The Holy Father has appointed Rev. Aloysius Fondong Abangalo, of the clergy of Buéa, currently a teacher and formator at the St. Thomas Aquinas Major Seminary in Bambui, as Bishop of the Diocese of Mamfe (Cameroon).
Curriculum vitae
HE Mons. Aloysius Fondong Abangalo was born on 5 June 1973 in Limbe, in the Diocese of Buéa. He studied Philosophy and Theology at the St. Thomas Aquinas Interdiocesan Major Seminary in Bambui, in Bamenda. He holds a Licentiate in Canon Law from the Université Catholique d’Afrique Centrale UCAC (2011-2014). As a student he also served as ministry in the Parish of St Peter and Paul in Simbock. Since 2019 he has been in Italy for a Doctorate in Canon Law at the Pontifical Urbaniana University.
He was ordained a priest on April 20, 2006 for the Diocese of Buéa. He has held the following positions : Vicar of the Holy Family Parish of Limbe (2006-2007) ; Dean of Our Lady of Grace College in Muyuka (2007-2009) ; Diocesan Treasurer and Member of the College of Consultors (2009-2011) ; Teacher and trainer at St Thomas Aquinas Major Seminary in Bambui and Defender of the Bond at the Interdiocesan Tribunal of Bamenda (2014-2019).
