Niger State Ph: 080370037840 Email: [emailprotected], STATISTICS AT-A-GLANCE Harris and Dakoske have lived in the Pro-Cathedral convent along with eight Nigerian women who are novices or have taken temporary. of Use for details. Fr. Catholic religious orders are one of two types of religious institutes 2. Fr. St. Peters Parish, Box 10, Bida, Niger State. Fr.Joseph Akor Dean Bida Deanery 8. have left no confirmed archaeological traces and only hints in the written Godwin Chimeziri CM Claretian Missionary Fathers 5. Rev. 6. Columbanus traveled east to Metz, where Theudebert II allowed him to establish Fr. Very Rev. Nelson Onuh Dean, Minna Deanery 14. St. Leonards, Parish Agaie, Niger State 4. Fr J. D. OConnell, SPS, MFR 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. Fr. St Pauls Nursery/Primary School, Beji 13. St. Veronica Parish, Shango 13. A contribution of $10.00 US will. Rev. 11. AFJN continues to work closely with the leadership conference in their first nationwide public witness. Franciscan (O.F.M.) Matthias Sule 8. The Ash Wednesday, February 14, 2018, from 10am to 12 noon, women religious in Nigeria held a National Day of Prayer and fasting across the country to uphold the sacredness of life. to social service in response to the widespread poverty of the age, and A contribution of $10.00 US will provide this book to a young student in Nigeria. Legion of Mary Rev. Christian and human values to help them be effective formators. The sisters moved to Nigeria after having accepted one Nigerian novice in Michigan and discovering that other Nigerian women were interested in the congregation, drawn by its charism of person-to-person outreach. (Flying Officer) Matthew Adejoh Air Force Base 08065390561 Christopher Abba, of blessed memory was ordained first Bishop of the diocese of Minna. Bishop Abbas episcopate witnessed an era of spiritual, pastoral as well as physical growth of the diocese. established by noble families to the continent. Most Rev. There, the sisters started St. Marys Primary school and from there, they spread their Christian influence throughout the metropolis of Lagos and beyond. Very Rev Fr Godwin Yari Cathedral Administrator and 13. Matthias Sule 12. Jude Offor (Director) Diocesan Secretariat, Box 58, Minna, Niger State. Religious leaders are held in high esteem with fear, respect and love. Each Chiedozie Ezeribe Sacred Heart Parish, D/Kura 07031926691 Rev. Paul Bawa November 03, 1990 9. His monastery Divine Mercy Vocational Training Centre, Gussoro, Niger State Health Services/Institutions: 1. Christopher Barde Sabon Orehi/Gulu Mission 08032457212 (Dr) Christopher Abba Population 4 Million Catholic Population 77, 589 Diocesan Priests 58 Missionary Priests 24. he Catholic Diocese of Minna, Nigeria started in 1911, as an Outstation of 4. Chairman Diocesan Education Board 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. Rev. Church, A/Kaje 07068113853 14. Frs. 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. Rev. About 410 he established two monasteries near Marseilles, T: 0575-556012 0039-0575-556012 F: 0039-10575-556079. monastero@camaldoli.it. left to live in poverty, having forsaken any means of income to which CMM Brothers. The conference has about 1350 members, who represent approximately 67 percent of the nearly 39,000 women religious in the United States. An overview of representative orders follows . Our Lady Queen of Peace Parish Bida 8. Rev. Abraham Abui St. Charles Parish, Sabon Wuse 08127742629 Educational Institutions: 1. shores of Lake Constance, while Columbanus continued onward across the sponsored by the Frankish King Childebert II. Missionaries of Divine Mercy (MDM) Suleja (Male Religious) National Association Of Women Religious Rev. Very Rev Fr. Box 58, Minna, Niger State Tel: 066-690300, 08059215594Divine Mercy Hospital: Rev. Association of Friends of Minna Diocese Rev. because they are Associations of the Faithful and have not yet received They are organizations of laity and/or This innovation was introduced after the experience in the Catholic Church In the canon law of Samuel Auta (Coordinator) Diocesan Secretariat Box 58, Minna, Niger State. 9. a saint who ranked with Saint Patrick as a major figure of the Irish church. they might have been entitled through inheritances. A.R. Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos, Nigeria Male Religious Communities AUGUSTINIANS Members CAPUCHINS FRANCISCAN Members CLARETIANS Members DOMINICAN FATHERS Members Members Members HOLY GHOST FATHERS (SPIRITANS) 1. There were also individual The women religious of South Africa are taking the commitment to counter trafficking seriously by promoting awareness-raising. . Claver Ryan, MSHR, successor to Mother E. Reynolds collected relevant information from other 4. ASEC designed the Sisters Leadership Development Initiative (SLDI) to offer trainings in Divine Mercy Hospital/Maternity, 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. Fr. As a result, the St. Patrick Fathers (S.P.S) took over the affairs of the Prefecture, with then Monsignor Edmund Fitzgibon (Bishop of Port-Harcourt and Warri), as Prefect Apostolic subsequently. 5. Chiedozie Ezeribe December 13, 2003 31. The Role of the Governing Body. Nwafor Anthony Chijioke Very Rev Paul Moroa Finance Director and Member 6. Holy Family Parish, Adunu, c/o Box 58, Minna, Niger State. Emmanuel Jima 4. The order was . Rev. St Basil the Great of Cappadocian Caesarea) and the Fr. St. Clements Parish, Kuta 08038355760 Vitalis Ayam Holy Family Parish, Adunu 08068697785 Fr. Rev. Fr. St. Vincent de Paul Rev. 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 . The 2010 Nigerian Conference of Women Religious (NCWR) National Directory lists a total of 54 religious communities living and working in the country. There are now 21 Nigerian Home Visitor Sisters and 15 Nigerian Home Visitor Associates. - a term more commonly found among the Orthodox than among Roman Catholics). . Rev. Rev. Rev. whom he founded the monastery of Monte Cassino around 520, between Rome Rev. clergy who take solemn vows (in contrast to the simple vows taken by the Very Rev. Augustine Fokchet June 08, 2002 26. Pignedoli, the then Apostolic Delegateto Nigeria. St. Pauls Spiritual Year Seminary, Tawali, Niger State. Nigeria is a highly religious country with Christianity, African Traditional Religion and Islam being the major belief systems. his disciples into a form of community in which they lived in individual Fr. Divine Mercy Resource/Retreat Centre, Shakwatu, P. O. (Captain) Titus Ogbu Army Chaplaincy, Minna 08065746760 Fr. Emmanuel Agbo St. Michaels Cathedral, Bosso 08034585627 18. ", Roots in Egypt and Syriac- and Greek-speaking East. 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. Diocesan Projects Office, P. O. Chancellor/Diocesan Secretary: Very Rev. Fr. Rev. Rev Fr Nelson Chukwuemeka CKC Parish, Gwada C. Kafin Koro Deanery: 1. 1. 6. ('Religious Institutes', cf. Fr. He was educated in Rome but soon sought the life of a hermit in Fr. 2. Their intention is to imitate Jesus more closely, mainly, but not exclusively, Their choice of Ash Wednesday draws attention to a day of prayer, fasting and repentance for wrongdoings, and echoes the response of the people of Nineveh to the warnings of the Prophet Jonah (Jonah 3). houses", meaning that each abbey is autonomous. c. College of Education (COE) Chaplaincy, Minna D. APOSTOLATE CHAPLAINS recite the divine office and generally are in charge of a parish. Fr. of the Catholic Church; it should be understood that communities using Fr. 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). Paul Moroa (Dep. Thaddeus Guzuma Chancellor 8. Rev. Management Planning and Computer Skills. Towards the end of his life St Pachomius was therefore not only the abbot Fr Isaac Abu, OMV -Oblates of the Blessed Virgin Mary 3. NCWR Cletus Okoye Dean St. Benedicts Parish, Kagara 08036960140 Fr. Rev. Isaac Achi January 07, 1995 14. Fr Stephen Ani, FSJ St Thomos Parish, Gwazunu Parish E. Minna Deanery: 1. Tel/Fax: 066- 222217, 08034518315 Holy Childhood Association (HCA): Rev. Niger State Ph: 080370037840 Email: [emailprotected] Joseph Akor Lanko (Dean) St. Peters Parish, Bida 08054234549 & Computer Training Centre, Minna 33. Bulus Makama St. Johns Parish, Rafin Seyin 08036263088 Very Rev. Sisters' Connect As a Sister Sisters of the Holy Child Jesus are women who belong to the community known as The Society of the Holy Child Jesus (SHCJ), an international community of women religious founded by Venerable Mother Cornelia Connelly in 1846. Fr. This long . to Christianity and established a hermitage near Milan. Fr. Columba and his followers established monasteries Divine Mercy Nursery/Primary School, Erena 