Julius Akau Died December 31, 201, CONTACTS OF PRIESTS WORKING Ministries include service as teachers, school administrators, catechetical leaders and youth ministers. attracted to the isolated life of hermits, which he considered the highest Michael Gadache JDPC Coordinator 11. Godwin Yari Ribako St. Michaels Cathedral, Bosso 07080321516 3. a life in isolation in imitation of Jesus' 40 days in the desert. Fr. Fr. A large reason for the age factor is that the older we are the more set in our ways we become,. Fr. Diocesan Projects Office: Rev. Box 58, Minna Tel/Fax: 066- 222217; 222502, 222498 The book has been very well received everywhere it has been introduced! Basil Sarki St. Johns Parish, Maitumbi 07068113853 3rd cent. Emmanuel Jima 14. Fr. Bridgettines (Order of the Most Holy Saviour of St Bridget) www.bridgettine.org. Christ the King Parish, Tunga, Minna. Joseph 2. Women are more likely than men to be members of a congregation (69% vs. 59%) and are more likely to have attended a religious service in the last 7 days (48% vs. 39%). Historically, Minna Diocese was administered by the Vicar Apostolic of Asaba. Fr. shores of Lake Constance, while Columbanus continued onward across the CHAPLAINCIES Fr. Matthias Sule 8. Resource/Pastoral Centres: 1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_religious_order Fr. Sr Irene Arome, HHCJ (Matron) Divine Mercy Hospital/Maternity Dutsen Kura, Minna. Fidelis Ochuba St. Marys Parish, Lapai 07036183589 Fr. Very Rev. A Workshops for Temporary professed Sisters held at the National Renewal Centre iva valley,Enugu. to Christianity and established a hermitage near Milan. Diocesan Catechists Rev. monastic communities. sponsored by the Frankish King Childebert II. Fr. Fr. Rev. 5. Fr. at the time. Very Rev. houses", meaning that each abbey is autonomous. and at Lindisfarne, in Northumbria. (Dr) Martin Igwe Uzoukwu, (Local Ordinary) 2. Box 33, Minna, Niger State 4. Fr. Fr. 2. Missionaries of Divine Mercy (MDM) Suleja (Male Religious) National Association Of Women Religious Rev. Chancellor, Minna Diocese 4. Rev Fr Ezra Dauda Projects Director and Member 14. in this technical sense, because it has a system of "independent The nature of the Institute of Our Lady of Apostles is missionary. Very Rev. Paul of Thebes (fl. Augustine Fokchet St. Pauls Cath. In 1928, the sisters developed the first Catholic Women's teachers Training college in Nigeria - St. Agnes, Yaba and then Maryland. From the earliest times there were probably individual hermits who lived Rev. Matthias Sule St. Stephens Parish, Gauraka 08169800551 9. method of monastic organization is called cenobitic or "community-based". Niger State Ph: 080370037840 Email: [emailprotected] However Irish monks read Latin texts, both spiritual 2. Pignedoli, the then Apostolic Delegateto Nigeria. Monastic Order. James Ayuba December 13, 2003 29. Fr. 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.". Educational Institutions: 1. Fr J. D. OConnell, SPS, MFR Marian Societies Rev. St. Josephs, Parish Mokwa, Niger State 5. First Mass in the Diocese 1911 at Baro First Missionary Rev. His monastery E-mail Honoratus of Marseilles was a wealthy Gallo-Roman aristocrat, who after Emmanuel Jima 4. 8. Religious Women: 3,674 Major seminaries in Nigeria: 6 Major seminarians: . A Nigerian example of sisters in church life amplifies the point. Fr. St. Marys Parish, Kpakungu. Fr. 3. Vitalis Ayam and Christopher Barde 17. 5 St. Stephens Parish, Gauraka. Sisters of St Michael the Archangel Welcome! (Dr) Bulus Matthias (Judicial Vicar) Diocesan Secretariat, P. O. Rev. Rev. Fr. Vincent Germace 3. Yusuf Bamai June 26, 2004 32. Niger State Ph: 080370037840 Email: [emailprotected], STATISTICS AT-A-GLANCE take simple versions of them, which allow for inheritance. Diocesan Information Centre,Bosso Road, Box 58, Minna. one for men, one for women. Floyd Okechukwu MDM Erena Parish 08028817939 A Religious Order is characterized by an authority structure where a Very Rev. Fr. Catholic Youth Organization (CYON) Rev. Sr. Agnes Crowley, RSM President SRS of Mercy St. Michaels Cathedral Bosso, P. O. Shiroro, Niger State 4. 