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Ecclesia in Africa

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Ecclesia in Africa
Latin for 'The Church in Africa'
Apostolic exhortation of Pope John Paul II
Coat of arms of Pope John Paul II
Signature date 14 September 1995
Number8 of 15 of the pontificate
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Ecclesia in Africa (English: The Church in Africa) is a post-synodal apostolic exhortation written by Pope John Paul II, published on 14 September 1995. It follows the 1994 Special Assembly for Africa of the Synod of Bishops which was held in Rome.[1][2]

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  1. ^ Luneau, René (1996). ""Ecclesia in Africa" - Chronique d'un synode". Archives de sciences sociales des religions (in French). 93 (1): 171–180. doi:10.3406/assr.1996.1022.
  2. ^ Cheza, Maurice (1996). "Le Synode africain et l'exhortation "Ecclesia in Africa"". Revue Théologique de Louvain (in French). 27 (2): 200–214. doi:10.3406/thlou.1996.2822.
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