Oscar Ngoy wa Mpanga (5 December 1964) is a Congolese prelate of the Catholic Church who serves as the bishop of the Diocese of Kongolo. Quotes We have discovered that oftentimes our mission has the same demands and difficulties in different areas of the globe. “Oftentimes our mission has the same demands and difficulties in different areas of the globe”: Bishops’ reflections on the formation Seminar being held by the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples (15 September 2008) Fides News Agency We have emerged from a conflict that has left deep wounds – material ones, but above all, spiritual ones. Thanks be to God, the violence has ended and our diocese are experiencing a time of peace, however, the conflict has left deep wounds on the people and the land. We are having to respond to the spiritual and material wounds from the violence. We still have a part of the population that has not yet returned to their homes, but as I mentioned earlier, the worst wounds are the spiritual ones. People have lost family members and many women have suffered sexual violence. In this sense, it is very difficult to calculate exactly how many people are suffering, as many are afraid to admit that they have been victims of violence. Some of these people have suffered traumas and do not have the strength to ask for help. The Church has not remained indifferent to the cry of the people. “We are having to respond to the spiritual and material wounds of the civil war,” the Bishop of Kongolo says. (17 September 2008) Fides News Agency External links Category:1964 births Category:Catholics from the Democratic Republic of the Congo Category:Roman Catholic bishops Category:Living people