Roman Catholic priest suspended from his ministerial duties |29 April 2020

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Port Victoria has announce that a member of its clergy, Father Fidelis Mbanefo, has been suspended from his ministerial duties as priest in the Diocese of Port-Victoria, as of April 17, 2020.

This is a normal procedure in the Roman Catholic Church, as he is under investigation by the Seychelles Police.

The Roman Catholic Church is not in a position to comment further at this stage as this is a police case and it doesn’t want to jeopardise the investigations in any way.

Father Fidelis, who is a Spiritan priest from Nigeria, remains a member of the clergy and his congregation.

His replacement will be announced soon. In the meantime, the Takamaka parishioners are being advised to contact the priests at Anse Royale or Baie Lazare parishes for urgent ministerial and pastoral matters.

+ Denis Wiehe

BISHOP OF PORT-VICTORIA