Fr. Belarmino, M.S., appointed National Director of Pontifical Mission Society

Fr. Belarmino Tchipundukwa, M.S.Early in 2022, Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) in Angola for five years (2022-2027), Fr. Belarmino Tchipundukwa, M.S., a Missionary of Our Lady of La Salette.

The new National Director is forty-six years old and has been a priest for fifteen years. After his priestly ordination, he was Parish Vicar in Angola (2007-2010), member of the group of the Shrine of La Salette in France (2010-2012), Councilor, Secretary General, and Procurator at the Holy See of the Missionaries of La Salette (2013-2019), Provincial Councilor in Angola (since 2019, re-elected on January 7, 2022).

At the same time, he is also Director of the Cesafe (Saletino de Formacao and Espiritualidade Center), Superior of the community and Rector of the “N.S. de la Salette” in Lubango, Angola.

The picturesque Shrine of Our Lady of La Salette in Lubango, Angola
(Reprinted with permission from Agenzia Fides)