Bouar, 10 August, 2026 / 8:48 pm (ACI Africa). Bishop Armando Umberto Gianni, the pioneer Local Ordinary of the Catholic Diocese of Bouar in the Central African Republic (CAR), has passed on at the age of 86. The Italian-born member of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin (OFM Cap) died on Monday, August 10, in Genoa, Italy, the Chancellor of the Central African Episcopal See announced in a statement. “Grant him eternal rest, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him. Bekilam implored.