On Thursday, Pope Francis erected the new Diocese of Boké in Guinea, with the new bishop coming from a territory previously under the jurisdiction of the Archdiocese of Conakry.
In this new diocese, the total population sits at 1,153,909, of which 10,225 are Catholic. There will be six parishes, one religious priest, 11 diocesan priests, four seminarians, and 12 religious sisters, per the figures provided by the Holy See Press Office.
Leading the new diocese will be Monsignor Moïse Tinguiano, who has, since 2018, served as the parish priest of the Church of St. Augustin de Taouyah in Conakry.
Monsignor Tinguiano was born on December 11, 1977, and had his formation at the minor seminary of St. John XXIII in Kindia. He then went on to study philosophy and theology at the St. Augustin Samayah Major Seminary in Bamako, Mali. Tinguiano was ordained to the priesthood on November 26, 2006, and since then, has served in a variety of pastoral roles.
Tinguiano later obtained a doctorate in catechetics and youth ministry from the Salesian Pontifical University in Rome, bringing his studies to conclusion in 2017.
From 2018, the bishop-elect served as the pastor of the Parish of St. Augustin de Taouyah, as a professor in the Benedict XVI seminary, and also as director of the Catholic Radio Station La Voix de la Paix (the Voice of the People).