Rev. With the zeal for mission, O.L.A. Fr. Fr. St. Patricks Parish, Daza 7. Basil the Great) O.S.B.M. Fr. Fr. Fr Fidelis Ochuba 12. Redesigned by, PRESS RELEASE: CONTINENTAL SYNOD ASSEMBLY FOR THE CHURCH IN AFRICA, COMMUNIQU DE PRESSE: LASSEMBLE DU SYNODE CONTINENTAL POUR LGLISE EN AFRIQUE, COMUNICADO DE IMPRENSA: ASSEMBLEIA SINODAL CONTINENTAL PARA A IGREJA EM FRICA, Contact us on - Contactez-nous sur - Contacte-nos em. Christ the King Parish, Tunga, Minna. Our Lady of the Rosary Parish, Shiroro. Blessed Tansi Solidarity Rev. is accompanied by its official name in English as well as the acronym Fr. Management Planning and Computer Skills. c. College of Education (COE) Chaplaincy, Minna D. APOSTOLATE CHAPLAINS Paul Moroa Finance Director 7. -Rev. Rev. of a monastery but also the head of an entire order of monasteries. Augustine Fokchet Diocesan Secretariat Mob: 08034518315 Finance Office: Very Rev. Fr. which recognized canon law as having legal force for the society would at the time. Church, Suleja 08037659299 8. shores of Lake Constance, while Columbanus continued onward across the Very Rev. Jude Unigwe Died March 10, 2003 3. Godfrey Amanchukwu Rector, Christ the King Minor Seminary, Gwada 6. Religious orders generally follow one of the four great religious rules: After twenty-three (23) years of meritorious service, Most. Egypt around 385 to study monastic practice there. The book has been very well received everywhere it has been introduced! Rev Fr Basil Sarki (Finance Officer) Tel/ fax: 066-222502, 07068113853 Vicar For Priests/Priests Welfare: Very Rev Fr Samuel Bahago Diocesan Secretariat Minna NCWR Mathias Sule 14. Vincent Germace 3. Very Rev Fr. 3. It is the most visible symbol of the unity of the Catholic Church in Nigeria. Franciscan Sisters (OSF) Mokwa, Niger State B ZUNGERU DEANERY: 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. St Michaels Adult Education Centre, Minna 31. than from that of the general of an order like the Dominicans and Jesuits. by observing evangelical chastity, poverty, and obedience, which are the Rev. rural monastic foundations on great rural estates under Irish influence Raphael Imelo Kwamba Deanery 5. Need Rev. to evangelization, both in Europe and overseas. Divine Mercy Devotion Rev. 4 Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ (PHJC) Garam 5. Fr Chris Achinivu, MSP, Professed members of monastic and certain other orders (e.g., the Mt Carmel School of Evangelization Gawu-Babangida 4. Diocesan Resource Centre, P. O. The Vatican's congregation for religious life is contacting about 15 U.S. orders of Catholic sisters to clarify "some points" following the controversial six-year investigation of American . 1. Fr. 2. Read More The Leadership Team 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. Matthias Sule St. Stephens Parish, Gauraka 08169800551 9. 12. Yohanna-Maria Yariyok Jacob April 21, 2012 51. Felix Usman, OSA Queen of Peace, Bida 08161598201 18. Fr Chiedozie Ezeribe Bishops Secretary The Bishops Senate: 1. 4. 372 he was called to become Bishop of Tours, where he established a monastery Topo was then a ten hours journey from Lagos by canoe. Over the years many men and women of God have come and gone in their service to the faithful of the four counties. E-mail Fr. SPIRITUAL DIRECTORS Emeka Amanchukwu 13. 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. 10. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_religious_order recite the divine office, and have active participation in apostolic 35. Fr Stephen Akagwu January 07, 1995 15. As we saw yesterday, John Behnken was the segregationist president of LCMS between 1935 and 1962 and Andrew Schulze was the young White pastor of a black Lutheran congregation in St. Louis who spearheaded the integration of the LCMS in the late 1940s and who lobbied for its "Pronouncement on Race Relations" in 1956. Fr. record. Rev. canons 573746), the major form of consecrated O. Gabriel Gomerip MSP Missionaries of St. Paul 14. St Michaels Catholic Church, Gussoro (QP) 7. Diocesan Information Centre,Bosso Road, Box 58, Minna. Responding to this challenge, the leadership conference embarked on mobilizing their sisters across the nation and all people of goodwill nationwide to raise their voice and pray against the wanton bloodshed in the country. Francis Ekere (Chairman) Diocesan Secretariat, Tel: 08076065717 & 08032847489 Diocesan Development Centre: Very Rev. C. Napier, J. Kiely, and J. Newspaper: 1) The Catholic Animator Fr. Ignatius Dedegu, OSA Queen of Peace Bida 08098733963 Department For Social Communications: Rev. Michael Gadache Dean Kaffin Koro Deanery 11. On their part, the AFJN team challenged the sisters to use their leadership position and collective moral voice to bring the situation in the country to the public square. Fr. Fr. Carmel Cath. Alps to the kingdom of the Lombards in Italy. 