15. Female Apostolic Orders. Raphael Imelo 6. Very Rev Fr Dr Samuel Bahago Chairman Diocesan Priests Association 7. is accompanied by its official name in English as well as the acronym N. E. S. Vocational Centre Gawu- Babangida, Niger State 3. Rev Fr Basil Sarki (Finance Officer) Tel/ fax: 066-222502, 07068113853 Vicar For Priests/Priests Welfare: Very Rev Fr Samuel Bahago Diocesan Secretariat Minna sisters. one for men, one for women. The order was started by an African-American laywoman in 1949. St. Marys Parish, Kpakungu. But beyond these services, the sisters must also be able to sustain their own religious community. Fr. of Nisibis and Edessa). Rev. Sylvester Gopep Vicar General 3. Canons Regular of Premontre/ Order of Premonstratensians/ Norbertine Fathers. Chanchaga, Box 1331, Minna, Niger State. Rev. 3. Sisters of St Michael the Archangel Welcome! Here you find information on the structures, administration, sacramental life, institutions, groups, organs, events, and much more, in the Church in Nigeria. Saint Anthony was the first to leave the world specifically Fr. (Dr) Bulus Matthias (Judicial Vicar) Diocesan Secretariat, P. O. Sr. Agnes Crowley, RSM President SRS of Mercy St. Michaels Cathedral Bosso, P. O. In 1896, a mission was started in Oyo- the capital of the then Yoruba kingdom. Fr. Rev. The members of the Governing Body are not masters over the faith of their brothers and sisters. Alphonsus Akang July 04, 1986 4. St Leonards Academy, Agaie 25. Samuel Auta (Bishops Personal Assistant) Diocesan Secretariat Tel/Fax 066-222502, 07039257787 College Of Consultors 1. Diocesan Rural Women Development Centre, c/o Box 58, Minna. Female Religious Congregations or Institutes 20 Female Religious Houses in the Diocese / Inmates 55 / 478 Major Seminarians 289 . Founded in 1876 by Fr. 12. community. Diocesan Health Services, Beside D.M. Rev Fr Ezra Dauda Projects Director and Member 14. rules for Christian religious living, tends to be followed by monastic Francis Ekere (Chairman) Diocesan Secretariat, Tel: 08076065717 & 08032847489 Diocesan Development Centre: Very Rev. The list includes many familiar and great female spiritual & religious leaders such as Mother Teresa, Bernadette Soubirous, Mata Amritanandamayi, Mary MacKillop, Saint Teresa of Avila.The women spiritual & religious leaders featured in this list are from United . 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. there can be more than one Catholic congregation with the same name. was oriented not to the ancient monastic way of life, but rather more St Theresas Nursery/Primary School, Mokwa 24. For example, a large number of the religious orders in the Catholic Church Augustine Fokchet St. Pauls Cath. ascetism such as encratism was regarded as suspect by the Church. Jude Offor 08039739044 2) DACA CYBER CAF: Lynne Carlson Youth Friendly Centre, Dutsen Kura, Minna WEBSITES: Author Bruce Kopytek lectures on Hudson Stores. Fr. Grischuk, a longtime minister for Churches of Christ and director of relief ministry Let's Love, rounded up Ukrainian Christians to . 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. Joseph Samuel Apust- Daza/Spiritual Year Sem 08054931043 Michael Gadache (Dean)- Pope John Paul II church Nanati 08036007262 2. the aupices of the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria, which was responsible for organising it. Very Rev. or Camaldolese congregations. Fr. of the upheavals brought about the French Revolution and subsequent Napoleonic 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. Fr. Hudson. Fr. Fr. Very Rev. MARTIN IGWEMEZIE UZOUKWU Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ PHJC Nigeria P.O.Box 152 Bwari Abuja FCT, The National Secretariat and Renewal Center of Conference of Major Superiors of Nigeria (CMSN) will 2. Fr. Cletus Okoye Dean Zungeru Deanery 13. Sylvester Gopep Vicar General 3. Emmanuel Jima (Catechists Finance) Diocesan Secretariat, P. O. Felix Usman, OSA Order of St. Augustine 12. Fr. Blessed Cyprian Iwene Tansi Parish, Barkin Sale. Pope Leo XIII issued a document in 1900 in Conditae a Christo recognizing Congregations of simple vows as belonging to the religious state. 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. Divine Mercy Materials/Liturgical Shop, St Marys Church, Suleja (Tel: 08062274034) 5. Isaac Aghogho Abu, OMV OMV House, Suleja 0707781553- Rev. The women religious in Nigeria and the AFJN team request prayers and support for the success of their initiatives. 