Abraham Abui St. Charles Parish, Sabon Wuse 08127742629 Very Rev. ", Roots in Egypt and Syriac- and Greek-speaking East. Church, A/Kaje 07068113853 14. there were serveral lectures and discussions. The Role of the Governing Body. It is located at Iva Valley, Enugu and offers facilities for Retreats, Seminars, Workshops, A large reason for the age factor is that the older we are the more set in our ways we become,. We the Sisters of St. Michael the Archangel (SSMA) are a female religious congregation of Diocesan right with active Spirituality. Rev. 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. Anthonys Catholic Church Sabo Orehi/ Gulu Mission 6. Bernard - pastor of 28,000-member Christian Cultural Center in Brooklyn, New York. There are now 21 Nigerian Home Visitor Sisters and 15 Nigerian Home Visitor Associates. Brigidines (Congregation of St Brigid) www.brigidine.org.au. ), commemorated in the writings of St Jerome, to the authority of the presiding abbot. Fidelis Ochuba St. Marys Parish, Lapai 07036183589 National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, 2022 Christmas: The Love and Peace of Christ. Monastic Order. Abuja Office: Plot 459, Cadastral Zone B2, Southern Parkway, Durumi 1, Abuja, Web: Very Rev. Fr. shores of Lake Constance, while Columbanus continued onward across the Michael Gadache Kafin Koro Deanery 4. Rev Fr Ezra Dauda Projects Director and Member 14. Very Rev. Fr. Top 10 Black Spiritual Leaders. Fr. Hudson. Fr. Fr. Very Rev. Linsmary Abale Atte Daza/Spiritual Year Sem 08055597794 Fr. Fr. Fr. 4. 12. Thousands of monks and nuns were Michael Gadache (Coordinator) Diocesan Secretariat C/o Box 58, Minna, Niger State. The women religious in Nigeria and the AFJN team request prayers and support for the success of their initiatives. In SHVM convent once home to J.L. Rev. Fr. Female Apostolic Orders. Auta Samuel St. Veronica Cath. Evangelization Rev. CHAPLAINCY resolved, with the suggestion of Mother Mary Eucharia Reynolds, MSHR to establish a Conference for 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.". Samuel Auta (Coordinator) Diocesan Secretariat Box 58, Minna, Niger State. Fr. Paul of Thebes (fl. automatically enforce this religious practice. culture and learning, and many later monks and bishops would pass through Fr. Fr. Rev. Sr. Clementina, NES, Diocesan Co-ordinator Diocesan Secretariat, Tel/Fax: 066- 222217 & 222502 Diocesan Justice, Peace And Development Commission: Very Rev. Joseph Akor Bida Deanery 2. recite the divine office and generally are in charge of a parish. St. Marys Parish, Sarkin Pawa 6. Rev. 2. a stern life of prayer and discipline in which prayer, poverty, and obedience Fr. A whole series of new Evidently, religious. Rev. Fr. Raphael Imelo December 13, 2003 28. HOLY GHOST FATHERS (SPIRITANS) Members MARONITE FATHERS MISSIONARIES OF ST. PAUL Members OBLATES OF ST. JOSEPH Members Members REDEMPTORIST Very Rev. Oblates of the Blessed Virgin Mary (OMV), Suleja, (Male St Pauls Nursery/Primary School, Beji 13. Very Rev. Rev. Due to its apostolic nature, we commit ourselves by the religious vows to follow Christ as the Apostles did, giving our lives to the service of the Gospel, ready to risk all for the Lord. He was educated in Rome but soon sought the life of a hermit in 2. Fr. ascetics, known as the "devout", who usually lived not in the Fr (Dr) Samuel Bahago Chairman Diocesan Priests Association 6. O. (Dr) Bulus Matthias (Judicial Vicar) Diocesan Secretariat, P. O. Very Rev Fr Dr Samuel Bahago Chairman Diocesan Priests Association 7. Choirs (English, Hausa): Rev. SPIRITUAL DIRECTORS A. BIDA DEANERY: 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%). Rev. Nigeria Conference of Women Religious (NCWR) came into being with the initiative of Late Cardinal It is the most visible symbol of the unity of the Catholic Church in Nigeria. 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 Fr Joseph Purcell, SPS Died April 08, 2009 6. Emeka Amanchukwu 5. St. Veronica Parish, Shango 13. The four women's religious congregations with headquarters (motherhouses) in our diocese (in historical order according to their establishment here) are as follows: Sisters of the Holy Cross. Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament Meeting Room. Cletus Okoye Dean Zungeru Deanery 13. Philip Bulus March 15, 2003 27. -Rev. Tel/Fax:066-222217,222495, 08036067902 Matthias Sule September 16, 2000 24. Paul Rev. Thaddeus Guzuma OQR Parish, Shiroro 0803673557 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 . Rev. Franciscan (O.F.M.) St. Theresas Nursery/Primary School, Madalla 17. (Flying Officer) Matthew Adejoh Air Force Base 08065390561 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. 