3. In 1908, when SMA fathers through Fr. A contribution of $10.00 US will provide this book to a young student in Nigeria. St Christophers Nursery/Primary School, Kwamba 16. sponsored by the Frankish King Childebert II. Christian Achinivu, MSP- St. Martins Parish, Paiko 07066160547 8. Samuel Auta (Coordinator) Diocesan Secretariat Box 58, Minna, Niger State. Sisters work at the Nigerian Catholic Secretariat and teach at the Home Visitors of Mary Theology Institute. Rev. Over half of the population is estimated to be Muslim. Anthony Nwosu MDM Missionaries of Divine Mercy 19. Fr. CHAPLAINCIES St. John the Baptists Parish. St. Pauls, Parish Beji, c/o Box 58, Minna, Niger State. He was educated in Rome but soon sought the life of a hermit in 2. Fr. In many cases name variations and/or alternative names are also in use. Lady Helen W. Umaru (KSM) Chairperson Diocesan Laity Counci 17. a decree of erection to become an Institute of Consecrated Life. Fr. Augustine Fokchet (Director) Rev Fr Samuel Auta (Coordinator PMU) clergy who take solemn vows (in contrast to the simple vows taken by the 11. 6. info@hhcj.org + 08037938596 About Us The Congregation of the Handmaids of the Holy Child Jesus is an international Congregation of Sisters, founded by Mary Mother Charles Magdalen, a religious Sister of Charity who came to Nigeria in 1923. . Moses Malachy and Puis Bakop 18. Brothers), Brothers of Christian Instruction (De la Mennais Brothers, FIC Brothers), Camaldolese Hermits of the Congregation of Monte Corona, Canons Regular of the Immaculate Conception, Canossians (Canossian Daughters and Sons of Charity), Carmelite Daughters of the Divine Heart of Jesus, Carmelite Sisters for the Aged and Infirm, Carmelite Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart of Los Angeles, Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (Scheutists), Congregation of Christian Brothers (Christian Brothers of Ireland), Congregation of the Disciples of the Lord, Congregation of Maronite Lebanese Missionaries, Congregation of the Sisters of the Resurrection, Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, Congregation of the Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy (Divine Mercy Sisters), Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul, Daughters of Mary of the Immaculate Conception, Dehonians (Priests of the Sacred Heart of Jesus), Dominican Missionaries for the Deaf Apostolate, Dominican Sisters of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin, Dominican Sisters of the Immaculate Conception, Christian Doctrine Fathers (Doctrinaries), Felician Sisters (Congregation of the Sisters of St. Felix of Cantalice), Franciscan Hospitaller Sisters of the Immaculate Conception, Franciscan Minims of the Perpetual Help of Mary, Franciscan Missionaries of the Divine Motherhood, Franciscan Missionaries of the Eternal Word, Franciscan Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Franciscan Missionary Sisters of the Infant Jesus, Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Conception, Franciscan Sisters of Penance of the Sorrowful Mother, Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration, Fransalians (Missionaries of St. Francis de Sales), Handmaids of the Blessed Sacrament and of Charity, Handmaids of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Mary and Joseph, Holy Cross Fathers (Congregation of Holy Cross), Holy Spirit Adoration Sisters (Pink Sisters), Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest, Josephite Fathers (St. Joseph's Society of the Sacred Heart), Loreto Sisters (Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary), Marian Sisters (Marian Sisters of the Diocese of Lincoln), Marianist Sisters (Daughters of Mary Immaculate), Maryknoll (Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America), Missionaries of the Precious Blood (Precious Blood Fathers), Missionaries of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, Missionary Congregation for the Blessed Sacrament, Missionary Society of St. Columban (Columbans), Pallottines (Society of the Catholic Apostolate), Passionists (Congregation of the Passion), Paulist Fathers (Missionary Society of Saint Paul the Apostle), Sisters of the Reparation of the Holy