Bagandou | |
|---|---|
  Bagandou Location in Central African Republic | |
| Coordinates: 3°44′40″N 17°50′22″E / 3.74444°N 17.83944°E | |
| Country | Central African Republic |
| Prefecture | Lobaye |
| Sub-prefecture | Moboma |
| Commune | Moboma |
| Population (2013) | |
• Total | 4,500 |
Bagandou is a village located in the Central African Republic prefecture of Lobaye. It has about 4,500 inhabitants.[1]
Since 2000, Bagandou has been the seat of Polish missionaries.[1] There is also a hospital in the village, built with money collected by missionary carollers from Tarnów diocese.[2]
The Catholic Mission in Bagandou currently has 14 chapels along with the parish church. The parish priest in Bagandou is Fr. Mieczysław Pająk, who comes from the vicinity of Nowy Sącz.[3]
- ^ a b Kotas, Margita (21 April 2013). "Mission on a powder keg". Sunday (in Polish). Metropolitan Curia in Częstochowa. pp. 8–9.
- ^ ogniskomisacyjne.wsd.tarnow.pl. "Bagandou Hospital" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 14 February 2012. Retrieved 2013-04-23.
- ^ pigmeje.pl. "Catholic Mission in Bagandou" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 14 June 2015. Retrieved 2015-06-11.