François Xavier Yombandje ( Koumra; July 9, 1956) is a former Central African Roman Catholic bishop.
Yombandje was born on July 9, 1956, in Koumra, Chad. He was ordained a priest in 1985. In 1997 he became bishop of Kaga-Bandoro and in 2004 of Bossangoa. He was chairman of the Central African Episcopal Conference.
Yombandje resigned from his pastoral duties on May 16, 2009, after a Vatican investigation found that many local priests had violated their vows of chastity, poverty and obedience. Yombandje was also specifically cited for having a common-law wife. A few weeks later the archbishop of Bangui, Paulin Pomodimo, resigned as well. [1] [2]
- ^ Vatican investigation rebukes Central African Republic’s priests over celibacy violations CatholicCulture.org (retrieved March 7, 2011)
- ^ Central Africa: “Priests strike” in protest at the resignation of the archbishop of Bangui Documentation Information Catholiques Internationales (retrieved March 7, 2011)
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François Xavier Yombandje ( Koumra; July 9, 1956) is a former Central African Roman Catholic bishop.
Yombandje was born on July 9, 1956, in Koumra, Chad. He was ordained a priest in 1985. In 1997 he became bishop of Kaga-Bandoro and in 2004 of Bossangoa. He was chairman of the Central African Episcopal Conference.
Yombandje resigned from his pastoral duties on May 16, 2009, after a Vatican investigation found that many local priests had violated their vows of chastity, poverty and obedience. Yombandje was also specifically cited for having a common-law wife. A few weeks later the archbishop of Bangui, Paulin Pomodimo, resigned as well. [1] [2]
- ^ Vatican investigation rebukes Central African Republic’s priests over celibacy violations CatholicCulture.org (retrieved March 7, 2011)
- ^ Central Africa: “Priests strike” in protest at the resignation of the archbishop of Bangui Documentation Information Catholiques Internationales (retrieved March 7, 2011)
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| This Chadian biographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 1956 births
- Living people
- 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in the Central African Republic
- Chadian Roman Catholic priests
- People from Mandoul Region
- 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in the Central African Republic
- Roman Catholic bishops of Kaga-Bandoro
- Roman Catholic bishops of Bossangoa
- Chadian people stubs