Bishop Ruggieri announces priest assignment

His Excellency Bishop James T. Ruggieri has announced the following new priest assignment, effective September 1, 2026.

Father Benito Sangombe, SMA, has been appointed as parochial vicar of Notre Dame du Mont Carmel Parish in Madawaska and Our Lady of the Valley Parish in St. Agatha. Father Benito is a member of the Society of African Missions. He studied at the University of Bangui, earning a bachelor’s degree in philosophy, and later completed studies in education at the Institut Supérieur de Philosophie et des Sciences Humaines Don Bosco in Lomé, Togo. He also completed an international spiritual year in Benin, a canonical internship in Egypt, and theological studies at Tangaza University College in Nairobi, Kenya, where he earned a diploma in theology with a specialization in Islamic Studies. Father Benito was ordained to the priesthood on June 13, 2021, in Bangui, Central African Republic. Following ordination, he served in his first missionary appointment in the Republic of Benin from 2021 to 2025. In 2025, he began his second missionary appointment in the United States.