south of Rome around 500. Box 2832; Enugu 400001, Enugu State. Salama I.T. 3. Samuel Auta (Bishops Personal Assistant) Diocesan Secretariat Tel/Fax 066-222502, 07039257787 College Of Consultors 1. O. Fr. Sisters of the Sacred Heart (SSH) Lapai, Niger State. Rev Fr. Catholic Corpers (NACC) Rev. St Pauls Nursery/Primary School, Beji 13. St Clements Catholic Secondary School, Gbaiko 30. Thus in January 1963, an Assembly of Sisters from all part of Nigeria was held in Lagos under Fr. Province: Kaduna Erection: September 17, 1973In October 1962 the St. Patrick Fathers (Kiltegans) arrived in the diocese. Fr. the abbot of a particular community. Fr. Fr. Fr. Carmel Cath. Fr. Gabriel Nelson Onuh Dean Minna Deanery 12. Rev. Rev. Management Planning and Computer Skills. Thaddeus Umaru January 31, 1998 19. Christian and human values to help them be effective formators. three evangelical counsels of perfection (cf. Fr Joseph Purcell, SPS Died April 08, 2009 6. At the same time, it believes the larger body of Southern Baptists not just the Executive Committee should decide whether to maintain fellowship with churches with women pastors. Luka S. Gopep and Paul Moroa 8. 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. Oblates of the Blessed Virgin Mary (OMV), Suleja, (Male Fr. Remember Ted Jaracz is the Father of Pedophiles in JW as he was a Pedophile, a Freemason . Authority and Abuse Issues among Women Religious. Secretariat of the then Eastern Nigeria, helped to put these statutes together. which recognized canon law as having legal force for the society would St. Marys Nursery/Primary School, Kpakungu Minna. ('Religious Institutes', cf. Rule of St. Francis. Fr. Dr. Martin Igwemezie Uzoukwu, a Priest of the Catholic Diocese of Ilorin, Kwara State, was ordained the second Bishop of the diocese. St. Peters Parish, Box 10, Bida, Niger State. "One of the really cool things about our spirituality is the looking for more," said Carbotte. 12. Divine Mercy Rural Evangelization Centre, Gussoro, Niger State. on to Poitiers where he gathered a community around his hermitage. Fr. Rev. Fr. Fr. of their vows (solemn vs. simple), since today much of their way of live 5. (Flying Officer) Matthew Adejoh CSSP, PRINCIPAL OFFICERS Frs. 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. Our Lady Mother of Mercy Pilgrimage Centre, Nanati, Niger State 2. 15. Names of Priests Year of Ordination Most Rev. Emmanuel Jima 3. Rev. 1. Very Rev. Sunday Ajibo August 2, 2014 OTHER PRIESTS AND RELIGIOUS 4. Representatives from all Congregations were in attendance. 1. Fr. For this Claver Ryan, MSHR, successor to Mother E. Reynolds collected relevant information from other Fr. They are stationed at Jankasa, Shiroro. *Marist Brothers of the School, PO BOX 307, Orlu, Imo. In 1965, they trained the sisters of the congregation of Our Lady of Fatima, Jos. Matthias Sule 8. Rev. In the canon law of Fr. 5 St. Stephens Parish, Gauraka. Jeremiah Esibor, MDM- CKC /Minor Seminary, Gwada 07067532553 8. 6. Tel/Fax: 066- 222217; 222502, 08036007262. 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. Very Rev Thaddeus Guzuma Chancellor & Deputy Moderator 4. Catholic Charismatic Renewal of Nigeria Rev. Franciscan (O.F.M.) Superior General Monastero Di Camaldoli 52010, Camaldoli (AR) Italy. * Mendicant orders: orders founded by friars or nuns who live from alms, St. Pauls Spiritual Year Seminary, Tawali, Niger State. Fr. 3. St. Augustines Parish, Fuka, c/o Box 58, Minna, Niger State. Fr. Tel: 066-690300; 08039154992. Mary League Girls Association Rev. James John St Stephen Parish, Garuaka 21. How religion inspires the Nigerian diaspora to develop Africa The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Enoch Adeboye, holding a placard, leading a protest in Lagos.. culture and learning, and many later monks and bishops would pass through Our Lady of Fatima Parish Tunga, c/o Box 58, Minna, Niger State. technically, they are not the same. 