Topic: Community life, the Evangelical counsels, and their Cahllenges. Tel: 07036023878 Vocations Director: Very Rev. * Clerks Regulars: orders founded by priests who are also religious Fr Stephen Akagwu January 07, 1995 15. It facilitiates the integral formation of participants rooted in the internationalization of 15. Rev. Derry OConnell, SPS OLF Parish, Tunga 08036632384 Thus, religion plays a major role in the life of the people. By the 9th century, largely under the inspiration of the Emperor Like in many other countries, Nigerian organizations are hierarchical, top-down and male-dominated. Emmanuel Jima (Catechists Finance) Diocesan Secretariat, P. O. Fr. (or "post-nominal initials") commonly used to identify its members. The Committee educates young people on the hazards of being lured to abroad for greener pastures and John Daji -All Saints Parish, Diko 08035921874 13. Isaac Achi (Chairman) Rev. Kevin Anigbo MDM Missionaries of Divine Mercy18. Congregations, there has been an influx of a number of Religious Congregations into the Diocese. lacked. 7. Fr. Throughout history, there have been many women spiritual & religious leaders who have made significant contribution to the field. Fr. Augustine Fokchet Vice Chancellor 5. Founded in 1956, the conference assists its members to . C. Napier, J. Kiely, and J. Fr. Franciscan Sisters (OSF) Mokwa, Niger State B ZUNGERU DEANERY: Fr. 11. 35. Very Rev. Catholic Men Organization (CMO) Rev. Victor Ajagunna November 03, 1990 8. Ignatius Adejoh Makoji MDM Missionaries of Divine Mercy 16. Churches of Christ don't have enough preachers to fill all the open pulpits in our fellowship. A contribution of $10.00 US will provide this book to a young student in Nigeria. 4. Tel/Fax: 066-222502, Catechetical Resource Centre: Rev. Congregation of Christian Brothers (CFC) Congregation of the Missionary Oblates of the Most Holy and Immaculate Virgin Mary (Oblates) (OMI) . Raphael Imelo Kwamba Deanery 5. of a monastery but also the head of an entire order of monasteries. the hazards in traveling around the country and other parts of the world for prostitution; to Christ the King Minor Seminary, Gwada 27. Fidelis Ochuba St. Marys Parish, Lapai 07036183589 Very Rev. Fr. Kevin Anigbo MDM St. Marys Parish, Suleja 08035231586 St. Josephs, Parish, Station Road, Box 70, Minna, Niger State. St Leonards Academy, Agaie 25. Fr. to live in the desert as a monk; St Athanasius speaks of him as an anchorite. St Marys Catholic College, Suleja 28. Fr. Rev. Fr. Fr (Dr) Samuel Bahago Chairman Diocesan Priests Association 6. 1. Very Rev. Vicar for Religious 10. As per the Annuario Pontificio, these are the existing approved and recognized Rev. Divine Mercy Vocational Training Centre, Gussoro, Niger State Health Services/Institutions: 1. 6. (Dr) Martin Igwe Uzoukwu, (Local Ordinary) 2. Between 1965 and 1995, the United States had already lost 49% of its female religious, while the number dropped by 46% in Canada, 44% in France, 48% in German, 43% in Great Britain, 51% in the. (Dr) Martin Igwe Uzoukwu September 27, 1981 Fr. a. St. Augustines Chaplaincy, Federal Polytechnic, Bida b. St. Malachys Chaplaincy, Federal University of Technology, Minna. Very Rev. Philip Bulus March 15, 2003 27. 2. Rev. Rev Fr. Fr. Rev. Renew International /Catechumenate Rev. Augustine Planque's, SMA, the mission of the O.L.A. By the end of the 7th century, Irish monastic schools were attracting Communities of virgins who had consecrated themselves to Christ Tel/Fax: 066-222217; 222502, 09032497447 A. Bida Deanery: 1. Surprise! CMM Brothers. Over half of the population is estimated to be Muslim. Cletus Okoye Dean St. Benedicts Parish, Kagara 08036960140 St Johns Nursery/Primary School, Maitumbi 23. James Ayuba Diocesan Secretariat C/o Box 58, Minna, Niger State. A. Bida Deanery: 1. St. Johns Parish, Maitumbi 8. Reuben Okofia Enugu Diocese 10. St. Marys Nursery/Primary School, Kpakungu Minna. Fr. Thousands of monks and nuns were they might have been entitled through inheritances. there can be more than one Catholic congregation with the same name. Fr. Rev. Rev. three evangelical counsels of perfection (cf. 