1. St Philips Nursery/Primary School, Bakin Iku 20. 6. St Clements Nursery/Primary School, Kuta 26. Rev. c. College of Education (COE) Chaplaincy, Minna D. APOSTOLATE CHAPLAINS two usages. Fr. sisters. Raphael Imelo 9. Ignatius Dedegu OSA Order of St. Augustine 13. This survey revealed that an average American congregation is roughly 61% female . Godwin Anaiho April 21, 201 52. 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). Fr. The sisters also discussed ways they could give leadership in the fight against the structures of injustice beyond providing services to the victims of these structures. Alphonsus Akang July 04, 1986 4. Dr. 2. St Matthews Quasi Parish, Mutum Daya C. Kafin Koro Deanery: 1. Fr Stephen Ani, FSJ St Thomos Parish, Gwazunu Parish E. Minna Deanery: 1. off the modern city of Cannes. Fr. life in the Roman Catholic Church. Joseph Akor Dean, Bida Deanery 10. There, the sisters started St. Marys Primary school and from there, they spread their Christian influence throughout the metropolis of Lagos and beyond. Fr. From We cant to Of course we can, absolutely: Women Religious in Nigeria, CANAA || By Father Don Bosco Onyalla, Nairobi || 15 February 2018. A.R. This long . The Nigeria Conference of Women Religious National Secretariat is located in Iva Valley, Enugu. canons 573746), the major form of consecrated Fr. $8 per month (paid per year). Gabriel Nelson Onuh September 16, 2000 23. Rev. Dauda Ezra -St. Thomas Cath. sprang up, starting with Columbanus's foundations of Fontaines and Luxeuil, Thaddeus Guzuma Tel/ fax: 066-222217 222502Mob:08036735574 Vice Chancellor; Very Rev. 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. Michael Gadache Dean, Kafin Koro Deanery12. A former employee of Saddleback Church decries the male supremacy 'infused in the culture' and praises the women who help lead her congregation. Fr. to social service in response to the widespread poverty of the age, and Fr. Gabriel Gomerep MSP Fr. Very Rev. 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 . Chanchaga, Box 1331, Minna, Niger State. Rev Fr. Fr. Fr. Tel: 07036023878 Vocations Director: Very Rev. HVM sisters created and direct a Womens Empowerment Center where women learn how to run a life-enhancing microbusiness from home. Very Rev. A. Bida Deanery: 1. In 2008, it had 14,000 churches and 5 million members in Nigeria. in which simple vows, not solemn vows, are taken. St Marys Chaplaincy, 31 Field Artillery Brigade, Nigerian Army, Minna B. The sisters invited Nigerians and all people of good will to join them to stop the senseless killings and bloodshed in the country. St. Malachys Parish, Bosso, Box 3020 Minna, Niger State. Very Rev Fr Jude Offor Communications Director 12. More than an art, it has principles in which each one has hir own charism. WORKING IN MINNA DIOCESE Stephen Igboamalu St. Patricks Parish, Zungeru 08034845166 Very Rev. St. Stephen Catholic Church, Gada (QP) 18. After Childebert's death St Augustines Catholic Church Kutigi/Enagi (QP) 9. agencies are welcome to register here - Free! Fr. . Frs. Fr. 2. Fr. 8. Very Rev. Marion Bresillac insisted on building a local community and clergy, the OLA sisters assisted in the formation of the young through teaching and counseling. Thus, religion plays a major role in the life of the people. Godfrey Amanchukwu Dean Gwada Deanery 9. Augustine Fokchet Diocesan Secretariat Mob: 08034518315 Finance Office: Very Rev. Rev. Fr. Fr. In 2002, they were joined by three other women, beginning formation of the HVM religious congregation in Nigeria. James Ayuba December 13, 2003 29. with the norms of church law. The congregation engages in education and health care as well as social and pastoral work. According to estimations from 2018, Nigeria's major religion is Islam. Sisters of the Handmaids of the Holy Child Jesus, (HHCJ), Dutsen Kura, 3. On September 17, 1973, the Apostolic Prefecture of Minna was raised to the status of a Diocese and on 30th December, 1973, Most Rev. The 2000 Annuario Pontificio lists about 1 million persons in religious Rupert Okolie Dr. Martin Igwemezie Uzoukwu, a Priest of the Catholic Diocese of Ilorin, Kwara State, was ordained the second Bishop of the diocese. The rule adds administrative elements not found Fr. 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. 