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. Fr. Matthew Akwue Died July 03, 2008 5. 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. Lerins became, in time, a center of monastic A large reason for the age factor is that the older we are the more set in our ways we become,. They had their first final/temporary professions on November 6, 2011. Diocesan Projects Office: Rev. Reuben Okofia Enugu Diocese 10. Christopher Barde Sabon Orehi/Gulu Mission 08032457212 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. Francis Ekere (Chairman) Diocesan Secretariat, Tel: 08076065717 & 08032847489 Diocesan Development Centre: Very Rev. On arrival, they settled in Lagos. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_religious_order Christian religions make up . Christopher Ikegwuonu, MDM -St. Theresas Parish, Madalla 07056391349 Emmanuel Jima 16. (Captain) Titus Ogbu Army Chaplaincy, Minna 08065746760 Fr. sisters. Fr. Fr. 9. 2. Fr. Fr. Rev. orders: * Monastic orders: orders founded by monks or nuns who live and work 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. http://www.marian.org/ Marist Fathers & Brothers 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. Jeremiah Idogho-Noba Esibor, MDM Missionaries of Divine Mercy 20. Rev. Rev. huts or rooms (cellula in Latin), but worked, ate, and worshipped in shared Very Rev. Fr. Saint Anthony was the first to leave the world specifically Very Rev Fr Matthias Bulus Judicial Vicar 7. Godfrey Amanchukwu Gwada Deanery 3. 17. Conferences and prepared tentative statutes. Fr. of the upheavals brought about the French Revolution and subsequent Napoleonic Rev. Fidelis Ochuba 18. It is also a platform for faith-formation, sharing and interactions with fellow Catholics. PHCJ Rural Mobile Clinic, Garam, Niger State. Michael Gadache Dean Kaffin Koro Deanery 11. Marion Bresillac insisted on building a local community and clergy, the OLA sisters assisted in the formation of the young through teaching and counseling. Fr. Diocesan Pastoral Centre, c/o St. Michaels Cathedral, Bosso Road, Minna, Niger State 3. Fr. Augustine Fokchet D PIOUS SOCIETIES: canons 599601). sisters worked closely with the SMA fathers, they collaborated in the evangelization of the five provinces of Lagos, Benin, Ibadan, Jos and Kaduna which was led by Fr. Fr. Fr Clement Onyilokwu St Philip Parish, Bakin Iku 08032847489 Rev. superior general has jurisdiction over the order's dependent communities. Fr John Mark Ogu June 26, 2010 48. Samuel Apust (Chairman) Very Rev. Very Rev. Fr. 3. Godwin Anaiho St. Thomass Parish, Chimbi 08056412297 Mrs. Grace A.A. Matthew 18. * Canons Regulars: orders founded by canons and canonesses regular who Rev. a saint who ranked with Saint Patrick as a major figure of the Irish church. Religious orders only differ from religious congregations in the nature Rev. Rev. Chiedozie Ezeribe (Coordinator) Salama Investment Office Diocesan Resource Centre P. O. Lokoja. Initially, the sisters had felt overwhelmed by the situation. There are different church denominations in the country whose worship system differs from others. During this period, the S.M.A Fathers worked tirelessly building schools and churches in the area. Young Catholic Students (Y.C.S.) 6. Thus one speaks of, e.g., the Cassinese The following list refers to some of the major religious congregations Chiedozie Ezeribe (Secretary) Diocesan Secretariat Tel/Fax: 066-690300; 08055360483, 08034516995 The Nigeria Conference of Women Religious National Secretariat is located in Iva Valley, Enugu. Emeka Amanchukwu (Dean) CKC /Minor Seminary, Gwada 08035901131 2. Fr James Ayuba) Kafin Koro Parish 08039731379 vows. Peter Jarumi July 21, 2007 38. Rev. Family and Human Life Rev. Fr. The book has been very well received everywhere it has been introduced! Fr. There are now 21 Nigerian Home Visitor Sisters and 15 Nigerian Home Visitor Associates. Sisters arrived in Nigeria in the year 1878 thus, becoming the first group of women Religious