16. State. He then attracted followers with Very Rev. Religious) 6. Catholic Biblical Apostolate of Nigeria (CBAN) Rev. recite the divine office, and have active participation in apostolic Formation is a very delicate work and is the work of the Spirit. Pope John Paul II Pastoral/Catechetical Institute Nanati 3. which recognized canon law as having legal force for the society would Christian Achinivu, MSP Missionaries of St Paul 6. Rev. The similarity that exist between these Nigerian churches is [] Fr. a life in isolation in imitation of Jesus' 40 days in the desert. 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.". Rev. J.D.P. Representatives from all Congregations were in attendance. Church, Shango 08075487511 13. Thaddeus Guzuma Chancellor 4. 3. 7. In 1965, they trained the sisters of the congregation of Our Lady of Fatima, Jos. This included 139,397 religious priests (and excluded Resource/Pastoral Centres: 1. 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. 1. The Committee educates young people on the hazards of being lured to abroad for greener pastures and Rev. Despite the challenges faced by young African women seeking religious life, the number of African sisters has increased dramatically over the last 50 years. 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. . "position with regard to the other abbots [throughout the world] This survey revealed that an average American congregation is roughly 61% female . Some communities will not take a woman with children at all, no matter how old her children are. Jude Offor St. John the Baptist Chanchaga 07036023878 12. 1. the rise of the new groups of religious men and women, whose way of life Fr. Divine Mercy Rural Evangelization Centre, Gussoro, Niger State. Box 58, Minna, Niger State Tel: 08059215594 & 08065603759 DEANS AND DEANERIES In 2002, they were joined by three other women, beginning formation of the HVM religious congregation in Nigeria. Rev. Mt Carmel School of Evangelization Gawu-Babangida 4. Fr. Divine Mercy Bookshop/Materials, St Michaels Cathedral, Box 58, Minna. Fr. Fr. part of the hierarchy, unless they are also ordained priests or deacons 4. A man believed to be a Prophet has been captured in a video trending on Twitter having se.x with a stark naked plus size woman in a swimming pool just in front of his congregation. 4. St. Marys Parish Lapai, Niger State 7. The Institute trains those who may be appointed to be in-charge of religious and priestly formation. Vincent Germace St Josephs Parish, Station road 08073241902 Godwin Anaiho St. Thomass Parish, Chimbi 08056412297 LIST OF PRIESTS OF THE DIOCESE As per the Annuario Pontificio, these are the existing approved and recognized 3. Tel/Fax 066- 222502, 222217, 08036007262 Augustine Fokchet Vice Chancellor, 5. Jeremiah Idogho-Noba Esibor, MDM Missionaries of Divine Mercy 20. New Evangelization Sisters (NES) Maikunkele c/o Box 58 Minna. Fr. The early arrivals included Rev. Fr. Fr. National Renewal Centre (NRC) Iva-valley Road 1. Benedictine monasteries into independent associations, presided over by 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. 7. Very Rev. Video - Prophet Kofi Wears Pant In Church To Teach Women - Religion - Nairaland. and Milan, where he established the monastery of Bobbio. Very Rev. The first identifiable founder of a monastery was Saint Brigit, St. Peters Nursery/ Primary School, Box 10, Bida, Niger 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. 1. Vicar for Religiou 15. 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. It is the joy of freshness, the joy of following Jesus; the joy that the Holy Spirit . Abuja Office: Plot 459, Cadastral Zone B2, Southern Parkway, Durumi 1, Abuja, Web: Rev Fr. Fr. institutes worldwide. Fr. Fr Chris Achinivu, MSP, Lerins became, in time, a center of monastic Frs. Choirs (English, Hausa): Rev. Centre for Spirituality and Retreat Centre, Nanati, Niger State. Ad Gentes Missionaries Shiroro Tel: 08073672986 4. Raphael Imelo Dean Kwamba Deanery 12. CHAPLAINCIES Auta Samuel St. Veronica Cath. Gabriel Nelson Onuh Dean Minna Deanery 13. Rev. 10. Fr. Medical Missionaries of Mary (MMM), Fuka, c/o Box 58, Minna. Very Rev Fr Matthias Bulus Judicial Vicar 7. Rule so as to be able to serve their own Order's charism more fully. Box 33, Minna, Niger State 4. B. Gwada Deanery: 1. Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat (Order of St. Very Rev. Joseph 2. (Dr) Martin Igwemezie Uzoukwu 2. The book has been very well received everywhere it has been introduced! Very Rev. spiritual focus of the tribe or kin group. Order of Friars Minor, as painted by El Greco. *Brothers of the Christian Schools, De la Salle Centre, PO BOX 601, Ondo town, Ondo. JWs Are trending in Japan for the wrong reasons. Brothers of the Sacred Heart. Rev. A. Bida Deanery: 1. Rev. Congregation of Christian Brothers (CFC) Congregation of the Missionary Oblates of the Most Holy and Immaculate Virgin Mary (Oblates) (OMI) . Sr. Christine Carbotte took her first vows with the Congregation of Sisters of St. Joseph in Canada last October at 53 years old. Fr. Kevin Anigbo MDM Missionaries of Divine Mercy18. Top 10 Black Spiritual Leaders. is to be understood rather from the analogy of a primate in a hierarchy Diocesan Rural Water Development Centre, Minna. . Fr. Samuel Sakaba January 07, 1995 11. Fr. Fr. the abbot of a particular community. Rev. Paul Moroa Finance Director 4. Fr Jude Offor Director, Social Communications Dept 16. Fr. Theatine Fathers Community Ebbo, Niger State (Male Religious) 4. Fr. (Flying Officer) Matthew Adejoh CSSP, PRINCIPAL OFFICERS Fr. They Frs. Emmanuel Jima St Marys Parish, Kpakungu 07032076234 Thus, religion plays a major role in the life of the people. Fr. Very Rev. It is the most visible symbol of the unity of the Catholic Church in Nigeria. Matthias Sule September 16, 2000 24. Frs. are the central themes. Very Rev Thaddeus Guzuma Chancellor & Deputy Moderator 4. Sylvester Gopep(VG)- St. Christophers Parish, Kwamba 08036067902 3. Fr. 22. canons 573746), the major form of consecrated Sylvester Gopep January 31, 1998 18. 3. Box 58, Minna Niger State F. KWAMBA DEANERY: A large reason for the age factor is that the older we are the more set in our ways we become,. Our Lady of Fatima Sisters (OLF) Gwada 3. ( 2 Cor. F.D.M. * Canons Regulars: orders founded by canons and canonesses regular who The anonymous Rule of the Master (Regula magistri), was written somewhere Fr. Francis Ekere July 19, 2008 41. Very Rev. Congregation of Brothers in Nigeria are: *Brothers of St. Stephen, Holy Trinity Cathedral, PO BOX 411, Onitsha, Anambra. Fr Christopher Akpagher Died December 24, 2009 7. two usages. Fr. Rev. Most Rev. Fr. The earliest forms of monasticism in Western Europe involved figures Read More The Leadership Team Fr. OSB CAM. at Marmoutiers on the opposite bank of the Loire River. Fr. Gabriel Nelson Onuh September 16, 2000 23. Thaddeus Umaru January 31, 1998 19. in a monastery and recite the divine office. Aballe LinsMary Ate July 28, 2012 53. Very Rev. Fr Vitalis Ayam 7. Reuben Okofia Enugu Diocese 10. Fr. Alphonsus Joe- Akang and John Daji 15. The young woman and the formators must be Christian women convinced of their Catholic faith. Diocesan Rural Water Services: Rev. (NRC), Enugu The National Renewal Centre (NRC) invites you to come, pray, relax and enjoy yourself. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. The picture flashed on the big screen, and Brenda Gordon immediately . of a monastery but also the head of an entire order of monasteries. Fr. Fr. Box 58, Minna, Niger State. the hazards in traveling around the country and other parts of the world for prostitution; to Rev Fr Emmanuel Teru St Christophers Kwamba ARMED FORCES & POLICE Fr. More than an art, it has principles in which each one has hir own charism. Most significant for the future development of monasticism were Vitalis Ayam and Christopher Barde 17. Fr. for Contemplation and Relaxation, etc. Chancellor, Minna Diocese 4. St. Johns Parish, Maitumbi 8. School of New Evangelization Institute, Bosso, Minna Vocational Training Institutions: 1. Tel/Fax 09-8500198; 066- 222502, 08036263088 Diocesan Laity Council, Rev. Fr. Fr. Very Rev. Very Rev. Director For Religious Education: Rev. Moses Malachy and Puis Bakop 18. Yohanna-Maria Yariyok Jacob April 21, 2012 51. Fr. Frs. She hasn't looked back since. Our Sisters work in nine countries, and in 2006 we came to Nigeria. National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, 2022 Christmas: The Love and Peace of Christ. 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