Jean-Pierre Tafunga Mbayo

Jean-Pierre Tafunga Mbayo (25 July 1942 – 31 March 2021) was a prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the bishop of the Diocese of Kilwa–Kasenga, as the bishop of the Diocese of Uvira, and as the archbishop of the Archdiocese of Lubumbashi.

Quotes

• In most African cultures, evil is conceived of as the consequence of a transgression of what is prescribed, whether divine precepts - which unconditionally call for obedience and submission - or a social law dictated by the authorities that govern as well as ritualistic interdicts or prescriptions. Any action that diminishes or destroys life and any act or attitude and behavior that breaks the unity, the order or the harmony of things are also considered as evils.
  • The Second Synod on Africa: the contribution of Archbishop Jean-Pierre Tafunga, SDB (16 October 2009) Agenzia Info Salesiana

• With the strength of our faith, I strongly condemn this persistent insecurity and call on the perpetrators of these acts to give peace a chance.
  • “Give peace a chance,” Congolese Archbishop Over Insecurity in Lubumbashi (20 May 2020) ACIA Africa