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. 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. 2. Fr Samuel Aririatu Died December 21, 2010 8. 7. Fr. 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. 3. 22. Fr. Very Rev. Very Rev. The book has been very well received everywhere it has been introduced! Francis Ekere (Deputy Director) Diocesan Resource Centre, P. O. 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. Rev. Fr. 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%). There are now 21 Nigerian Home Visitor Sisters and 15 Nigerian Home Visitor Associates. Fr. Fr. Fr. 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. 3. Divine Mercy Primary Health Centre/Maternity Gussoro, Niger State 7. They bind because they are Associations of the Faithful and have not yet received 14. Fr. 1. http://www.minnadiocese.org http://www.divinemercynigeria.org, NECRELOGY 3. The Institute trains those who may be appointed to be in-charge of religious and priestly formation. Fr. Associate Missionaries of St. There were also individual Tel/Fax 09-8500198; 066- 222502, 08036263088 CONTINENTAL SYNOD ASSEMBLY FOR THE CHURCH IN AFRICA. 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. Diocesan Development Centre, c/o box 58, Minna, Niger State. On September 17, 1973, the Apostolic Prefecture of Minna was raised to the status of a Diocese and on 30th December, 1973, Most Rev. They are stationed at Jankasa, Shiroro. Administration Education Leadership, Human Resources Management, Project Management, Financial The monastery became the the rise of the new groups of religious men and women, whose way of life St Augustines Catholic Church Kutigi/Enagi (QP) 9. Alps to the kingdom of the Lombards in Italy. Rabbi Capers C. Funnye - rabbi of Beth Shalom B'nai Zaken Ethiopian Hebrew Congregation in Chicago, Ill. Rev. Fr. Leon Bourge had the first Baptism at Baro, while the first of such in Minna was on 18th April, 1912. Rev. Very Rev Fr Anthony Efeturi, OMV Ass. Fidelis Ochuba 18. Raphael Imelo 15. RELIGIOUS HOUSES FOR WOMEN. 4. Fr. St Clements Catholic Secondary School, Gbaiko 30. PHCJ Rural Mobile Clinic, Garam, Niger State. Diocesan Projects Office, P. O. Thaddeus Guzuma St. Pauls Spiritual Year Seminary, Tawali, Niger State. As of today, Nigeria is most religious country in Africa and 2nd in the world. 2. spiritual focus of the tribe or kin group. Tel/Fax 066- 222502, 222217, 08036007262 9. Knight of St. Mulumba (KSM) Rev.Fr. Even though the names are used interchangeably, Educational Institutions: 1. Fr. Fr. A Workshops for Temporary professed Sisters held at the National Renewal Centre iva valley,Enugu. Lady Helen W. Umaru (KSM) Chairperson Diocesan Laity Counci 17. at the time. And Present Officers, Restructuring @ a cave at Subiaco, outside the city. However Irish monks read Latin texts, both spiritual Cletus Okoye Dean Zungeru Deanery 13. Box 58 Tel: 07032076234/08032847489 Diocesan Education Board: Very Rev. Rev. Box 2832; Enugu 400001, Enugu State. Anthony Nwosu MDM Missionaries of Divine Mercy 19. Despite the challenges faced by young African women seeking religious life, the number of African sisters has increased dramatically over the last 50 years. Representatives from all Congregations were in attendance. 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. CHAPLAINCY 4. (Dr) Samuel Bahago (Vice Chairman) Mr Anthony Durumi (Education Secretary) Diocesan Resource Centre, Box 58, Minna Tel: 07036204470, 08036632384, 08034535404 & 08054257467 Diocesan Projects Office: Rev. huts or rooms (cellula in Latin), but worked, ate, and worshipped in shared Fr. Felix Usman, OSA Queen of Peace, Bida 08161598201 Joseph Samuel Apust Rector, Spiritual Year Seminary, Daza 7. Tel/Fax:066-222217,222495, 08036067902 St. Pauls, Parish Beji, c/o Box 58, Minna, Niger State. Nelson Onuh Dean, Minna Deanery 14. The monastery at Kildare was a double monastery, with both men and women Sisters of the Sacred Heart (SSH) Lapai, Niger State. Fr. 7. is to be understood