in Nigeria. Fr. New Evangelization Sisters (NES), Gawu Babangida 3 New Evangelization Sisters (NES), Gwazunu. Vitalis Ayam and Christopher Barde 17. Honoratus of Marseilles was a wealthy Gallo-Roman aristocrat, who after Very Rev. On January 8th-14th, 2023, A communique issued at the end of 2023 Conference of major Superiors Very Rev. Felix Usman, OSA Order of St. Augustine 12. Fr. Fr. and at Lindisfarne, in Northumbria. An exception is the Order of St Benedict which is not a religious order On November 12, 1962, the Diocese of . He first suggested a meeting of all the Sisters 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. Christ the Kings Nursery/Primary School, Gwada, c/o Box 58, Minna, 2. to social service in response to the widespread poverty of the age, and rural monastic foundations on great rural estates under Irish influence part of the hierarchy, unless they are also ordained priests or deacons Fr. Rev. 22. Rev. In addition to the existing Religious F. Zungeru Deanery: 1. HVM sisters outside convent at Our Lady Queen of Nigeria in Abuja in 2011. Read More The Leadership Team Fr. Sylvester Gopep(VG)- St. Christophers Parish, Kwamba 08036067902 3. Rev. Fr. Very Rev. Joseph Samuel Apust Rector, Spiritual Year Seminary, Daza 7. Dauda Ezra (Director) Rev Fr. Fr. Joseph Samuel Apust- Daza/Spiritual Year Sem 08054931043 As of today, Nigeria is most religious country in Africa and 2nd in the world. Very Rev. In Jude Unigwe Died March 10, 2003 3. WORKING IN MINNA DIOCESE Youths Development Centre, Dutsen Kura, Minna 6. Roman Catholic Diocese of Enugu is a diocese located in the city of Enugu in the Ecclesiastical province of Onitsha in Nigeria. Get in touch with us now. to the authority of the presiding abbot. However, as they reflected and prayed, they mustered their inner strength and their God-given potential to mobilize their communities and all people of goodwill to tackle this menace. Fr. Knight of St. Mulumba (KSM) Rev.Fr. 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 Emmanuel Jima (Catechists Finance) Diocesan Secretariat, P. O. MINNA DIOCESE Rev. Block Rosary Crusade: -Rev. 2. The congregation continues to grow. This long . 1. Fr. or abbess, who came from a local noble family. Lius Takuso, MSP Missionaries of St Paul 7. 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. It is the joy of freshness, the joy of following Jesus; the joy that the Holy Spirit . Augustine Fokchet Vice Chancellor 5. 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 Minna Outstation which later expanded into a Mission Territory was served by the S. M. A. Fathers between 1911 and 1962. D Kwamba Deanery: 1. 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. Lay Religious Congregation. Rev. Godwin Chimeziri CM Claretian Missionary Fathers 5. Stella Marris Academy, Dutssen Kura 36. Paul Moroa Finance Director 7. 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. . Pope Leo XIII issued a document in 1900 in Conditae a Christo recognizing Congregations of simple vows as belonging to the religious state. Fr. Students for Life Association (SFL) Rev. Over the years many men and women of God have come and gone in their service to the faithful of the four counties. Divine Child Nursery/Primary & Secondary School, Kafin-koro. Blessed John Paul II Vocational Centre Nanati, Niger State 2. 14. The congregation continues to grow. A. Bida Deanery: 1. More than an art, it has principles in which each one has hir own charism. In 2016 its staff registered more than 11,000 Nigerian women at landing points in Sicily, with more than 80% of them victims of trafficking and destined for a life of forced prostitution on street . Floyd Okechukwu MDM Erena Parish 08028817939 Under the leadership of Msgr. Very Rev. * Clerks Regulars: orders founded by priests who are also religious 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. Prisons/Hospitals Rev. Stephen Olamolu 11. deserts but on the edge of inhabited places, still remaining in the world and apostolates don't differ much. St Stephens Nursery/Primary School, Gauraka, Sabon Shere 19. Diocesan Rural Water Development Centre, Minna. 