Face, Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon, Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Redemptorists (Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer), Les Religieuses de Notre-Dame-du-Sacre-Coeur, Religious Sisters of Mercy of Alma, Michigan, Salesian Sisters (Daughters of Mary Help of Christians), Salvatorians (Society of the Divine Savior), School Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis, Sisters Adorers of the Royal Heart of Jesus Christ Sovereign Priest, Sisters of Adoration, Slaves of the Blessed Sacrament and of Charity, Sisters of Charity of Saints Bartolomaea Capitanio & Vincenza Gerosa, Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Sisters of Charity of the Immaculate Conception, Sisters of Charity Federation in the Vincentian-Setonian Tradition, Sisters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul, Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary, Sisters of the Immaculate Conception of Castres, Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Sisters of Providence of St. Vincent de Paul, Sisters of St Francis of the Martyr St George, Sisters of St. Francis of Penance and Christian Charity, Sisters of Saint Francis of Rochester, Minnesota, Sisters of St Joseph (Sisters of Saint Joseph of Medaille), Sisters of St. Joseph of the Sacred Heart, Sisters of St. Joseph of the Third Order of St. Francis, Sisters of St Therese of the Child Jesus (St Therese Sisters), Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary -, Sisters, Servants of the Lord and the Virgin of Matara, Sisters, Servants of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity, Sovereign Military Order of Malta (Order of Malta), Spiritans (Congregation of the Holy Ghost), Stigmatines (Congregation of the Sacred Stigmata), Sulpician Fathers (Society of Saint Sulpice), Tertiary Sisters of St. Francis, Cameroon, Vocationists (The Society of Divine Vocations), Xaverian Missionaries (Missionary Society of St. Francis Xavier). Very Rev Fr J. D. OCONNELL, SPS, MFR Fr. Bernard - pastor of 28,000-member Christian Cultural Center in Brooklyn, New York. Bakop Pius July 28, 2012 55. On August 6, 1911, Fr. Nelson Gabriel Onuh 9. Director For Religious Education: Rev. Religious Ignatius Dedegu OSA Order of St. Augustine 13. The Pastor was seen asking his church members to hurry up and come for the "holy bath". take simple versions of them, which allow for inheritance. We the Sisters of St. Michael the Archangel (SSMA) are a female religious congregation of Diocesan right with active Spirituality. Jeremiah Idogho-Noba Esibor, MDM Missionaries of Divine Mercy 20. Thus, in some congregations, Fr. Women's exclusion in Nigerian leadership is still a reality. The Sisters of the Holy Cross at Notre Dame (once called the "Marianites of the Holy Cross") were founded in France by Blessed Basil Moreau in 1841. Rev. From We cant to Of course we can, absolutely: Women Religious in Nigeria, CANAA || By Father Don Bosco Onyalla, Nairobi || 15 February 2018. Jesuits) take solemn vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience (the vows These practices are much less common in the congregations attended by African immigrants than in those attended by U.S.-born Black Americans. Christopher Abba was transferred to the Diocese of Yola by His Holiness Pope John Paul II, and on 30th November, 1996, Most Rev. St. Vincent De Pauls Catholic Church, Korokpa, Minna 6. 1:24) They recognize Jesus Christ as the head of the Christian congregation, and they agree wholeheartedly with the Lord's admonition to his disciples: "All of you are brothers.". Fr. (Dr) Martin Igwemezie Uzoukwu 2. Presiding Pastor of Livingspring Chapel International, Femi Emmanuel, was a former Deputy Speaker in the Oyo State House of Assembly during the aborted Third Republic (1992 to1993). By Wikipedia, Sr. Clementina, NES, Diocesan Co-ordinator Diocesan Secretariat, Tel/Fax: 066- 222217 & 222502 Diocesan Justice, Peace And Development Commission: Very Rev. Get in touch with us now. St. Martins Parish, Paiko, c/o Box Christopher Barde June 26, 2010 49. Divine Mercy Vocational Training Centre, Gussoro, Niger State Health Services/Institutions: 1. From 27th- 31st January 2023. Fr. St. Anthonys Catholic Church Sabo Orehi/ Gulu Mission 6. Diocesan Rural Water Services: Rev. Fr. 4. St. Augustines Chaplaincy, Fr. Most Rev. Fr. It facilitiates the integral formation of participants rooted in the internationalization of Thousands of monks and nuns were Very Rev. Chiedozie Ezeribe (Health Coordinator) Diocesan Health Services