{"id":190,"date":"2026-09-19T20:22:36","date_gmt":"2026-09-19T20:22:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ericmichelministries.com\/?page_id=190"},"modified":"2026-09-19T20:22:36","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T20:22:36","slug":"politic","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ericmichelministries.com\/?page_id=190","title":{"rendered":"Politic"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bibleacademy.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/africa-764302_640-600x160-1.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Politic Geography<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bibleacademy.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/africa-548x600-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The United Nations recognizes 54 sovereign countries in Africa.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Alphabetical List of African Countries<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Algeria<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Angola<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Benin<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Botswana<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Burkina Faso<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Burundi<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cabo Verde<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cameroon<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Central African Republic<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chad<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Comoros<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Congo<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>C\u00f4te d&#8217;Ivoire<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Democratic Republic of the Congo<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Djibouti<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Egypt<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Equatorial Guinea<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Eritrea<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Eswatini<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ethiopia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gabon<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gambia (The)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ghana<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Guinea<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Guinea-Bissau<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kenya<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lesotho<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Liberia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Libya<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Madagascar<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Malawi<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mali<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mauritania<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mauritius<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Morocco<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mozambique<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Namibia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Niger<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nigeria<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rwanda<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sao Tome and Principe<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Senegal<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Seychelles<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sierra Leone<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Somalia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>South Africa<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>South Sudan<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sudan<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Togo<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tunisia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Uganda<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>United Republic of Tanzania<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Zambia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Zimbabwe<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(Note: While Morocco is a member of the UN and listed above, the African Union actually counts 55 members because it recognizes the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic \/ Western Sahara, which the UN classifies as a non-self-governing territory.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What is the safest country in Africa?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the Global Peace Index, Mauritius is consistently ranked as Africa&#8217;s safest and most peaceful country. It features low violent crime rates, stable democratic governance, and a strict rule of law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Other top-ranking safe countries on the continent include:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bibleacademy.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/peace-646565_640-600x337-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Botswana<\/strong>: Known for a stable political environment, strong democracy, and low crime rates.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Namibia: <\/strong>Celebrated for low population density, political stability, and peaceful communities.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Gambia:<\/strong> Noted for low crime and a peaceful social climate.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ghana<\/strong>: Praised for a strong, stable democracy and welcoming environment for travellers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Our African Districts<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>District 04<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>&nbsp;Malawi<\/strong>: African United Methodist, Life in Jesus Pentecostal Church, Prophet J Elisha Ministries, Divine Light Ministries<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>District 05<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>Uganda:<\/strong>&nbsp;Greater Grace Ministries Evangelical church, Set free Church &amp; Ministries,&nbsp; Happy Times Care Ministries, Touch Jesus Outreach Ministries<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>District 07&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>Kenya:<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>Province Our Lady of Africa,&nbsp;<\/strong>Christ Commission Fellowship Church, Glory Ministries, Bethel Orphanage Care Foundation, Grace Ministries Welfare Society, Builders For Christ Assembly Church, House of Light Church, Grace Outreach Church, Wilken of Builders for Christ Assembly