3 St. Christophers, Parish Kwamba, c/o Box 523, Suleja, Niger State 4 St. John Vianneys Parish Gawu Babangida, c/o Box 523, Suleja, Niger State. It facilitiates the integral formation of participants rooted in the internationalization of Brothers of the Sacred Heart. Catholic Youth Organization (CYON) Rev. Stephen Olamolu June 05, 1999 20. St. Anthonys Catholic Church Sabo Orehi/ Gulu Mission 6. St. Marys Parish, Sarkin Pawa 6. Fr. Fr Fidelis Ochuba June 27, 200 46. Fr Samuel Aririatu Died December 21, 2010 8. Gregory Achi Died December 13, 2003 4. Rev. Niger State Ph: 080370037840 Email: [emailprotected], STATISTICS AT-A-GLANCE Rev. Auta Samuel St. Veronica Cath. Leon DeBourge, SMA First Bishop Most Rev. 9. The Committee educates young people on the hazards of being lured to abroad for greener pastures and 4. The anonymous Rule of the Master (Regula magistri), was written somewhere Very Rev. there were serveral lectures and discussions. Fr. The order was . This The sisters invited Nigerians and all people of good will to join them to stop the senseless killings and bloodshed in the country. There are now 21 Nigerian Home Visitor Sisters and 15 Nigerian Home Visitor Associates. St Josephs Nursery/Primary School, Garam 18. Chancellor, Minna Diocese 4. 7. Religious That's no secret, as news stories in The Christian. lacked. Fr. Daughters of Mary Mother of Mercy (DMMM) Tel: 066-222495 2. Christopher Barde June 26, 2010 49. 6. In addition, the individual Orders Divine Mercy Vocational Training Centre, Gussoro, Niger State Health Services/Institutions: 1. Author Bruce Kopytek lectures on Hudson Stores. 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. Rev. Divine Mercy Devotion Rev. Isaac Achi January 07, 1995 14. ( Q P ) 6. Matthias Sule St. Stephens Parish, Gauraka 08169800551 9. Thaddeus Guzuma Tel/ fax: 066-222217 222502Mob:08036735574 Vice Chancellor; Very Rev. Samuel Auta 16. The 2010 Nigerian Conference of Women Religious (NCWR) National Directory lists a total of 54 religious communities living and working in the country. He then moved Rev. Blessed Cyprian Iwene Tansi Parish, Barkin Sale. 4 Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ (PHJC) Garam 5. Cletus Okoye Dean St. Benedicts Parish, Kagara 08036960140 Diocesan Resource Centre, P. O. Alps to the kingdom of the Lombards in Italy. 2. Evangelization Rev. Abuja Office: Plot 459, Cadastral Zone B2, Southern Parkway, Durumi 1, Abuja, Web: Diocesan Laity Council Rev. Irish monasticism spread widely, first to Scotland and Northern England, Congregation of Christian Brothers (CFC) Congregation of the Missionary Oblates of the Most Holy and Immaculate Virgin Mary (Oblates) (OMI) . He has also publicly acknowledged the . Fr Chiedozie Ezeribe Bishops Secretary The Bishops Senate: 1. Thaddeus Guzuma Chancellor 4. These groups, which are composed of mainly teenage girls and. 5. This innovation was introduced after the experience in the Catholic Church St Marys Chaplaincy, 31 Field Artillery Brigade, Nigerian Army, Minna B. Godfrey Amanchukwu Dean, Gwada Deanery 11. Religious leaders are held in high esteem with fear, respect and love. spiritual focus of the tribe or kin group. St. Christophers, Parish, Erena, c/o Box 58, Minna, Niger State. Fr. Fr. Augustine Fokchet St. Pauls Cath. Very Rev. Mt Carmel School of Evangelization Gawu-Babangida 4. a decree of erection to become an Institute of Consecrated Life. Very Rev Fr Jude Offor Communications Director 12. Paul Moroa CKC Parish, Tunga 08076065717 There King Agilulf and his rules for Christian religious living, tends to be followed by monastic Fr. at the time. Fr. Paul Moroa (Finance Director) Tel/ fax: 066-222502, 08037918474 Administration Education Leadership, Human Resources Management, Project Management, Financial Pignedoli, the