Beside Divine Mercy Hospital Dutsen-Kura, P. O. men from Spain and Mexico were the first and only religious congregation of either men or women to labor within what is now Texas during the entire century and a half of Spanish and then independent Mexican direction from the 1680s up through the 1830s. ('Religious Institutes', cf. Joseph Akor Dean, Bida Deanery 10. Dr. Fr. Educational Institutions: 1. Very Rev Fr Samuel Bahago Vicar for Priests and Member 8. Fr Samuel Aririatu Died December 21, 2010 8. A survey conducted by African Sisters Education Collaborative (ASEC) in 2014-2015 documented more than 42,950 Catholic sisters and 4,298 women in formation houses in ten countries, and . MINNA DIOCESE agencies are welcome to register here - Free! Kevin Anigbo MDM St. Marys Parish, Suleja 08035231586 they might have been entitled through inheritances. The Institute trains those who may be appointed to be in-charge of religious and priestly formation. Fr. Fr. Samuel Bahago St. Marys Parish, Suleja 08035877139 4. A. BIDA DEANERY: Fr Francis Ekere St. Bernards Parish, Sauka Kahuta 08037659299 17. Fr. Columbanus, an abbot from a Leinster James Ayuba Diocesan Secretariat C/o Box 58, Minna, Niger State. a saint who ranked with Saint Patrick as a major figure of the Irish church. Felix Usman, OSA Order of St. Augustine 12. In addition, the individual Orders In March 2012, Sisters Home Visitors of Mary published a catechetical text book for Nigerian youth that introduces a new method of teaching doctrine based on Scripture and the actual life experiences of Nigerian children coupled with Catholic Catechism. The Minna Outstation which later expanded into a Mission Territory was served by the S. M. A. Fathers between 1911 and 1962. Fr. Salama Cooperative Multi- Purpose Society, Minna, c/o Box 58, Minna. Very Rev Fr Dr Samuel Bahago Chairman Diocesan Priests Association 7. The following list refers to some of the major religious congregations Fr. Fr. Cletus Okoye Zungeru DeaneryC, INSTITUTIONS; Fr. Most Rev. communities of the Orthodox Church. the Catholic Church, public vows are divided into simple vows and solemn The women religious of South Africa are taking the commitment to counter trafficking seriously by promoting awareness-raising. Very Rev. Emmanuel Jima 10. From the earliest times there were probably individual hermits who lived Rev. Alphonsus Joe- Akang and John Daji 15. 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. Samuel Bahago September 16, 2000 25. Likewise, according to rank and authority, the abbot primate's Fr. Tel/Fax:066-222217,222495, 08036067902 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. 11. Isaac Aghogho Abu, OMV OMV House, Suleja 0707781553- 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. with the norms of church law. Very Rev. Basil Sarki June 26, 2010 47. Sylvester Gopep Vicar General 3. Pope John Paul II Adult Literacy Programme Centre, Nanati 32. Very Rev Fr Godwin Yari Cathedral Administrator and 13. ", Roots in Egypt and Syriac- and Greek-speaking East. St. Augustines Parish, Fuka, c/o Box 58, Minna, Niger State. Rev. - a term more commonly found among the Orthodox than among Roman Catholics). St. Michaels International Nursery/ Primary School, Box 58, Minna. Micheal Gadaachi Dean Kaffin Koro Deanery 10. Fr. St. Patricks Nursery /Primary School Box 11, Zungeru, Niger State 10. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_religious_order, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congregation_%28Catholic%29, Creative Sylvester Gopep(VG)- St. Christophers Parish, Kwamba 08036067902 3. There King Agilulf and his O . Fr. Students for Life Association (SFL) Rev. Dauda Ezra (Director) Rev Fr. Fr. Marian Societies Rev. Tel: 066-690300; 08039154992. Michael Gadache Dean, Kafin Koro Deanery12. Tyburn Monastery, Kafin Karo c/o P.O. St. Peters Parish, Box 10, Bida, Niger State. In May 1963 preparations for the inaugural meeting was initiated by Archbishop Pignedoli, Mother Mary National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, 2022 Christmas: The Love and Peace of Christ. He started his . She hasn't looked back since. St Theresas Nursery/Primary School, Mokwa 24. Raphael Leo St. Leonards Parish, Agaie 08035679251 Vitalis Ayam and Christopher Barde 17. Christ the King Minor Seminary, Gwada 27. Coronavirus: Apostle Kofi Nkrumah Sarkodie Arrested For Holding Church Service / Prophet Kofi Oduro To Ladies: You & Your Private Part Shall Perish In Hell / Zambian Prophet Removing A Lady's . governing the order's global "independent houses" were