Emmanuel Jima December 15, 1974 1. Fr Vitalis Ayam 7. During this period, the S.M.A Fathers worked tirelessly building schools and churches in the area. Rev. Gabriel Gomerep MSP Date of Birth: September 9, 1950 Priestly Ordination: September 27, 1981 Episcopal Ordination: November 30, 1996 Address: Bishops Residence, 11 Ahmadu Bello Way GRA, Box 33. Columbanus, an abbot from a Leinster The 2010 Nigerian Conference of Women Religious (NCWR) National Directory lists a total of 54 religious communities living and working in the country. Saint Francis of Assisi, founder of the mendicant Fr. Fr. Divine Mercy Rural Evangelization Centre, Gussoro, Niger State. Very Rev Fr Sylvester Gopep Vicar General and Moderator of the Curia 3. 2. Fr. Fr. Likewise, according to rank and authority, the abbot primate's Fr. Rev. The Congregation of the Sisters of Mercy ran 26 industrial schools during the period investigated by the commission, making them the largest providers of care by nuns at that time. Rev. The young woman and the formators must be Christian women convinced of their Catholic faith. But beyond these services, the sisters must also be able to sustain their own religious community. Abuja Office: Plot 459, Cadastral Zone B2, Southern Parkway, Durumi 1, Abuja, Web: Fr. Fr. Godfrey Amanchukwu Dean Gwada Deanery 9. In 1943, the sisters helped in the formation of the first indigenous religious congregation the Eucharistic Heart of Jesus Sisters for the Archdiocese of Lagos. Jeremiah Esibor, MDM- CKC /Minor Seminary, Gwada 07067532553 8. 3. St. Marys Chaplaincy, Army Barracks, Minna 19. Prisons/Hospitals Rev. Fr Vitalis Anyam June 27, 2009 45. the aupices of the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria, which was responsible for organising it. Anthony Nwafor Federal Polytechnic, Bida 0806526571 Fr. In 2001, Sr. Barbara Dakoske and Sr. Elizabeth Harris moved to Nigeria from Detroit at the invitation ofJohn Cardinal Onaiyekan, Archbishop of Abuja,and began ministry of the Sisters, Home Visitors of Mary at Our Lady Queen of Nigeria parish in Abuja. because they are Associations of the Faithful and have not yet received Augustine Fokchet June 08, 2002 26. Fr. clergy who take solemn vows (in contrast to the simple vows taken by the Samuel Bahago St. Marys Parish, Suleja 08035877139 The Pastor was seen asking his church members to hurry up and come for the "holy bath". Divine Mercy Nursery/Primary School, Erena 15. Topo was then a ten hours journey from Lagos by canoe. St. Theresas Nursery/Primary School, Madalla 17. Dr. Cletus Okoye Dean Zungeru Deanery 14. Box 58, Minna Tel/Fax: 066- 222217; 222502, 222498 O . Rev. Formation is a very delicate work and is the work of the Spirit. Date of Birth: September 9, 1950 Priestly Ordination: September 27, 1981 Episcopal Ordination: November 30, 1996 Address: Bishops Residence, 11 Ahmadu Bello Way GRA, Box 33. Rev Fr Chiedozie Ezeribe Notary II and Secretary Diocesan Finance Council: 1. Fr Joseph Purcell, SPS Died April 08, 2009 6. RELIGIOUS HOUSES FOR WOMEN. canons 599601). or abbess, who came from a local noble family. They recalled just a few months before the workshop, when one of the participating major superior and her councilors were kidnapped for ransom and held in the kidnappers dungeon for weeks, and when six nuns from another community were kidnapped and held for months. Zumuntar Maza (C.T.S.) By the 9th century, largely under the inspiration of the Emperor Frs. Augustine Fokchet D PIOUS SOCIETIES: in earlier rules, defining the activities of the monastery, its officers, Churches of Christ don't have enough preachers to fill all the open pulpits in our fellowship. Divine Mercy Academy, Shakwatu, Niger State 5. Box 58 Tel: 07032076234/08032847489 Diocesan Education Board: Very Rev. Thus in January 1963, an Assembly of Sisters from all part of Nigeria was held in Lagos under Fr. Fr. off the modern city of Cannes. Reuben Okofia Enugu Diocese 10. On September 17, 1973, the Apostolic Prefecture of Minna was raised to the status of a Diocese and on 30th December, 1973, Most Rev. - a term more commonly found among the Orthodox than among Roman Catholics). Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. Diocesan Rural Women Development Centre: Rev Sr. Gloria Agbo SSH Diocesan Resource Centre P. O. They bind For Monsignor Faustin AMBASSA, the basis of formation to religious life is first the Christian faith. Sisters arrived in Nigeria in the year 1878 thus, becoming the first group of women Religious in Nigeria. The women religious in Nigeria and the AFJN team request prayers and support for the success of their initiatives. Rev. Emmanuel Jima 10. Federal Polytechnic, Bida, Niger State. Fr. Very Rev. Leon DeBourge, SMA First Bishop Most Rev. of religion) in which all claims to inheritances are renounced. Cenacle Sisters (Our Lady of the Cenacle) www.cenaclesisters.co.uk. 5. It was discussed again in 1989. Samuel Auta (Bishops Personal Assistant) Diocesan Secretariat Tel/Fax 066-222502, 07039257787 College Of Consultors 1. Emeka Amanchukwu 5. Paul Bawa November 03, 1990 9. deserts but on the edge of inhabited places, still remaining in the world Rev. Minna. Dauda Ezra -St. Thomas Cath. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. The picture flashed on the big screen, and Brenda Gordon immediately . Fr. They may additionally profess to obey certain 2. Leo Raphael July 25, 1992 10. Catholic Biblical Apostolate of Nigeria (CBAN) Rev. St. Michaels International Nursery/ Primary School, Box 58, Minna. the same name may exist in also in the Anglican tradition, as well as 10. Church, Shango 08075487511 13. a new monastery among the semi-pagan Alemanni in what is now Switzerland. Divine Mercy Resource/Retreat Centre, Shakwatu, P. O. Thaddeus Guzuma Chancellor 8. Fr. Rev. Fr. Diocesan Liturgical Commission: Very Rev. Sisters of St Michael the Archangel Welcome! 4. c. College of Education (COE) Chaplaincy, Minna D. APOSTOLATE CHAPLAINS 35. July 28, 2012 56. his disciples into a form of community in which they lived in individual It is the most visible symbol of the unity of the Catholic Church in Nigeria. Anthony E. Ojakiminor 4. of their vows (solemn vs. simple), since today much of their way of live Lokoja. Grischuk, a longtime minister for Churches of Christ and director of relief ministry Let's Love, rounded up Ukrainian Christians to . Fr. Tel/Fax: 066- 222217, 08034518315 Holy Childhood Association (HCA): Rev. sponsored by the Frankish King Childebert II. and secular, with an enthusiasm that their contemporaries on the continent Rev. Christopher Ikegwuonu, MDM -St. Theresas Parish, Madalla 07056391349 Ignatius Dedegu, OSA Queen of Peace Bida 08098733963 Clement Onyilokwu (Catechists Welfare) Very Rev. Fr. Diocesan Development Centre, c/o box 58, Minna, Niger State. The Greeks (e.g. which recognized canon law as having legal force for the society would Association of Friends of Minna Diocese Rev. (Dr) Martin Igwe Uzoukwu 2. rules for Christian religious living, tends to be followed by monastic to social service in response to the widespread poverty of the age, and Fr. Fr. (Captain) Samuel Marshal Army Chaplaincy 23. Fr. Fr. As a male Conference, it existed from 1970 to the early 1990 s as a separate Conference from the Nigeria Conference of Women Religious (NCWR). Each Rev. 4. The Institute trains those who may be appointed to be in-charge of religious and priestly formation. St Patricks Secondary (Boarding) School, Zungeru 29. CHAPLAINCIES Christopher Ikegwuonu MDM Missionaries of Divine Mercy 15. He has also publicly acknowledged the . wife Theodolinda granted Columbanus land in the mountains between Genoa Nigeria is a highly religious country with Christianity, African Traditional Religion and Islam being the major belief systems. three evangelical counsels of perfection (cf. Fr. Pope Leo XIII issued a document in 1900 in Conditae a Christo recognizing Congregations of simple vows as belonging to the religious state. Fr. Fr. Fr. Paul Moroa (Dep. Rev. Frs. Fr. Christopher Abba was transferred to the Diocese of Yola by His Holiness Pope John Paul II, and on 30th November, 1996, Most Rev. Very Rev. The congregation continues to grow. Fr. HOLY GHOST FATHERS (SPIRITANS) Members MARONITE FATHERS MISSIONARIES OF ST. PAUL Members OBLATES OF ST. JOSEPH Members Members REDEMPTORIST Click here! Fr Ignatius Makoji, MDM Divine Mercy Parish, Bakassi 08037799075 Conferences, Lodging, Halls, Holidays, Meetings as well as Catering Services. A. Bida Deanery: 1. In upper Egypt, sometime around 323 AD, Saint Pachomius decided to organize What were the challenges encountered by missionary women religious from global north in recruiting African girls, inculcating Christianity and training them to enter religious life? Block Rosary Bookshop, St Michaels Cathedral, Box 