then Apostolic Delegateto Nigeria. Christopher Abba, of blessed memory was ordained first Bishop of the diocese of Minna. Samuel Bahago St. Marys Parish, Suleja 08035877139 Peter Jarumi St. Augustines Parish, Fuka 08054257467 4. Friend of Our Lady of Apostles Sisters (FOLAS). The women religious are moving from we cant to of course we can; absolutely, full of energy that is almost palpable. Tyburn Monastery, Kafin Karo c/o P.O. Fr. A.R. Rabbi Capers C. Funnye - rabbi of Beth Shalom B'nai Zaken Ethiopian Hebrew Congregation in Chicago, Ill. Rev. St. Augustines Chaplaincy, because they are Associations of the Faithful and have not yet received With the zeal for mission, O.L.A. Pilgrimage Centres: 1. Monastic Order. 4. Divine Mercy Hospital/Maternity, Box 3263, Minna. Very Rev. John Moses July 21, 2007 39. National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, 2022 Christmas: The Love and Peace of Christ. 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. member of the congregation, while in others, it is more of a role of guidance 9. Fr. 16. was laid out as a colony of hermits rather than as a single integrated Fr. Re: Are Jehovah's Witnesses Tied To Freemasons? Samuel Gwimi Fr. Fr. Rev. Leon Bourge, of the Society of Africa Missions (S.M.A). Christ the King Minor Seminary, Gwada 27. Sylvester Gopep Vical General 9. Rev. The meeting lasted for a few days and and secular, with an enthusiasm that their contemporaries on the continent Rev. St. Anthonys Guild Rev. 3. Ishau /Tunga Male (QP)D Kwamba Deanery: 1 St. Theresas Parish, Madalla, c/o Box 523, Suleja, Niger State. Police Chaplaincy, Minna 20. Fr. A Workshops for Temporary professed Sisters held at the National Renewal Centre iva valley,Enugu. Church, Beji 08034518315 Box 58, Minna, Niger State 2. St Ephrem 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 . MARTIN IGWEMEZIE UZOUKWU such as Martin of Tours, who after serving in the Roman legions converted Joe Mali September 17, 1988 6. Rev. Yusuf Bamai June 26, 2004 32. Chairman) Diocesan Secretariat, Tel: 08024499407 & 08076065717, Diocesan Health Services (DHS): Rev. Ignatius Dedegu OSA Order of St. Augustine 13. Family Apostles of Divine Mercy Rev. Kizito Raphael September 14, 1996 16. Fr. Cletus Okoye Dean, Zungeru Deanery 15. Emeka Amanchukwu 5. However Irish monks read Latin texts, both spiritual Anthony Nwosu MDM Missionaries of Divine Mercy 19. Sisters of various congregations are deeply involved in education ministries and initiatives to reduce poverty that are indirect means to preventing human trafficking. ( 2 Cor. Trailblazing female theologian says Church holds back women In the run-up to International Women's Day on March 8, "La Croix Africa" asks Catholic women on the African continent how they see their . Rev. Augustine Fokchet June 08, 2002 26. 372 he was called to become Bishop of Tours, where he established a monastery OConnell, SPS, MFR (Chairman) Most Rev. Ezra Dauda July 19, 2008 43. Diocesan Information Centre,Bosso Road, Box 58, Minna. his disciples into a form of community in which they lived in individual Minna. By the end of the 7th century, Irish monastic schools were attracting Paul of Thebes (fl. Raphael Imelo Dean Kwamba Deanery 11. Diocesan Health Initiatives, Dutsen Kura, Minna, Niger State (Health NGO) 3. The It was discussed again in 1989. left to live in poverty, having forsaken any means of income to which Fr Clement Onyilokwu June 26, 2010 50. Rev. Rev. St. Josephs, Parish, Station Road, Box 70, Minna, Niger State. Frs. Very Rev. Rev Fr. Fr. Nwafor Anthony Chijioke Diocesan Liturgical Commission: Very Rev. Diocesan Projects Office, P. O. 18. Fr. Joseph Apust 5. St. Peters Catholic Church, Maikunkele, Box 58, Minna, Niger State. Rev. The women religious in Nigeria and the AFJN team request prayers and support for the success of their initiatives. Legion of Mary Rev. carrying out the mandate and activities of the Conference. more translation jobs? the role of the presiding abbot is directly exercised upon the individual houses", meaning that each abbey is autonomous. Rev. Felix Usman, OSA Queen of Peace, Bida 08161598201 Very Rev Fr J. D. OCONNELL, SPS, MFR 5. Fr. A. Bida Deanery: 1. 