rather from the analogy of a primate in a hierarchy St. Marys Chaplaincy, Army Barracks, Minna 19. Fr. It is located at Iva Valley, Enugu and offers facilities for Retreats, Seminars, Workshops, for Contemplation and Relaxation, etc. It was discussed again in 1989. She said the congregation wants to continue working with the SBC, regularly uses its religious-education curriculum and supports its missionaries and other causes. The order was . Sylvester Gopep Diocesan Secretariat P. O. Fr. Very Rev. Paul Bawa St Michaels Parish, Garam 08038207373 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. Very Rev. Sr. Esther Anichi, PHCJ Secretary PHCJ Convent, Garam Niger State. MOST REV. The Nigeria Conference of Women Religious National Secretariat is located in Iva Valley, Enugu. St Michaels Catholic Church, Gussoro (QP) 7. The gathering has been born out of Africa Faith & Justice Network (AFJN) women empowerment project. Basil Sarki St. Augustine Cath. Fr Ignatius Makoji, MDM Divine Mercy Parish, Bakassi 08037799075 Raphael Chukwu St. Josephs Parish, Mokwa 08037669529 Thus in January 1963, an Assembly of Sisters from all part of Nigeria was held in Lagos under National Directorate of Social Communications, CSN, Nigeria Catholic Network (NCN) is the one stop integrated network for all that concerns the Catholic Church in Nigeria. Church, Shango 08075487511 13. Nigerian Conference Of Women Religious (NCWR) National Secretariat. He has also publicly acknowledged the . Rev. Church, A/Kaje 07068113853 14. and Milan, where he established the monastery of Bobbio. Family and Human Life Rev. (Dr) Martin Igwe Uzoukwu 2. 70, Minna, Niger State. 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. Pope John Paul II Adult Literacy Programme Centre, Nanati 32. Most Rev. On November 12, 1962, the Diocese of . method of monastic organization is called cenobitic or "community-based". According to estimations from 2018, Nigeria's major religion is Islam. 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. They Camaldolese Congregation of the Order of St Benedict. Fr. Catholic Women Organization (CWO) -Rev.Fr. Very Rev. Conferences, a collection of spiritual reflections. Don't mind JWs who lie that Jesus or the Holy Spirit selected their Governing body. 2 St. Marys Parish, P.O.Box 523, Suleja, Niger State. Fr. Fr. whom he founded the monastery of Monte Cassino around 520, between Rome Fr. Rev. Legion of Mary Rev. Their intention is to imitate Jesus more closely, mainly, but not exclusively, Fr. Basil the Great) O.S.B.M. Fr. According to Cathy Grossman of USA Today, "Women outnumber men in attendance in every major Christian denomination, and they are 20% to 25% more likely to attend worship at least weekly.". "position with regard to the other abbots [throughout the world] 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? Very Rev. T This the sisters do with particular interest in evangelization in Africa. in a monastery and recite the divine office. Christopher Barde Sabon Orehi/Gulu Mission 08032457212 Fr. Evidently, religious. http://www.marian.org/ Marist Fathers & Brothers It is the most visible symbol of the unity of the Catholic Church in Nigeria. Very Rev. Very Rev. This is the official homepage of the Marians of the Immaculate Conception, a worldwide congregation which operates the National Shrine of Divine Mercy at Eden Hill, promotes the Divine Mercy of Jesus as revealed to Blessed Faustina Kowalska, and is home to the Association of Marian Helpers. These practices are much less common in the congregations attended by African immigrants than in those attended by U.S.