On 23 July, 2023, the capitulars of the Provincial Chapter of St. Augustine Province, West Africa, re-elected Brother Bertrand Akpagbè, OP, as Provincial. On 24 July, After confirmation by Master of the Order, Br. Gerard Francisco Timoner III, OP he accepted the office in humility to be at the service of the brothers for another four years.
Br. Bertrand is from BENIN. Born on July 21, 1974 in Cotonou, he entered the Order in 1996 and made his first profession on September 7, 1997 at the Novitiate of Saint Martin de Porres in Cotonou. After his priestly ordination which took place on August 8, 2004 in Cotonou, he continued his training in philosophy and then in environmental law. Until his election he was the superior of the house of St. Dominic in Yamtenga (Burkina Faso). He was in charge of the university chaplaincy and the direction of the Saint Dominic College of Ouagadougou.
We pray that the Holy Spirit may assist Br. Bertrand in his new position to influence positively the Dominican mission in West Africa.