Church<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>D<\/strong><strong>istrict 10<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>RD Congo: Province Our Lady of Africa<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>District 11<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>Nigeria:<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>District 12<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>Zambia:<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>District 30<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>South Africa:<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>District 32<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>Mozambique:<\/strong>&nbsp;Divine Light Ministries<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>District 33<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>Burundi<\/strong>: Jean NDAYIZIGA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>District 34<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Liberia<\/strong>:<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>District 35 Togo<\/strong>: Agape Family Fellowship, Espoir pour Afrique Togo 2018<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>District 36 Ghana<\/strong>: Agape Family Fellowship<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>District 37 Cameroon:<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/franciscansimmaculate.org\/province-jesus-the-good-shepherd\/\">Province Jesus the Good Shepherd<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>OLD CAMP GROUND BIBLE INSTITUTE OF EASTERN AFRICA<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">INT Ministry Structure<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Church Structure<\/strong>: Bishops oversee specific geographic areas called dioceses, and their role is central to the Catholic Church\u2019s structure.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Population vs. Clergy: The number of priests needed depends on the Catholic population in a given area and the number of available clergy.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The distribution of priests is not uniform, leading to substantial differences in the ratio across continents: Europe and North America have higher priest-to-Catholic-population ratios. This results in a much lower priest-to-bishop ratio than on other continents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Africa and South America, despite having significant Catholic populations, have far fewer priests, resulting in a much higher priest-to-bishop ratio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The priest-to-bishop ratio varies, with a global average of about 76 priests per bishop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bibleacademy.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/cdn.webp\" alt=\"\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.792036885836415;width:304px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>CANADA:<\/strong>\u00a0The Structure for Eric Michel Ministries International is the Archdiocese in the American Province of the Three Marys: Mary, the mother of Jesus; Mary Magdalene; and Mary Salome. We don&#8217;t have a church; we&#8217;re a ministry that covers the Canadian provinces of Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"257\" src=\"https:\/\/ericmichelministries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/unnamed-20-1.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ericmichelministries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/unnamed-20-1.webp 768w, https:\/\/ericmichelministries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/unnamed-20-1-300x100.webp 300w, https:\/\/ericmichelministries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/unnamed-20-1-500x167.webp 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>AFRICA:\u00a0<\/strong>Africa is divided into four provinces: Mid-Africa, East Africa, Southern Africa, and Our Lady of Africa, West Africa. In EMMI, a country is a district, and each district contains numerous local churches.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u00a0Province of Mid-Africa\u00a0includes the District of the Central African Republic, the District of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the District of Gabon, the District of the Republic of Congo, the District of Tanzania and the District of Zambia. The conference will have five bishops. First Bishop: Sylvestre Moussounda, Mafuta Carnado, Seminarian and Lay Minister.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Province of East Africa<\/strong>\u00a0with the Districts of Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, and Uganda. The conference will have two bishops.\u00a0 First Bishop: Julius Ochungo, monsignor<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Province of St. Francis of Assisi,\u00a0<strong>Southern Africa,<\/strong>\u00a0with the Districts of Angola, Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland, South Africa, and Zimbabwe. The conference ill have four bishops.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>District Superintendents<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Directly under the House of Bishops, a District Bishop oversees the district. The District Bishop is only administrative and organizational. They oversee all temporal activities and rule over our District Churches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Bishops are members of the House of Bishops and have the privilege of voting at all Local Synods, National Synods, the Synod-Symposium, and more. Our District Superintendents are also members of the permanent Synod organization and work every day as the Executive Council; their role is to serve as a committee responsible for running the organization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These positions include the Bishop President, the Rev. Marie Y. Arnold. They create and review goals for the churches. Once the Synod-Symposium sets the plans, the permanent Synod ensures the churches follow the changes. They do this by meeting with bishops and ministers of all members of the Assembly of Churches and getting progress reports.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Duties<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Executives\u2019 duties&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Supervise all members<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Oversee the finances, such as budgets<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>legal services<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They may hire and train new staff&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ordain newly appointed Bishops.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They may direct staff on what tasks need to be done.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Care for and direct investigations to resolve when complaints arise<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They develop relationships with people outside the organization.