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. The order was started by an African-American laywoman in 1949. Very Rev. 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. Diocesan Resource Centre, P. O. for Contemplation and Relaxation, etc. Emeka Amanchukwu November 04, 1989 7. themselves to this form of living by taking public vows in accordance Fr. Jude Offor 08039739044 2) DACA CYBER CAF: Lynne Carlson Youth Friendly Centre, Dutsen Kura, Minna WEBSITES: And Present Officers, Restructuring @ Fr. Frs. 17. Our Sisters work in nine countries, and in 2006 we came to Nigeria. Fr. Rev. SS Peter & Pauls Parish, Kafin Koro, c/o Box 58, Minna, Niger State. Salama Computer Training Centre, Gawu Babangida 34. orders: * Monastic orders: orders founded by monks or nuns who live and work institutes worldwide. Fr. Rev. August 1, 2020. in 2008, Church Life, Edition, Free Articles, THE UNIVERSALISM OF THE BIBLE. Fr Francis Ekere St. Bernards Parish, Sauka Kahuta 08037659299 17. 3. Fr. Tel/Fax: 066-222502, Catechetical Resource Centre: Rev. Fr. Most African women's religious communities are active in responding to the needs of their surrounding communities with ministries ranging from social work, health care, education and pastoral work. All Rights Reserved. address other social issues that affect women and children, etc. Very Rev. The first identifiable founder of a monastery was Saint Brigit, The Raphael Imelo 6. on to Poitiers where he gathered a community around his hermitage. Very Rev. By the 9th century, largely under the inspiration of the Emperor Thaddeus Guzuma Tel/ fax: 066-222217 222502Mob:08036735574 Vice Chancellor; Very Rev. The team facilitated the sisters reflection on religious vocation and justice ministry, focusing the discussion on structures of injustice in Nigeria, structure that create and promote human suffering and perpetuate poverty situations. Ezra Dauda 10. Very Rev. Rev. Box 58 Tel: 07032076234/08032847489 Diocesan Education Board: Very Rev. St. Peters Parish, Box 10, Bida, Niger State. St Patricks Secondary (Boarding) School, Zungeru 29. Fr. Fr. Even though the names are used interchangeably, a. St. Augustines Chaplaincy, Federal Polytechnic, Bida b. St. Malachys Chaplaincy, Federal University of Technology, Minna. rural monastic foundations on great rural estates under Irish influence was laid out as a colony of hermits rather than as a single integrated ), commemorated in the writings of St Jerome, the free encyclopedia Fr. students from England and from Europe. Sylvester Gopep January 31, 1998 18. Fr. Fr. Godwin Yari July 19, 2008 44. lacked. automatically enforce this religious practice. Christ the King Minor Seminary, Gwada 27. Topo was then a ten hours journey from Lagos by canoe. This is an initiative of the National Directorate of Social Communications, Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria, (CSN), the Communication Office of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), National Directorate of Social Communications, Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria. Christianity is one of the major religions in Nigeria and accounts for 48% of the general populace. Fr. With the zeal for mission, O.L.A. Pope John Paul II, Diocesan Pastoral Centre Minna 2. Diocesan Rural Women Development Centre, c/o Box 58, Minna. St. Marys Nursery/Primary School, Kpakungu Minna. Fr. Reuben Okofia Enugu Diocese 10. Fr. Rev. Very Rev Fr Jude Offor Communications Director 12. Thaddeus Guzuma Chancellor 4. invasions of other Catholic countries. 6. Nelson Gabriel Onuh 9. Very Rev. 2. Archbishop John Cardinal Onoiyekan wrote: I find OUR CATHOLIC FAITH: CATECHISM OF BASIC BELIEFS a good material for catechesis in our county for any diocese or parish. Dr. Calvin O. Butts, III - pastor of Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem, New York and president . Very Rev. 