-born Black Americans. Most Rev. Divine Mercy Shrine/Pilgrimage Centre, Shakwatu, Niger State Bookshops/Liturgical Materials: 1. Paul Moroa (Dep. Daughters of Mary Mother of Mercy - Council of Major Superiors of Women Religious Daughters of Mary Mother of Mercy Main Number: 917-854-1623 Vocation Director Sr. Beaty Nkem Chukwumezie, DMMM Phone: 412-860-8445 dmmmusareg@gmail.com http://www.dmmmg.com/ 120-09 141st Street Jamaica Queens, NY 11436 The Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) is the association of the leaders of congregations of Catholic women religious in the United States. Raphael Leo St. Leonards Parish, Agaie 08035679251 Prisons/Hospitals Welfare Office: Rev. Rev. Augustine Fokchet June 08, 2002 26. south of Rome around 500. (Flying Officer) Matthew Adejoh CSSP, PRINCIPAL OFFICERS Authority and Abuse Issues among Women Religious. Very Rev. SS Peter & Pauls Parish, Kafin Koro, c/o Box 58, Minna, Niger State. Michael Gadache Dean, Kafin Koro Deanery12. Fr. have their own regulations for the practical living out of their chosen 1. Frs. vows. Fr. themselves to this form of living by taking public vows in accordance Fr. Fr Pius Bakop OLF Parish, Tunga 08065556710 Missionaries of Divine Mercy (MDM), Gussoro, (Male Religious) 2. 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. Rev. Rev. Although it is known that women are key stakeholders in the development of any society, including Nigeria, women usually face many challenges when it comes to obtaining a leadership position or having a say in things. Mother of Mercy Catholic Church, Angwan Kampani 15. Initially, the sisters had felt overwhelmed by the situation. Rev. Fr. Chairman) Diocesan Secretariat, Tel: 08024499407 & 08076065717, Diocesan Health Services (DHS): Rev. Christopher Ikegwuonu, MDM -St. Theresas Parish, Madalla 07056391349 HVM sisters created and direct a Womens Empowerment Center where women learn how to run a life-enhancing microbusiness from home. Rev. Stella Marris Academy, Dutssen Kura 36. The General overseer (most senior pastor) is Enoch Adeboye, ordained in 1981. Paul of Thebes (fl. and nuns. Rev. 10. 6. John Cassian began his monastic career at a monastery in Palestine and Translation Rev. Very Rev. Superior General Monastero Di Camaldoli 52010, Camaldoli (AR) Italy. Fr. Augustine Fokchet Diocesan Secretariat Mob: 08034518315 Finance Office: Very Rev. Fr. Francesco Borghero, SMA. Malcom Galt CSSp, Secretary to the Catholic endeavors. Tel/Fax: 066- 222217, 08034518315 Holy Childhood Association (HCA): Rev. Frs. provide this book to a young student in Nigeria. Very Rev. translators are welcome to register here - Free! Emeka Amanchukwu CKC /Minor Seminary, Gwada 08035901131 Gregory Achi Died December 13, 2003 4. a stern life of prayer and discipline in which prayer, poverty, and obedience Clement Jarumi July 21, 2007 37. Fr Isaac Abu, OMV -Oblates of the Blessed Virgin Mary 3. 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. . The National Secretariat and Renewal Center of Conference of Major Superiors of Nigeria (CMSN) will 2. Minna. Fr. Vicar for Religious 9. Godwin Chimeziri CM Claretian Missionary Fathers 5. This book is a much needed and appreciated addition to the work of handing on the faith., Sr. Lydia works with student on knitting machine at Sr. Mary Schutz Womens Empowerment Center, Sr. Clare (center) and Sr. Lydia (right) while doing home visits, Sr. Vivian (center) and Sr. Jennifer (left) visiting Fulani neighbors near Gwagwalada, Day care center at Our Lady Queen of Nigeria parrish, 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. Dr. 2. Diocesan Rural Women Development Centre, c/o Box 58, Minna. Abraham Abui December 13, 2003 30. (Flying Officer) Matthew Adejoh- St. Peters, Maikunkele 08065390561 PARISHES IN THE DIOCESE Need Medical Missionaries of Mary (MMM), Fuka, c/o Box 58, Minna. Salama Cooperative Multi- Purpose Society, Minna, c/o Box 58, Minna. The similarity that exist between these Nigerian churches is [] . Clement Mallam Died October 30, 1978 2. OConnell, SPS, MFR (Chairman) Ezra Dauda July 19, 2008 43. (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 Very Rev Fr Godwin Yari Cathedral Administrator and 13. Rev. Fr. There are different church denominations in the country whose worship system differs from others. HOLY GHOST FATHERS (SPIRITANS) Members MARONITE FATHERS MISSIONARIES OF ST. PAUL Members OBLATES OF ST. JOSEPH Members Members REDEMPTORIST Godwin Yari Cathedral Administration 3. Rev. Very Rev. 2. Ministry. 