Matthias N'Gartéri Mayadi

Matthias N'Gartéri Mayadi (1942 – 19 November 2013) was a Chadian prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the bishop of the Diocese of Sarh and the Diocese of Moundou and as the archbishop of the Archdiocese of N'Djaména. Quotes As Church we feel called to work for national reconciliation: we want to help bring peace to all Chadians at home and abroad, government members, rebels and members of the political opposition. And this was the significance of our statement issued just before the last elections in which we asked political and military leaders to show moderation in order to safeguard lives, peace and national harmony. War has accentuated ethnic differences. In fact if the rebels are divided among themselves, and cannot form one front it is precisely because of ethnic and regional divisions. So we are also committed to helping to heal divisions in the country and to promoting unity and lasting peace. Because there can be no national unity without lasting peace. Despite our limited resources we know we must give concrete help because there are human lives in danger. You might think these refugees are Christians. But they are not, the refugees from Darfur are all Muslims. And this is an opportunity to show once again that the Catholic Church does not take a position against a religion or an ethnic group. We help because human lives are in danger. When someone suffers we see this as a call from Christ to help them. It is our duty as Christians to save our Muslim brothers and sisters. “We have no choice: it is our precise duty as Christians to intervene to save the lives of our Muslim brothers and sisters” says Catholic Archbishop of N’Djamena with regard to the presence of 200,000 refugees in Darfur in Chad (27 September 2006) Fides News Agency External links Category:1942 births Category:Catholics from Chad Category:Roman Catholic archbishops Category:2013 deaths