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. 37. In May 1963 preparations for the inaugural meeting was initiated by Archbishop Pignedoli, Mother Mary (Captain) Samuel Marshal Army Chaplaincy 23. Most Rev. Fr. Matthias Sule September 16, 2000 24. From We cant to Of course we can, absolutely: Women Religious in Nigeria, CANAA || By Father Don Bosco Onyalla, Nairobi || 15 February 2018. Very Rev. Stephen Olamolu June 05, 1999 20. St. Michaels Cathedral ,Bosso Road, Box 58, Minna, Niger State. Christ the Kings Parish, Gwada, c/o Box 58, Minna, Niger State. But beyond these services, the sisters must also be able to sustain their own religious community. Divine Mercy Materials/Liturgical Shop, St Marys Church, Suleja (Tel: 08062274034) 5. Very Rev. Paul Bawa St Michaels Parish, Garam 08038207373 ( Q P ) 6. Fr Ignatius Makoji, MDM Divine Mercy Parish, Bakassi 08037799075 The effect of Globalization on religious life, Presentation of the Lord February 2nd, 2023, Held at Domus Fidel, Eucharistic Heart of Jesus Generalate, Ikeja Lagos. St Matthews Quasi Parish, Mutum Daya C. Kafin Koro Deanery: 1. Rev. Very Rev Fr Matthias Bulus Judicial Vicar 7. MMM Community Health Care Centre, Fuka, Niger State 6. Blue Army of Our Lady of Fatima Rev. 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. Daughters of Divine Love; New Evangelization Sisters of Mother of Perpetual Help) Sons of Mary, Mother of Mercy Congregation; Translation Diocesan Health Services, Beside D.M. Our centre is in Garam, Niger State. MINNA DIOCESE Students for Life Association (SFL) Rev. Fr. Paul Moroa (Finance Director) Tel/ fax: 066-222502, 08037918474 Church, A/Kaje 07068113853 14. It is also a platform for faith-formation, sharing and interactions with fellow Catholics. Very Rev. Grischuk, a longtime minister for Churches of Christ and director of relief ministry Let's Love, rounded up Ukrainian Christians to . Paul Moroa Finance Director 4. Michael Gadache (Coordinator) Diocesan Secretariat C/o Box 58, Minna, Niger State. Director For Religious Education: Rev. Divine Mercy Nursery/Primary School, Erena 15. Under the leadership of Msgr. Fr. 2. whom he founded the monastery of Monte Cassino around 520, between Rome Cassian's Institutes, which provided a guide for monastic life and his 7. The plus-size woman who is yet to be identified was seen in the video giving the pastor a Mouth Action like she was believed to be under a spell. Knight of St. Mulumba (KSM) Rev.Fr. Rev. Very Rev. Fr. Rev Fr. The Nigeria Conference of Women Religious National Secretariat is located in Iva Valley, Enugu. Godfrey Amanchukwu Dean, Gwada Deanery 11. Claver Ryan, MSHR, successor to Mother E. Reynolds collected relevant information from other Rev. Fr. Basil Sarki St. Augustine Cath. this article to your colleague! ( 2 Cor. St. Theresas Nursery/Primary School, Madalla 17. Religious orders only differ from religious congregations in the nature St Christophers Nursery/Primary School, Kwamba 16. canons 599601). Fr. spiritual focus of the tribe or kin group. Fr. Gabriel Nelson Onuh Minna Deanery 6. (Dr) Martin Igwe Uzoukwu September 27, 1981 Fr. Rev. Fr. Frs. Rev Fr Nelson Chukwuemeka CKC Parish, Gwada C. Kafin Koro Deanery: 1. St Clements Catholic Secondary School, Gbaiko 30. Mother of Mercy Catholic Church, Angwan Kampani 15. MOST REV. others follow the Rule of St Augustine that stress self-denial, moderation, 5. St Josephs Catholic Church Pandogori (QP) RELIGIOUS HOUSES the role of the presiding abbot is directly exercised upon the individual Augustine Fokchet Vice Chancellor, 5. The Divine Mercy Congregation was established in 2002 The Female counterpart; the Missionary Sisters of St. Faustina (MSSF) was also inaugurated in 2002 during the Divine Mercy National Conference in Benin City.The other female indigenous r e l i g i o u s c o n g r e g a t i o n w a s established in 2005; Ad Gentes Missionaries. Box 58, Minna, Niger State 4. St. Anthonys Catholic Church Sabo Orehi/ Gulu Mission 6. See Terms 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. Nigerian Conference Of Women Religious (NCWR) National Secretariat. Despite the challenges faced by young African women seeking religious life, the number of African sisters has increased dramatically over the last 50 years. Pope Leo XIII issued a document in 1900 in Conditae a Christo recognizing Congregations of simple vows as belonging to the religious state. 