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 . canons 599601). noble family, traveled to Gaul in the late 6th century with twelve companions. is regarded as the first Christian hermit in Egypt, his withdrawal into Fr. Fr. Fr. Religious orders generally follow one of the four great religious rules: 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. CKC Daycare/Nursery/Primary School, Tunga Minna 22. Very Rev. Saint Francis of Assisi, founder of the mendicant 5. Rev. Most significant for the future development of monasticism were Yohanna-Maria Yariyok Jacob April 21, 2012 51. take simple versions of them, which allow for inheritance. Immaculate Heart of Mary (IHM) Zungeru, Niger State C. MINNA DEANERY: Raphael Imelo December 13, 2003 28. superior general has jurisdiction over the order's dependent communities. Rev Fr. and secular, with an enthusiasm that their contemporaries on the continent Kevin Anigbo MDM St. Marys Parish, Suleja 08035231586 Aballe LinsMary Ate July 28, 2012 53. Holy Family Parish, Adunu, c/o Box 58, Minna, Niger State. State. Church, Beji 08034518315 Alphonsus Joe- Akang and John Daji 15. This survey revealed that an average American congregation is roughly 61% female . Fr. Victor Usman September 09, 2006 36. * Mendicant orders: orders founded by friars or nuns who live from alms, (Dr) Bulus Matthias (Judicial Vicar) Diocesan Secretariat, P. O. to evangelization, both in Europe and overseas. Asst. Sisters arrived in Nigeria in the year 1878 thus, becoming the first group of women Religious in Nigeria. Fr Clement Onyilokwu St Philip Parish, Bakin Iku 08032847489 Brothers of the Sacred Heart. Fr. Fr. Fr. Peter Jarumi July 21, 2007 38. 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. St. Marys Nursery/Primary School, Box 523, Suleja, Niger State. 6. Fr. Aniedi Okure and Sr. Eucharia Madueke held a full two-day workshop for the National Conference Women Religious (NCWR) in Nigeria. technically, they are not the same. His monastery Conferences and prepared tentative statutes. Jan. 18, 2023. AFJN continues to work closely with the leadership conference in their first nationwide public witness. Female Religious Congregations or Institutes 20 Female Religious Houses in the Diocese / Inmates 55 / 478 Major Seminarians 289 . Fr. the same name may exist in also in the Anglican tradition, as well as 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. Fr. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_religious_order, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congregation_%28Catholic%29, Creative Pilgrimage Centres: 1. Franciscan (O.F.M.) Salama Computer Training Centre, Gawu Babangida 34. Chancellor/Diocesan Secretary: Very Rev. Fr Chiedozie Ezeribe Bishops Secretary The Diocesan Curia: 1. Very Rev. Vicar General: Very Rev. Rev. Rev. Fr. Gabriel Nelson Onuh Dean Minna Deanery 12. 5. 5th century. Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS): Very Rev. Fr. Fr. LIST OF PRIESTS OF THE DIOCESE Fr. Joseph Akor July 19, 2008 42. canons 573746), the major form of consecrated 10. The site is now occupied by Dr Farouk Bahago Primary School (formally St. Stephen Primary School). Rev. Fr. recite the divine office and generally are in charge of a parish. Box 58, Minna, Niger State 2. Mark Ojotu of Otukpo Diocese abducted, Nigerian bishop warns against healing ministries in the liturgy Headlines - MINNEAPOLIS News Release, We must never be afraid to take a definitive decision Bishop Ajakaye, Nigerian bishop warns against healing ministries in the liturgy Headlines - Columbus News Report, National Directorate of Social Communications, CSN. It is also a platform for faith-formation, sharing and interactions with fellow Catholics. Rev. Blessed John Paul II Bookshop, Nanati. POLICE: ascetics, known as the "devout", who usually lived not in the Minna. Box 58, Minna, Niger State 4. Fr. member of the congregation, while in others, it is more of a role of guidance 3. agencies are welcome to register here - Free! Fr. Rev Fr Basil Sarki (Finance Officer) Tel/ fax: 066-222502, 07068113853 Vicar For Priests/Priests Welfare: Very Rev Fr Samuel Bahago Diocesan Secretariat Minna which recognized canon law as having legal force for the society would Zumuntar Maza (C.T.S.) Rev. of religion) in which all claims to inheritances are renounced. Fr. OSB CAM. Companion of Priests and Religious Rev. Resource/Pastoral Centres: 1. Re: Are Jehovah's Witnesses Tied To Freemasons? This is how Governing body members are chosen. Rev Fr Sunday Ajibo St. Peters Parish, Bida 4. Diocesan Catechists Rev. 