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Bishop Pierre-André Dumas is reportedly in stable condition after being caught in an explosion in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince on Sunday evening.
This is the latest incident to hit the Catholic community in the Caribbean island that has been rocked by gang violence, murder, and political instability.
Bishop Pierre André Dumas is vice president of the Haitian Bishops' Conference. / Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Rome Newsroom, Feb 20, 2024 / 12:00 pm (CNA).
Bishop Pierre-André Dumas of the Diocese of Anse-à-Veau/Miragoâneis and vice president of the Haitian Bishops’ Conference is reportedly in stable condition after being caught in an explosion in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince on Sunday evening.
A communiqué sent out by the Conference of Catholics Bishops of Haiti on Monday announced that Dumas “was affected yesterday evening by an explosion which reached the house where he is accommodated during his stay in Port-au-Prince.”
The press release noted that the bishop is “stable” but did not provide additional details on the explosion or the bishop’s condition.
In a sign of solidarity with the bishop and the Church in Haiti, the Bishops Conference of Mexico (CEM), wr