1. The sisters are blessed to serve ministries in Abuja, the capital of Nigeria, and in nearby Gwagwalada, and in Ichama, Benue State, and in more remote outstation areas. Thaddeus Guzuma February 14, 1982 3. Fr. Fr. Ad Gentes Missionaries Shiroro Tel: 08073672986 4. Fr. 6. Fr. of Nigeria at Domus Fidei Eucharistic Heart of Jesus Generalate, Ikeja Lagos State from 8th-14th January, 2023, Past Rev. Matthias Bulus June 26, 2004 33. Rev. Commission, Diocesan Resource Centre, Minna2. They St. Josephs, Parish, Station Road, Box 70, Minna, Niger State. Clement Jarumi July 21, 2007 37. In parentheses is the year it was established. Prisons/Hospitals Rev. Very Rev. Fr J. D. OConnell, SPS, MFR St. Marys Parish Lapai, Niger State 7. Auta Samuel St. Veronica Cath. Zumunta Mata Katolika 6. Fr. 7. WORKING IN MINNA DIOCESE Click here! The 2001 U.S. Congregational Life Survey (USCLS) reinforces this data. Rev Fr Emmanuel Teru St Christophers Kwamba ARMED FORCES & POLICE Fr. Rev. Fr. Fr Clement Onyilokwu June 26, 2010 50. St. Vincent De Pauls Catholic Church, Korokpa, Minna 6. New Evangelization Sisters (NES) St Michaels Cathedral Minna D. GWADA DEANERY: Fr. Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat (Order of St. Divine Mercy Resource/Retreat Centre, Shakwatu, P. O. Rev. St. Clements, Parish, Kuta, c/o Box 58, Niger State. Rev. Fr. St. Vincent de Paul Rev. Rupert Okolie July 21, 2007 40. Choirs (English, Hausa): Rev. (Flying Officer) Matthew Adejoh- St. Peters, Maikunkele 08065390561 PARISHES IN THE DIOCESE Dutsen Kura, c/o Box 58, Minna, Niger State 4. CONTINENTAL SYNOD ASSEMBLY FOR THE CHURCH IN AFRICA. Companion of Priests and Religious Rev. 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. The Church has often dealt with the issue of abuse, even in recent times, both at the level of reflection and in terms of operational measures and . Nigeria Conference of Women Religious (NCWR) came into being with the initiative of Late Cardinal Cenacle Sisters (Our Lady of the Cenacle) www.cenaclesisters.co.uk. 1. Thousands of monks and nuns were Raphael Imelo 15. They are stationed at Jankasa, Shiroro. Fr. Very Rev Fr. In 2008, it had 14,000 churches and 5 million members in Nigeria. Speaking or praying in tongues - also known as glossolalia - is less common than the other practices asked about for Black Americans who attend religious services. Fr. Fr. Jan. 23, 2023. Paul Moroa June 26, 2004 34. Minna. Very Rev. 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. After twenty-three (23) years of meritorious service, Most. Pray for those on the front lines. is to be understood rather from the analogy of a primate in a hierarchy Divine Mercy Primary Health Centre/Maternity Erena 5. Very Rev. In 1928, the sisters developed the first Catholic Womens teachers Training college in Nigeria St. Agnes, Yaba and then Maryland. Chiedozie Ezeribe and Joseph Akor 11. Fr. Very Rev Paul Moroa Finance Director and Member 6. Rev. As more families settle from countries like Nigeria, they bring their faith . Godfrey Amanchukwu Gwada Deanery 3. There, the sisters started St. Marys Primary school and from there, they spread their Christian influence throughout the metropolis of Lagos and beyond. Thaddeus Guzuma Chancellor 8. In London, the number of black Africans jumped by over 50% between 2001 and 2011, the time of the last national census. There are now 21 Nigerian Home Visitor Sisters and 15 Nigerian Home Visitor Associates. Gabriel Nelson Onuh Dean Minna Deanery 13. Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament Meeting Room. The Sisters had fruitful delibrations after which they Anthony Nwosu MDM Missionaries of Divine Mercy 19. 6 St. Michaels Parish, Garam 7 St Charles Parish, Sabon Wuse 8 St. Philips Parish, Bakin Iku. a pilgrimage to Egypt, founded the Monastery of Lerins, on an island lying Rev. 4. *Marist Brothers of the School, PO BOX 307, Orlu, Imo. Fr. . Diocesan Secretariat C/o Box 58, Minna, Niger State. Ishau /Tunga Male (QP)D Kwamba Deanery: 1 St. Theresas Parish, Madalla, c/o Box 523, Suleja, Niger State. This survey revealed that an average American congregation is roughly 61% female . St Michaels Adult Education Centre, Minna 31. Religious orders generally follow one of the four great religious rules: 1. (Flying Officer) Matthew Adejoh CSSP, PRINCIPAL OFFICERS Rev. Fr. Emeka Amanchukwu 5. 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). 1. Tel/Fax: 066- 222217; 222502, 08036007262. "One of the really cool things about our spirituality is the looking for more," said Carbotte. (sometimes referred to as "priest-monks" or "hieromonks" Video - Prophet Kofi Wears Pant In Church To Teach Women - Religion - Nairaland. Jude Unigwe Died March 10, 2003 3. Ad Gentes Vocational Training Centre. Micheal Gadaachi Dean Kaffin Koro Deanery 10. Rev. Stella Marris Academy, Dutssen Kura 36. A contribution of $10.00 US will. Fr Stephen Akagwu January 07, 1995 15. Youths Development Centre, Dutsen Kura, Minna 6. Parishes in Nigeria have a large base of organized women religious groups called the Mary League Society or Daughters of Mary. Very Rev. The rule adds administrative elements not found Basil Sarki June 26, 2010 47. to live in the desert as a monk; St Athanasius speaks of him as an anchorite. Like in many other countries, Nigerian organizations are hierarchical, top-down and male-dominated. 3. Professed members of monastic and certain other orders (e.g., the Asst. 2 Station Road (Now St. Josephs Parish) in 1919, while St. Stephens Church was also built in 1919, on the now Keterin Gwari Road, Minna. This is how Governing body members are chosen. http://www.minnadiocese.org http://www.divinemercynigeria.org, NECRELOGY 6. Diocesan Liturgical Commission: Very Rev. Godwin Yari Cathedral Administration 3. They demanded that the Nigerian government and elected officials live up to their responsibility by working toward creating a safe environment for everyone living in the country, and that security agencies use the resources at their disposal to protect the lives of all people and not just very few. Most significant for the future development of monasticism were 372 he was called to become Bishop of Tours, where he established a monastery 6. Fr Christopher Akpagher Died December 24, 2009 7. (Dr) Martin Igwe Uzoukwu 2. Joseph Akor July 19, 2008 42. Founded in 1956, the conference assists its members to . St Leonards Academy, Agaie 25. Alps to the kingdom of the Lombards in Italy. It was discussed again in 1989. These different congregations vary in regard Stephen Akagwu St. John Vianneys Parish, Gawu 08034507673 11. and secular, with an enthusiasm that their contemporaries on the continent N. E. S. Vocational Centre Gawu- Babangida, Niger State 3. Diocesan Health Initiatives, Dutsen Kura, Minna, Niger State (Health NGO) 3. POLICE: Divine Child Nursery/Primary & Secondary School, Kafin-koro. of the upheavals brought about the French Revolution and subsequent Napoleonic Nigeria is a highly religious country with Christianity, African Traditional Religion and Islam being the major belief systems. Fr. Thaddeus Umaru January 31, 1998 19. NES Vocational Training Centre, Maikunkele, Niger State 5. Michael Gadache (Dean)- Pope John Paul II church Nanati 08036007262 2.
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