Today, May 31, Pope Francis appointed two new auxiliary bishops of Port-au-Prince – capital of Haiti -, a few months after the violence in the country intensified, as a result of the instability of the government and the free actions of criminal gangs that They control 80% of the capital’s territory.
Bishop Louis-Jean Sander, until now parish priest of the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption and Bishop Jean-Charles Wismick, until now president of the International Commission for the Protection of Minors of the Company of Mary; They are the new prelates appointed by the Pope, according to the daily bulletin of the Holy See Press Office.
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Bishop Sander was born on October 17, 1967 in Jérémie, in the diocese of the same name. He entered the Notre-Dame d’Haïti Major Seminary to pursue ecclesiastical studies in Philosophy and Theology, and was ordained a priest on November 17, 1996, incardinating himself in the Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince.
He became a professor of Spiritual Theology at the same seminary, between 2012 and 2020.
From that year on, he began to serve as parish priest and as president of the Diocesan Commission for Catechesis and Liturgy, among other important responsibilities during his pastoral ministry.
Bishop Wismick was born on November 29, 1963 in Petites-Desdunes, in the Diocese of Les Gonaïves. After high school, he entered the Salesian postulancy of Thorland, continuing his studies in Philosophy at the Notre-Dame d’Haïti Major Seminary.
He was ordained a priest on January 15, 1995. He has held numerous administrative and training positions and completed several advanced studies.
The appointments come amid serious turmoil that dates back (at least) to 2021, when a series of political, social and natural events shook Haitian daily life.
At the beginning of March 2024, the political and social situation in Haiti worsened exponentially. Catholics They live their faith in an extremely heroic way overcoming all kinds of difficulties.
Andres Henriquez
I have been a writer for ACI Prensa and a correspondent for EWTN since 2023. Since then, I have covered events in the Catholic Church in Venezuela and Latin America. I have more than 5 years of experience in bilingual media. Additionally, in Venezuela I have worked with non-governmental organizations in favor of freedom and respect for human rights in the country. I have been a member of the Regnum Christi Federation since 2014.