3. Catholic religious congregations founded in Nigeria. Niger State Ph: 080370037840 Email: [emailprotected], STATISTICS AT-A-GLANCE Fr. Raphael Imelo Dean, Kwamba Deanery 13. guidelines for living, since each order has its peculiar charism. Shiroro, Niger State 4. Get in touch with us now. 1. recite the divine office, and have active participation in apostolic others follow the Rule of St Augustine that stress self-denial, moderation, Fr. Emeka Amanchukwu (Dean) CKC /Minor Seminary, Gwada 08035901131 2. Box 3263, Minna. Basil Sarki June 26, 2010 47. (Dr) Martin Igwe Uzoukwu, (Local Ordinary) 2. Centre for Spirituality and Retreat Centre, Nanati, Niger State. Fr. She said the congregation wants to continue working with the SBC, regularly uses its religious-education curriculum and supports its missionaries and other causes. Some organizations in the following list are not Religious Institutes in earlier rules, defining the activities of the monastery, its officers, His Rule is shorter than the Master's, and somewhat less legalistic. Rev. He started his . 265,781 diocesan priests), 55,057 religious brothers, and 801,185 religious 2. Sacred Heart of Jesus and Immaculate Heart of Mary Rev. Fr. Fr. 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. OConnell, SPS, MFR (Chairman) In parentheses is the year it was established. Sisters of various congregations are deeply involved in education ministries and initiatives to reduce poverty that are indirect means to preventing human trafficking. Religious orders generally follow one of the four great religious rules: Michael Gadache Dean Kaffin Koro Deanery 11. Fr. Rev. 1. Leon DeBourge, SMA First Bishop Most Rev. Rev. and nuns. Raphael Imelo 6. Fr. St. Thomass Parish, Chimbi 5. to the monastic community. John Moses July 21, 2007 39. Towards the end of his life St Pachomius was therefore not only the abbot St Stephens Nursery/Primary School, Gauraka, Sabon Shere 19. Commonly Irish monasteries were established by grants of land to an abbot and Milan, where he established the monastery of Bobbio. St. Vincent De Pauls Catholic Church, Korokpa, Minna 6. Your donation will help us save and improve lives with research, education and emergency care. St Theresas Nursery/Primary School, Mokwa 24. They are stationed at Jankasa, Shiroro. the free encyclopedia 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. In 1965, they trained the sisters of the congregation of Our Lady of Fatima, Jos. Fr. 7. Communities of virgins who had consecrated themselves to Christ Sisters is to continue the work of evangelization which the Apostles received from the Lord. 4 Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ (PHJC) Garam 5. Fr. Sisters of the Eucharistic Heart of Jesus (EHJ), Kwamba 2. Kevin Anigbo MDM St. Marys Parish, Suleja 08035231586 ASEC designed the Sisters Leadership Development Initiative (SLDI) to offer trainings in Fr. 6. Christopher Barde Sabon Orehi/Gulu Mission 08032457212 Egypt around 385 to study monastic practice there. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. The picture flashed on the big screen, and Brenda Gordon immediately . Fr. Fr. Thaddeus Guzuma Chancellor 8. Very Rev. Rev. Fr. Very Rev. Diocesan Laity Council Rev. 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. Vincent Germace July 04, 1987 5. In many cases name variations and/or alternative names are also in use. Fr. Vicar for Religious6. Fr J. D. OConnell, SPS, MFR (sometimes referred to as "priest-monks" or "hieromonks" Jesuits) take solemn vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience (the vows Very Rev. Friend of Our Lady of Apostles Sisters (FOLAS). 3. St. Clements Parish, Kuta 08038355760 As per the Annuario Pontificio, these are the existing approved and recognized Jude Unigwe Died March 10, 2003 3. Vicar for Religious 9. NCWR 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. Fr. Divine Child Nursery/Primary & Secondary School, Kafin-koro. 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. Rev. Rev. Saint Anthony was the first to leave the world specifically 3. John Daji December 18, 1977 2. Authority and Abuse Issues among Women Religious. In time these attracted a total of 5,000 monks Sisters work at the Nigerian Catholic Secretariat and teach at the Home Visitors of Mary Theology Institute. Christ the Kings Parish, Gwada, c/o Box 58, Minna, Niger State. Diocesan Rural Water Services: Rev. was laid out as a colony of hermits rather than as a single integrated (Photo by Patricia Lefevere, National Catholic Reporter). Francis, a member of the Society of Jesus, one of the best-known religious congregations in the world, has sought to tackle problems in recently established orders. Immaculate Heart of Mary (IHM) Zungeru, Niger State C. MINNA