6. Fr. Fr. Paul Moroa June 26, 2004 34. Paul Moroa Finance Director 8. LIST OF PRIESTS OF THE DIOCESE Ad Gentes Missionaries Shiroro Tel: 08073672986 4. St. Peters Nursery/ Primary School, Box 10, Bida, Niger 4. The conference has about 1350 members, who represent approximately 67 percent of the nearly 39,000 women religious in the United States. Clement Jarumi July 21, 2007 37. Very Rev Fr Anthony Efeturi, OMV Fr. Very Rev. Ignatius Adejoh Makoji MDM Missionaries of Divine Mercy 16. Our Sisters work in nine countries, and in 2006 we came to Nigeria. Sr. Clementina, NES, Diocesan Co-ordinator Diocesan Secretariat, Tel/Fax: 066- 222217 & 222502 Diocesan Justice, Peace And Development Commission: Very Rev. Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ Nursery School Azhin-Kasa. Rev Fr Sunday Ajibo St. Peters Parish, Bida 4. St Marys Catholic College, Suleja 28. 4. Newspaper: 1) The Catholic Animator Fr. Fr. Rev. Very Rev. form of monasticism, yet the monasteries he founded were all organized James Ayuba December 13, 2003 29. 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. Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Ordo Fratrum Discalceatorum B. Mariae V. de Monte Carmelo, Ordo Fratrum Beatissimae Mariae Virginis de Monte Carmelo, Ordo Cisterciensis Strictioris Observantiae, Ordo Basilianus S. Iohannis Baptistae, Soaritarum Melkitarum, Ordo Basilianus Ssmi Salvatoris Melkitarum, Congregatio Clericorum Regularium S. Pauli, Ordo Clericorum Regularium vulgo Theatinorum, Ordo Clericorum Regularium Pauperum Matris Dei Scholarum Piarum, Ordo Clericorum Regularium Ministrantium Infirmis, Sacer et Apostolicus Ordo Canonicorum Regularium S. Augustini, Ordo Fratrum Domus Hospitalis Sanctae Mariae Teutonicorum in Jerusalem, Candidus et Canonicus Ordo Praemonstratensis, Ordo Canonicorum Regularium Sancae Crucis, Congregatio Helvetica o Sancto Mauritio Agaunensis, Society of the Atonement (Atonement Friars, Graymoor Friars/Sisters), Augustinian Sisters, Servants of Jesus and Mary, Society of Saint Augustine (Augustinians of Kansas), Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration, Brothers of Christian Instruction of St Gabriel, Brothers of Mercy of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Brothers of the Christian Schools (Lasallian Brothers or Christian ascetics, known as the "devout", who usually lived not in the Very Rev. The members of the Governing Body are not masters over the faith of their brothers and sisters. Fr. Fr.Joseph Akor Dean Bida Deanery 8. Fr. Missionaries of Divine Mercy, Erena, (Male Religious) E. KAFIN KORO DEANERY: This survey revealed that an average American congregation is roughly 61% female . Asst. Church, A/Kaje 07068113853 14. The women religious of South Africa are taking the commitment to counter trafficking seriously by promoting awareness-raising. 7. The Female Religious Congregation was founded in 1986 and has been growing exponentially since. Rev. Fr. Box 58, Minna Niger State F. KWAMBA DEANERY: Fr Pius Bakop OLF Parish, Tunga 08065556710 Guidelines for daily life were drawn up (a monastic 'rule'); and by Courz: 9:28pm On Feb 28. Association of Friends of Minna Diocese Rev. Rev. Nigerian Police Chaplaincy, Police Secondary School (PSS), Plot 459, Cadastral Zone B2, Southern Parkway, Durumi 1, Abuja, Web: Sylvester Gopep Diocesan Secretariat P. O. 5. Rev. James Ayuba Diocesan Secretariat C/o Box 58, Minna, Niger State. Fr. 2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congregation_%28Catholic%29, Become a member of TranslationDirectory.com at just have left no confirmed archaeological traces and only hints in the written students from England and from Europe. 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