approved Very Rev. Fr. Fr. NES Vocational Training Centre, Maikunkele, Niger State 5. In the same document he made a distinction between Diocesan and Pontifical Institutes, thus laying the foundation for the current development of law and practice in this matter. Very Rev. Stephen Akagwu St. John Vianneys Parish, Gawu 08034507673 11. This The St. Patrick Fathers (S.P.S) worked with the S.M.A Fathers under Archbishop McCarthy until the establishment of the Apostolic Prefecture of Minna on 4th November, 1964 when the territory was detached from the Archdiocese of Kaduna. Michael Gadache (Dean)- Pope John Paul II church Nanati 08036007262 2. Fr. 5th century. ascetism such as encratism was regarded as suspect by the Church. in earlier rules, defining the activities of the monastery, its officers, Fr. Rev Fr Nelson Chukwuemeka CKC Parish, Gwada C. Kafin Koro Deanery: 1. How religion inspires the Nigerian diaspora to develop Africa The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Enoch Adeboye, holding a placard, leading a protest in Lagos.. Fr. Rev. F. Zungeru Deanery: 1. the abbot of a particular community. Basil Sarki St. Augustine Cath. Raphael Imelo December 13, 2003 28. Cletus Okoye Dean St. Benedicts Parish, Kagara 08036960140 St Leonards Academy, Agaie 25. Bulus Makama St. Johns Parish, Rafin Seyin 08036263088 Fr. In 1892 a convent was opened in Topo for the purpose of creating Basic Christian Communities. Godwin Yari Cathedral Administration 3. 3. HOLY GHOST FATHERS (SPIRITANS) Members MARONITE FATHERS MISSIONARIES OF ST. PAUL Members OBLATES OF ST. JOSEPH Members Members REDEMPTORIST Fr. Fr. rules for Christian religious living, tends to be followed by monastic Frs. Rabbi Capers C. Funnye - rabbi of Beth Shalom B'nai Zaken Ethiopian Hebrew Congregation in Chicago, Ill. Rev. Ezra Dauda 10. Fr. Resource/Pastoral Centres: 1. Joseph Samuel Apust- Daza/Spiritual Year Sem 08054931043 Emmanuel Agbo July 6, 2013 57. Box 58, Minna, Niger State Rev. Very Rev Fr Anthony Efeturi, OMV wife Theodolinda granted Columbanus land in the mountains between Genoa Harris and Dakoske have lived in the Pro-Cathedral convent along with eight Nigerian women who are novices or have taken temporary. Chancellor/Diocesan Secretary: Very Rev. Basil Sarki St. Johns Parish, Maitumbi 07068113853 4. Fr. 7. Church, Beji 08034518315 There were also individual Very Rev Fr Jude Offor Communications Director 12. In 2016 its staff registered more than 11,000 Nigerian women at landing points in Sicily, with more than 80% of them victims of trafficking and destined for a life of forced prostitution on street . Don't mind JWs who lie that Jesus or the Holy Spirit selected their Governing body. the hazards in traveling around the country and other parts of the world for prostitution; to Irish monasticism spread widely, first to Scotland and Northern England, Following the need to meet the spiritual demands of the growing population resulting from railway construction, the first Priests (Mission) house was built at No. Noonan. Raphael Imelo Dean, Kwamba Deanery 13. Matthias Sule 12. Evangelization Rev. a religious rule or constitution under the leadership of a religious superior. Shiroro, Niger State 4. 5. Nigeria Catholic Network, NAMES OF PRIESTS OF THE DIOCESES AND DATES OF BIRTH / ORDINATION, Young Adult Programme (YAP) [Modules 1,2 & 3], Caritas Nigeria extremely disappointed with Nigerias electoral body, Pope sends condolences for deadly train collision in Greece, PETITION AGAINST INEC 2023 ELECTION RESULT, Gunmen Abduct Rev. Fr. Fr. These groups, which are composed of mainly teenage girls and. 3rd cent. NCWR, Collaborative Very Rev. For example, a large number of the religious orders in the Catholic Church Auta Samuel St. Veronica Cath. The first Missionary to plant the seed of evangelization was Rev. 3. 10. Sisters of St. Louis (SSL), Box 10, Bida, Niger State. there can be more than one Catholic congregation with the same name. but practicing asceticism and striving for union with God, although extreme Communities of virgins who had consecrated themselves to Christ Catholic Men Organization (CMO) Rev. Initially, the sisters had felt overwhelmed by the situation. Blessed Cyprian Iwene Tansi Parish, Barkin Sale. Basil the Great. Rev. community. Very Rev. Fr. Niger State Ph: 080370037840 Email: [emailprotected], STATISTICS AT-A-GLANCE . Maje Quasi Parish 08035925131 Fr Ignatius Makoji, MDM Divine Mercy Parish, Bakassi 08037799075 Vicar for Religiou 15. Fr. Very Rev. 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