Bishop of Guéckédou
Norbert Tamba Sandouno was born on June 6, 1967, in Koniandou, in the Prefecture of Guéckédou. He attended the Saint John XXIII Minor Seminary in Kindia, the postulancy of the Brothers of Saint John of God in Thiès (Senegal), and the Kankan Seminary. He studied Philosophy at the Saint Augustine Major Seminary in Bamako and Sociology at the Gamal Abdel Nasser University in Conakry. He subsequently pursued theological studies at the Saint Augustine Major Seminary in Bamako. He was ordained a priest on November 18, 2007, for the clergy of Kankan. He has held the following positions: Parochial Vicar of Notre Dame du Rosaire, Guéckédou (2007–2008); Vicar and later Parish Priest of Saint Bernard, Kondiadou (2008–2011); Parish Priest of Saint Louis, Kissidougou (2011–2013); Parish Priest of Kankan Cathedral, Member of the College of Consultors, and Head of the Diocesan Justice and Peace Commission (2013–2015); Parish Priest of Sainte Rita and Diocesan Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies (2015–2016); Parish Priest of Notre Dame du Rosaire, Guéckédou, and Episcopal Vicar for Family and Lay Pastoral Care (2016–2017); Parish Priest of Kankan Cathedral and Diocesan Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies (2017–2019); Collaborator at Saint Louis Parish, Kissidougou (2019–2021). Since 2021, he has served as Administrator of Saint Philippe, Houidou (Guéckédou).