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With ordinations in Africa, Europe, and Oceania, the New Apostolic Church is strengthening the apostolate and responding to pastoral needs.
The congregations in Mozambique can look forward to four new Apostles. District Elders Armando Cardoso Bagago (born 1981), Victorino Limpare (1975), and Miguel Francisco Sardinha (1975), as well as Shepherd Amisse Alberto Napula were ordained into their new ministry on 30 November 2025 in Gqeberha in South Africa.
Mozambique will be divided into fifteen Apostle districts, instead of the current twelve. Restructuring measures are to ensure the pastoral care of the members in the country.
Chief Apostle Jean-Luc Schneider ordained two Apostles in Libreville in Gabon on 5 October: District Elders Edit Désiré Gaspar Bidjang Ekanga (1973) for Cameroon and Daniel Frempong (1966) for Ghana. The former will succeed a retired Apostle, while the latter will take some of the load off the Lead Apostle in Ghana.
In Papua New Guinea, a succession plan is needed for the large Apostle district of Sepik. To ensure the continued care of the members, Evangelist Nicky Kundilisik (1985) was ordained an Apostle on 31 August 2025. For once, it was not Chief Apostle Jean-Luc Schneider who performed the ordination, but District Apostle Peter Schulte of the Western Pacific district on his behalf.
Bishop Neil Woodman (1973) has taken over from David Heynes as Apostle for the United Kingdom, Ireland, Scandinavia, and Estonia. He was ordained on 17 August 2025 in Hanover-List (Germany) because Apostle Heynes was appointed District Apostle for the working area of Northern and Eastern Germany.