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They meet regularly with other members.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They work under the supervision of the Archbishop and the Synod-Symposium<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Superintendent&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Superintendent is the title given to a leader of a Christian denomination at the regional or national level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Un surintendant (superintendentus en latin) est le titre donn\u00e9 \u00e0 une personne dirigeant une confession chr\u00e9tienne \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9chelle r\u00e9gionale ou nationale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Who is a bishop supervisor of a district, which is a regional subdivision below an episcopal area of a Province?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Qui est l\u2019\u00e9v\u00eaque superviseur d\u2019un district, qui est une subdivision r\u00e9gionale sous une zone \u00e9piscopale d\u2019une province?.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Metropolitan Abp. appoints the superintendent, who has authority over ten dioceses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">L\u2019\u00e9v\u00eaque m\u00e9tropolitain nomme le surintendant. Il exerce son autorit\u00e9 sur dix dioc\u00e8ses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Bishop-prelate<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A bishop who holds an office that does not require episcopal ordination, notably either the Prelate of a personal prelature or a territorial prelature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A prelature (Latin: praelatura) is a Catholic ecclesiastical dignity conferred by the Metr. Abp that includes territorial jurisdiction (e.g., a bishopric, an abbey). The term derives from the Latin pr\u00e6latus, the adjectival participle of pr\u00e6ferre, meaning \u201cto bring forward,\u201d suggesting that the prelate is elevated in dignity above the rest of the clergy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The archetypal prelate is the bishop, whose prelature is the diocese. All other types of prelates, including abbots regular and community superiors general, are derived from this original model and receive its insignia (such as the cross and mitre).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Un \u00e9v\u00eaque qui occupe une fonction ne requ\u00e9rant pas d\u2019ordination \u00e9piscopale, notamment celle de pr\u00e9lat d\u2019une pr\u00e9lature personnelle ou territoriale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Une pr\u00e9lature (en latin : praelatura) est une dignit\u00e9 eccl\u00e9siastique conf\u00e9r\u00e9e par le m\u00e9tropolitain.Archev\u00eaque exer\u00e7ant une juridiction territoriale (\u00e9v\u00each\u00e9, abbaye, etc.). Le terme est d\u00e9riv\u00e9 du latin pr\u00e6latus, participe adjectif de pr\u00e6ferre, qui signifie \u00ab mettre en avant \u00bb, ce qui sugg\u00e8re que le pr\u00e9lat est \u00e9lev\u00e9 en dignit\u00e9 par rapport au reste du clerg\u00e9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">L\u2019arch\u00e9type du pr\u00e9lat est l\u2019\u00e9v\u00eaque, dont la pr\u00e9lature est le dioc\u00e8se. Tous les autres types de pr\u00e9lats, incluant les abb\u00e9s r\u00e9guliers et les sup\u00e9rieurs g\u00e9n\u00e9raux de communaut\u00e9, sont d\u00e9riv\u00e9s de ce mod\u00e8le original, et en re\u00e7oivent les insignes (comme la crosse et la mitre).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Escalation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A parishioner needs to ask a question to the priest.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The priest does not know the answer, so he will ask the bishop.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The bishop does not know the answer; the bishop will ask the superintendent.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The superintendent does not know the answer; the superintendent will ask the Metropolitan Archbishop.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The same routine applies to requesting permission to perform an action that is not authorized in the Book of Common Prayer or in any administrative rules<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Escalade :<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Un paroissien doit poser une question au pr\u00eatre.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Le pr\u00eatre ne conna\u00eet pas la r\u00e9ponse et s\u2019adresse \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9v\u00eaque.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>L\u2019\u00e9v\u00eaque ne conna\u00eet pas la r\u00e9ponse et s\u2019adressera au surintendant.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Le surintendant ne conna\u00eet pas la r\u00e9ponse et s\u2019adressera \u00e0 l\u2019archev\u00eaque m\u00e9tropolitain.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La m\u00eame proc\u00e9dure s\u2019applique \u00e0 la demande de permission d\u2019effectuer une action non autoris\u00e9e dans le Livre de pri\u00e8re commune ou dans les r\u00e8gles administratives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>House of Bishops<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1. Bishop Marie Arnold, President of the House of Bishops<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2. Bishop Julius O. Nyambuoro, Superintendent of District 07, Kenya<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3. Bishop Xaviour S. Chikwatu, Superintendent of District 04, Malawi<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>4. Bishop Samuel Mark Oloo<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>5. Bishop Dr. M.M. Waqas<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>6. Bishop Dr. Stephen Kwabla Gbeve<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>District Synods<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Each district must hold an annual regional convocation of its members. The District Superintendent attends the meeting. The business is completed and voted on by the voting members at that regional level. The report is given to the Permanent Synod.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ordination certificates are given to any member who is recommended by the local church and approved by the District Superintendent Bishop, has completed the educational requirements at Footsteps of Jesus Seminary and, after prayerful consideration, has enjoyed full admission into the faith, with all powers to vote and carry on the business of the church within God\u2019s calling. This certification is for life. Ministers need other documents to work with us. 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