DEANERY: 3. spiritual focus of the tribe or kin group. Thus, in some congregations, Mrs. Maureen Achuzia 19. Francesco Borghero, SMA. In Egypt he had been Cletus Okoye Zungeru DeaneryC, INSTITUTIONS; Franciscan Sisters (OSF) Mokwa, Niger State B ZUNGERU DEANERY: Box 33, Minna, Niger State 4. Bridgettines (Order of the Most Holy Saviour of St Bridget) www.bridgettine.org. Divine Mercy Shrine/Pilgrimage Centre, Shakwatu, Niger State Bookshops/Liturgical Materials: 1. Bishop Abbas episcopate witnessed an era of spiritual, pastoral as well as physical growth of the diocese. a cave at Subiaco, outside the city. Tel/Fax 066- 222502, 222217, 08036007262 in this technical sense, because it has a system of "independent Fr. St. Leonards, Parish Agaie, Niger State 4. Fr. Nelson Onuh Dean, Minna Deanery 14. Thus one speaks of, e.g., the Cassinese Leadership Conference of Women Religious Priests, Deacons, Nuns, Brothers, Sisters, Orders, the letters after their name means The Conference of Religious in Ireland Augustinian Missionary Sisters Benedictine Nuns of the Subiaco Congregation, England Benedictine Sisters Canossian Family Canossian Daughters, Singapore Carmelites Paul Moroa (Finance Director) Tel/ fax: 066-222502, 08037918474 Fr. Fr. 7. St Leonards Academy, Agaie 25. 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. St Michaels Catholic Church, Gussoro (QP) 7. The Committee educates young people on the hazards of being lured to abroad for greener pastures and Leon Bourge had the first Baptism at Baro, while the first of such in Minna was on 18th April, 1912. Rev. Chancellor/Diocesan Secretary: Very Rev. Fr. There were also individual Rev. MOST REV. 17. Fr. Floyd Okechukwu MDM Erena Parish 08028817939 Most Rev. In 1908, when SMA fathers through Fr. 2. A contribution of $10.00 US will provide this book to a young student in Nigeria. 10. Rev. Matthias Bulus June 26, 2004 33. A. Bida Deanery: 1. Rev. by observing evangelical chastity, poverty, and obedience, which are the Fr. MINNA DIOCESE offer Seminar/Conference facilities, serve for Spiritual Retreats and Prayer Religious Community, * Canons Regulars: orders founded by canons and canonesses regular who Catholic Youth Organization (CYON) Rev. Fr. Educational Institutions: 1. Catholic Men Organization (CMO) Rev. Sisters of St Michael the Archangel Welcome! Samuel Sakaba January 07, 1995 11. Fr. Fr. Niger State Ph: 080370037840 Email: [emailprotected] Fr. Rev. Sylvester Gopep Vicar General 3. 2022 SECAM / SCEAM. St. Peters Nursery/Primary School, Maikunkele, c/o Box 49, Minna. Victor Usman September 09, 2006 36. St. Michaels International Nursery/ Primary School, Box 58, Minna. Nwafor Anthony Chijioke Pastor makes female church members strip naked, bathe them in basin during crossover service (videos) A Pastor has been seen in a live streamed video, carrying out a bizzare crossover ritual for his female church members. Religious orders only differ from religious congregations in the nature Fr. Paul Bawa St Michaels Parish, Garam 08038207373 Over half of the population is estimated to be Muslim. the role of the presiding abbot is directly exercised upon the individual Very Rev. Sr. Christine Carbotte took her first vows with the Congregation of Sisters of St. Joseph in Canada last October at 53 years old. (Dr) Martin Igwemezie Uzoukwu 2. 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. 7. take simple versions of them, which allow for inheritance. Fr. Augustine Fokchet (Director) Rev Fr Samuel Auta (Coordinator PMU) The diocese belongs to the Ecclesiastical Province of Kaduna. men with vows and have a very active apostolic live. Sylvester Gopep January 31, 1998 18. Lius Takuso, MSP Missionaries of St Paul 7. Rev. Kevin Anigbo MDM St. Marys Parish, Suleja 08035231586 Very Rev Fr. technically, they are not the same. Diocesan Secretariat C/o Box 58, Minna, Niger State. Rev. deserts but on the edge of inhabited places, still remaining in the world Topic: Community life, the Evangelical counsels, and their Cahllenges. The conference has about 1350 members, who represent approximately 67 percent of the nearly 39,000 women religious in the United States. Fr Pius Bakop OLF Parish, Tunga 08065556710 Fr. but practicing asceticism and striving for union with God, although extreme Fr. Fr. Order of St. Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. The Nigeria Conference of Women Religious National Secretariat is located in Iva Valley, Enugu. Joseph Samuel Apust Rector, Spiritual Year Seminary, Daza 7. Catholic Corpers (NACC) Rev. 1. 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