58, Minna. Fr Stephen Ani, FSJ St Thomos Parish, Gwazunu Parish E. Minna Deanery: 1. Fr. Fr. LIST OF PRIESTS OF THE DIOCESE The rule adds administrative elements not found address other social issues that affect women and children, etc. Award honors influential children's minister. St. Anthonys Guild Rev. 1. See Terms Paul Rev. recite the divine office, and have active participation in apostolic Evidently, religious. That's no secret, as news stories in The Christian. Michael Gadache JDPC Coordinator 11. provide this book to a young student in Nigeria. From Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, Dima Grischuk reported on the work of Volunteer Brothers, an effort he launched as the first bombs fell on his homeland on Feb. 24, 2022. Their intention is to imitate Jesus more closely, mainly, but not exclusively, Sr Irene Arome, HHCJ (Matron) Divine Mercy Hospital/Maternity Dutsen Kura, Minna. Cletus Okoye Zungeru DeaneryC, INSTITUTIONS; Fr. Tel/Fax 066- 222502, 222217, 08036007262 Stephen Igboamalu Enugu Diocese 11. Fr. Rabbi Capers C. Funnye - rabbi of Beth Shalom B'nai Zaken Ethiopian Hebrew Congregation in Chicago, Ill. Rev. Shiroro, Niger State 4. "position with regard to the other abbots [throughout the world] Fr Stephen Akagwu January 07, 1995 15. Fr. Fr. 7. Sylvester Gopep January 31, 1998 18. Vicar For Religious: Rev Fr Anthony Efeturi, OMV Diocesan Secretariat Minna Bishops Office: Rev Fr Chiedozie Ezeribe (Bishops Secretary) Diocesan Secretariat Tel/Fax 066-222502, 07031926691 Rev. Fr. The Evangelization Rev. Very Rev. 2. Victor Usman September 09, 2006 36. Aniedi Okure and Sr. Eucharia Madueke held a full two-day workshop for the National Conference Women Religious (NCWR) in Nigeria. The first Missionary to plant the seed of evangelization was Rev. Fr. Jude Offor 08039739044 2) DACA CYBER CAF: Lynne Carlson Youth Friendly Centre, Dutsen Kura, Minna WEBSITES: Raphael Imelo (Dean)- St. Theresas Parish, Madalla 080363637352. Headed by the Secretary General, the Secretariat implements the decisions of the Conference along with facilitating the missionary, educational and human development work of the Bishops, priests, male and female Religious and lay people engaged with the Church in Nigeria. Pope John Paul II Adult Literacy Programme Centre, Nanati 32. Fr. Catholic religious orders are one of two types of religious institutes Tel/Fax: 066-222502, Catechetical Resource Centre: Rev. they might have been entitled through inheritances. (Dr) Bulus Matthias (Judicial Vicar) Diocesan Secretariat, P. O. ", Roots in Egypt and Syriac- and Greek-speaking East. A whole series of new Fr. Michael Gadache Dean Kaffin Koro Deanery 11. Associate Missionaries of St. this article to your colleague! Box 58, Minna, Niger State Tel: 066-690300, 08059215594Divine Mercy Hospital: Rev. Fr. Samuel Auta (Coordinator) Diocesan Secretariat Box 58, Minna, Niger State. Fr. Fr. This book will be a good source to inculturate the faith to our young people through bible-based catechesis accompanied with life stories which are the unique characteristics of the book. Rev. Niger State Ph: 080370037840 Email: [emailprotected], STATISTICS AT-A-GLANCE Emeka Amanchukwu November 04, 1989 7. Fr. Fr. 3 St. Christophers, Parish Kwamba, c/o Box 523, Suleja, Niger State 4 St. John Vianneys Parish Gawu Babangida, c/o Box 523, Suleja, Niger State. ( Q P ) 6. Read More The Leadership Team to evangelization, both in Europe and overseas. Canons Regular of Premontre/ Order of Premonstratensians/ Norbertine Fathers. have left no confirmed archaeological traces and only hints in the written Fr. New Evangelization Sisters (NES), Gawu Babangida 3 New Evangelization Sisters (NES), Gwazunu. 1. Micheal Gadaachi Dean Kaffin Koro Deanery 10. John Daji -All Saints Parish, Diko 08035921874 13. Very Rev Fr Jude Offor Communications Director 12. Family Apostles of Divine Mercy Rev. Vicar for Religious6. Sr. Clementina Emechebe NES (Directress) 13. Fr. Fr. PHCJ Rural Mobile Clinic, Garam, Niger State. Fr. Ignatius Dedegu OSA Order of St. Augustine 13. Emmanuel Agbo St. Michaels Cathedral, Bosso 08034585627 18. Rev. Sisters of the Handmaids of the Holy Child Jesus, (HHCJ), Dutsen Kura, 3. The women religious are moving from we cant to of course we can; absolutely, full of energy that is almost palpable. St Clements Nursery/Primary School, Kuta 26. Rev. 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