Appointment of bishop of Thiès, Senegal
Appointment of bishop of Keimoes-Upington, South Africa
Appointment of bishop of Thiès, Senegal
The Holy Father has appointed Bishop Martin Boucar Tine, S.S.S., until now bishop of Kaolack, as bishop of the diocese of Thiès, Senegal.
Curriculum vitae
Bishop Martin Boucar Tine, S.S.S., was born on 16 September 1966 in Koudiadiène, diocese of Thiès. He received his religious formation in the Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament and studied philosophy at the Centre Saint Augustin in Dakar. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, he carried out his novitiate in Lonzo and was awarded a bachelor’s degree in theology from the Theologat Saint Eugène de Mazenod in Kinshasa.
He made his perpetual vows on 6 October 1995, and received priestly ordination on 6 July 1996.
After ordination, he first held the roles of parish vicar of Saint-Pierre des Baobabs, archdiocese of Dakar (1996-1999), and head of the Foyer Eymard (Aspirancy-Postulancy) in Dakar-Liberté (1997–1999). He was awarded a licentiate in dogmatic theology from the Faculté Catholique in Kinshasa (1999–2001), and went on to serve as director of the Inter-African Emmaus Scholasticate in Kinshasa (2001–2006), regional superior of the Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament in Senegal (2006-2011), president of the Conference of Men and Women Religious in Senegal (2008-2011), parish vicar of Saint Joseph de Médina in the archdiocese of Dakar (2010-2011), general counsellor of the Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament in Rome (2011-2017), head of the Formation Commission of the Sacramentine Fathers in Africa, and first counsellor and vicar general of the Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament (since 2017).
He was appointed bishop of Kaolack on 25 July 2018, receiving episcopal ordination the following 24 November.
Appointment of bishop of Keimoes-Upington, South Africa
The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Enrico Valentino Parry, of the clergy of Oudtshoorn, until now director of the Secretariate of the Inter-Regional Meeting of Bishops of Southern Africa (IMBISA) in Harare, Zimbabwe, as bishop of the diocese of Keimoes-Upington, South Africa.
Curriculum vitae
Msgr. Enrico Valentino Parry was born on 28 December 1968 in the diocese of Oudtshoorn. After studying philosophy at Saint Peter’s Seminary in Hammanskraal and theology at the Saint John Vianney Major Seminary, archdiocese of Pretoria, he was awarded a degree in education and sociology from the University of South Africa (UNISA).
He received priestly ordination on 17 April 1995, and was incardinated into the diocese of Oudtshoorn.
After ordination, he first held the role of parish vicar of Mossel Bay, in the diocese of Oudtshoorn (1995-1998). He obtained a licentiate in sacred theology from the Pontifical Urbaniana University of Rome (1998-2000), and went on to serve as formator and teacher (2000-2011) and rector (2008-2011) of Saint John Vianney Seminary in Pretoria. He was awarded a doctorate in systematic theology from the University of South Africa (UNISA) (2006), and then held the offices of interim rector of Saint Peter’s Seminary in Pretoria (2006-2007), teacher at Saint Augustin College in Johannesburg (2009-2011), parish priest of the parish of Christ the King in Worcester, in the diocese of Oudtshoorn (2012-2013), diocesan chancellor, director of the diocesan Finance Committee and member of the College of Consultors (2013-2023), administrator of the Cathedral of Saint Saviour, in the diocese of Oudtshoorn (2013-2023), diocesan director for catechesis (2021-2023), coordinator of the pastoral department (2023-2025), and director of the Secretariat (since 2025) of the Inter-Regional Meeting of Bishops of Southern Africa (IMBISA) in Harare, Zimbabwe.
