Polish missionary priest kidnapped in Central African Republic

October 16, 2014

A rebel group in the Central African Republic kidnapped a Polish missionary priest on October 12.

Father Mateusz Dziedzic was abducted by members of the Democratic Front of the Central African People. The priest who directs the Pontifical Mission Societies in Poland told Reuters that “they said they wanted to exchange the kidnapped missionary for their leader, who is currently imprisoned in Cameroon.”

 

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Further information:

• Polish missionary kidnapped in Central African Republic (Reuters)
• Contacts with the kidnappers of the Polish missionary (Fides)