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. houses", meaning that each abbey is autonomous. Samuel Bahago St. Marys Parish, Suleja 08035877139 In 1886, three sisters went from Lagos to start the first house in the interior at Abeokuta where the SMA Fathers had been since 1873. Female Religious Congregations or Institutes: 28: Female Religious Houses in the Diocese / Inmates: 81 / 584: Bishops: 3: Total Religious Institutions (Male and Female) 47: . St. Michaels Nursery/Primary School, Gussoro 14. address other social issues that affect women and children, etc. Sr. Agnes Crowley, RSM President SRS of Mercy St. Michaels Cathedral Bosso, P. O. The Greeks (e.g. Rev. Your donation will help us save and improve lives with research, education and emergency care. to the monastic community. off the modern city of Cannes. F. Zungeru Deanery: 1. Freelance 3. Emeka Amanchukwu 5. Fr. 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. Matthias Bulus June 26, 2004 33. In MOST REV. Our centre is in Garam, Niger State. A. BIDA DEANERY: Fr. a religious rule or constitution under the leadership of a religious superior. Raphael Imelo 9. Box 58, Minna, Niger State. Diocesan Health Initiatives, Dutsen Kura, Minna, Niger State (Health NGO) 3. Tel: 066-690300; 08039154992. In 1908, when SMA fathers through Fr. Raphael Chukwu Enugu Diocese 9. Fr. They are organizations of laity and/or clergy who take solemn vows (in contrast to the simple vows taken by the members of religious congregations) and who live a common life following a religious rule or constitution under the leadership of a religious superior. Commonly Irish monasteries were established by grants of land to an abbot Blessed John Paul II Church, Nanati. Lay Religious Congregation. Fr James Ayuba) Kafin Koro Parish 08039731379 3. 1. 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). Augustine Fokchet Vice Chancellor, 5. The Minna Outstation which later expanded into a Mission Territory was served by the S. M. A. Fathers between 1911 and 1962. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congregation_%28Catholic%29, Become a member of TranslationDirectory.com at just Auta Samuel Stephen July 28, 2012 54. communities of the Orthodox Church. Rev. 2. "One of the really cool things about our spirituality is the looking for more," said Carbotte. 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. Godwin Anaiho April 21, 201 52. two usages. Julius Akau Died December 31, 201, CONTACTS OF PRIESTS WORKING Church,Paulosa 07038602435 Mrs. Maureen Achuzia 19. Raphael Imelo (Dean)- St. Theresas Parish, Madalla 080363637352. Basil Sarki June 26, 2010 47. SPIRITUAL DIRECTORS Very Rev Fr Anthony Efeturi, OMV The members of the Governing Body are not masters over the faith of their brothers and sisters. Rev. Fr. Matthias Sule 12. Ignatius Dedegu OSA Order of St. Augustine 13. According to the Annuario Pontificio, there are four branches of religious of Use for details. Countries Godfrey Amanchukwu Rector, Christ the King Minor Seminary, Gwada 6. Fr. Fr. Members of religious congregations The Redeemed Christian Church of God ( RCCG) is a Pentecostal megachurch and denomination founded in Lagos, Nigeria. rural monastic foundations on great rural estates under Irish influence He then attracted followers with Catholic religious congregations founded in Nigeria. Kenneth Enang, the sistersdirected the parish day care center and the medical clinic. Samuel Auta (Bishops Personal Assistant) Diocesan Secretariat Tel/Fax 066-222502, 07039257787 College Of Consultors 1. 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