| Three Abducted Veritas Varsity Students reunited with their families |
| The three female students of Veritas University, Abuja who were on Friday, May 28 abducted from the take-Off campus of the University in Obehie, Abia State have been reunited with their parents on Sunday June 6, ten days after they were abducted from their Hospitallers Sisters Hostel in Obehie at about 7.45pm. The kidnappers had demanded N150 Million as ransom for their release. read more>> |
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| NATIONAL CLOSING OF THE YEAR FOR PRIESTS: AS BLESSED TANSI IS PROCLAIMED PATRON OF NIGERIAN PRIESTS |
 Activities marking the end of the celebration of the Year for Priests in Nigeria took place at the arena of the Basilica of the Most Holy Trinity, Onitsha on Thursday June 3, 2010, with the ordination of 20 priests from all over the country and the proclamation of Nigerian born Blessed Michael Iwene Tansi as the patron of Nigerian priests. read more>> |
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| APOSTOLIC ADMINISTRATOR FOR ARCHDIOCESE OF BENIN |
(MONDAY MAY 31) The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, has accepted the resignation of Most Rev. Richard Burke, S.P.S., as Archbishop of Benin City, by virtue of Can. 401 § 2.
Pending the appointment of a new Archbishop, the pastoral care of the Archdiocese of Benin City has been entrusted to His Excellency Rt. Rev. Anthony Okonkwo Gbuji, Bishop Emeritus of Enugu, as Apostolic Administrator, by the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples from 31st May, 2010.
Fr. Ralph Madu
Director, Social Communications, CSN
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| Apostolic Administrator for the Vicariate of Kontagora |
The Vatican has appointed Very Rev Fr Daniel McCauley, SMA as Apostolic Administrator of the Vicariate of Kontagora , until such time as a bishop takes canonical possession there .
Fr Daniel McCauley was until his appointment the Vicar General of the Vicariate.
With Best Wishes,
Fr Ralph Madu |
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| APOSTOLIC ADMINISTRATOR FOR AWKA DIOCESE MOST REV PAULINUS EZEOKAFOR |
The Holy Father, Benedict XVI has today, Saturday April 17, 2010, accepted the resignation of Most Rev Simon A. Okafor from the pastoral care of the diocese of Awka upon having reached the age limit. And in view of the vacancy created by the resignation, the Pope has appointed Most Rev Paulinus Ezeokafor as Apostolic Administrator of the diocese of Awka, until such time as a bishop takes canonical possession there.
Bishop Ezeokafor was until his appointment the Auxiliary bishop of the same diocese.
Rev Fr Ralph Madu
Director, Social Communications,
Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria. |
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| Most Rev John Oke Afareha Appointed Bishop of Warri |
His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI has today, Monday 29th March, 2010, appointed Most Rev John Oke Afareha the substantive bishop of Warri. He takes possession of the diocese from Tuesday March 30, 2010. He was until his appointment the Auxiliary bishop of the same diocese.
By his appointment, Bishop John Afareha becomes the fourth bishop of that diocese after Bishop Lucas Olu Nwaezeapu (1964-1991), Bishop Edmund Fitzgibbon SPS (1991-1997) and Archbishop Richard Burke SPS (1997-2010).
Bishop Afareha was born on March 10, 1947, and ordained a priest on December 30, 1973. He was appointed Auxiliary bishop of Warri on March 3, 1997 and received Episcopal ordination on May 14, 1997.
The diocese of Warri was created by late Pope John Paul II on March 10, 1964. It covers thirteen Local Government Areas of Delta State and one in Rivers State. The diocese has a Catholic population of 186,298 administered by 91 priests. |
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| NEW APOSTOLIC NUNCIO FOR NIGERIA |
His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI has on Tuesday 2nd February, 2010, appointed His Excellency Archbishop Augustine Kasujja, as Apostolic Nuncio to Nigeria.
- Born in Mitala-Maria in Uganda on April 26, 1946,
- Ordained Priest on January 3, 1973
- Entered the Diplomatic Service of the Holy See in 1979 and has served in the Apostolic Nunciature in Argentina, Haiti, Bangladesh, Portugal, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago and in Algeria
- Appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Algeria and to Tunisia on May 23, 1988.
- Appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Madagascar, to the Seychelles and Apostolic Delegate to the Comoros and La Reunion on April 22, 2004; and Apostolic Nuncio to Mauritius on June 9, 2004.
- Archbishop Augustine Kasujja speaks English, Italian, French and German.
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APOSTOLIC ADMINISTRATOR FOR BAUCHI DIOCESE |
 In view of the vacancy (Sede Vacante) created by the pious death of his Excellency, Most Rev John Moore, Bishop of Bauchi, the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples has appointed Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama, Archbishop of Jos, as the Apostolic Administrator (Sede vacante et ad nutum Sanctae Sedis) of the diocese of Bauchi until such time as a new bishop takes canonical possession there, and at the same time giving him all faculties in that circumscription.
The decree of appointment was issued on the 23rd day of January, in the year of the Lord, 2010.
Rev Fr Ralph Madu
Director, Social Communications,
Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria |
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