The AU Chaplaincy is at the forefront of dialogue with members of other Christian denominations and religions represented in the African Union Commission. It works with other believers and people of goodwill to promote activities for harmonious coexistence among brothers and sisters in the wider African Union family.
WHAT WE DO
Behold, I make all things new.”
(Rev 21:5)
Our chaplaincy offers its members formation in various areas: Catechesis, Marriage Preparation, Scripture, Theology, Spirituality, Social Doctrine of the Church, and Language Courses
Every quarter and during the liturgical seasons of Advent and Lent, a retreat is organised for members of the AU community in Ethiopia, preferably outside the city of Addis Ababa.
The AU Chaplaincy offers counselling sessions with priests and laypeople to anyone in need of psychological and spiritual help. Arrangements must be made with the Chaplain.
In order to strengthen the family spirit among its members, the AU Chaplaincy regularly organises fellowship activities. Special attention is given to the Independence or National Day celebrations of each AU Member State.
Community members who wish to receive the Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation can do so before or after the Holy Mass, during retreats, or on request.
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About Us
The St John Paul II African Union Chaplaincy is a mission of the Church to the members and institutions of the African Union (AU). It has been entrusted to the Congregation of the Holy Spirit (the Spiritans) by the Catholic Archdiocese of Addis Ababa and is animated by a permanent Chaplain and his team.
The fundamental mission of the Chaplaincy is to ensure the presence of the Church at the AU and to reflect, in the light of the Gospel, on the life and activities of the AU in order to help it achieve its vision of “an integrated, prosperous, and peaceful Africa, driven by its citizens and a dynamic force in the global arena.” (Agenda 2063).
AU CHAPLAINCY PROJECTS
The fundamental mission of the JNTT is to assist the Church in Africa in fulfilling her evangelizing mission, which consists in converting “solely through the divine power of the message she proclaims, both the personal and collective consciences of people, the activities in which they engage, and the lives and concrete milieu which are theirs.” (Saint Paul VI, Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation Evangelii nuntiandi, 1975, n. 18).
FR LOUISON EMERICK BISSILA MBILA
Fr Louison Emerick Bissila Mbila is a member of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit since 1998, and a priest since 5th July 2003. Born on 10th May 1976, in Brazzaville, he is a citizen of the Republic of Seychelles and the Republic of Congo. Before his appointment as African Union Catholic Chaplain in 2019, he worked in the following countries: Seychelles (2010-2019), Belgium (2004-2010), and Congo-Brazzaville (2003-2004). As part of his training towards the priesthood, he did his philosophical studies in Libreville, Gabon (Grand Séminaire Spiritain International Père Daniel Brottier), his novitiate in Mbalmayo (Cameroon), his missionary experience or stage in Ejisu and Kumasi (Ghana), and his theological studies in Enugu State, Nigeria (Spiritan International School of Theology). Fr Emerick holds a Doctorate in Theology from the Université Catholique de Louvain
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