Vicar Apostolic of Archipelago of the Comores
Fr. Charles Mahuza Yava, S.D.S., was born on July 29, 1960, in the territory of Sandoa, in the Diocese of Kolwezi, Democratic Republic of the Congo. He is a member of the Society of the Divine Savior. He completed his novitiate in Tanzania and was one of the first Congolese Salvatorians. He completed his middle and high school education in Sandoa, followed by secondary and humanities studies, as well as Philosophy and Theology, in Kolwezi at the Franciscan Fathers' John XXIII Scholasticate. He made his perpetual profession in Kolwezi on September 8, 1991, and was ordained a priest in Kolwezi on May 8, 1993. Following his ordination, he held the following positions: 1993–1994: Parochial Vicar at Sacred Heart Parish in Ntita, Kapanga; 1994–1995: Studies at the Centre Sèvres in Paris (special course in Spirituality); 1995–2000: Novice Master in Kolwezi and later in Lubumbashi; 1997–2003: Provincial Vicar; 2000–2003: Rector of Scholastics; 2003–2006: Provincial Superior of the Congolese Vice-Province; 2006–2009: Provincial Superior of the African Salvatorian Province; since 2010: Parish Priest of Moroni Parish (Grande Comore).