Bishop of Pala
Msgr. Dominique Tinoudji was born on 8 August 1973 in Manli, diocese of Moundou. He entered the Saint-Jean Minor Seminary of Pala, completing his studies in philosophy and theology in the two major seminaries in the country (Sarh and N’Djaména). He was ordained a priest on 8 January 2005, for the clergy of the diocese of Moundou. After priestly ordination, he first served as parish vicar (2005), after which he undertook studies in Florence for a licentiate (2005-2008) and subsequently a degree in Biblical theology (2011-2015). He then served as formator at the Interdiocesan Major Seminary of Bakara (2008-2011), and formator in the Interdiocesan Major Seminary of Sarh (2015-2016). From 2016 to the present he has been rector of the Saint Luc Interdiocesan Theological Major Seminary in Bakara, in the archdiocese of N’Djaména.