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Gregory Ochiagha
Gregory Obinna Ochiagha (31 August 1931 – 29 December 2020) was a Nigerian Roman Catholic bishop. He was the first Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orlu, a position he held until he retired in 2008 and handed over to Bishop Augustine T. Ukwuoma his successor. Life and career Ochiagha was born in Nigeria and was ordained to the priesthood on July 31, 1960. He served in various Catholic parishes and institutions for several years as a priest. He served as the first Rector of St. Joseph Major, Seminary, Ikot-Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. Ochiagha was ordained a bishop in Rome on January 6, 1981, and was thereafter appointed as the first bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orlu, Nigeria. He served in that capacity until 2008 when he retired and handed over to Bishop Augustine T Ukwuoma who is the current bishop of the diocese. In 1990s Ochiagha reintroduced the Traditional Latin Mass in the Orlu diocese, becoming the first diocese in Nigeria to offer mass in ...
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Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Owerri
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Owerri (Latin: ''Archidioecesis Overriensis'') is located in Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria. The Seat of Wisdom Seminary is in Owerri. The archdiocese covers an area of 2,996 km2. 670,986 of the 1.7 million people in the area are member of the Catholic Church. History The diocese dates back to the Vicariate Apostolic of Owerri, which was created on February 12, 1948, when the Vicariate Apostolic of Onitsha-Owerri was split. On April 18, 1950, it was elevated to a diocese. On March 26, 1994, it became an Archdiocese. On 27 December 2020, auxiliary bishop Moses Chikwe and his driver were kidnapped by gunmen in Owerri. They were both released unharmed and without ransom, on 1 January 2021. Bishops Ordinaries * Vicar Apostolic of Owerri (Latin Church) ** Joseph Brendan Whelan, C.S.Sp. 12 Feb 1948 – 18 Apr 1950; ''see below'' * Bishops of Owerri (Roman rite) ** Joseph Brendan Whelan, C.S.Sp. 18 Apr 1950 – 25 Jun 1970; ''see above'' ** Mark ...
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Priestly Fraternity Of Saint Peter
The Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter ( la, Fraternitas Sacerdotalis Sancti Petri; FSSP) is a traditionalist Catholic society of apostolic life for priests and seminarians which is in communion with the Holy See. The society was founded in 1988 under the leadership of 12 priests who were formerly members of the Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX), another traditionalist organization, but were unwilling to remain part of it following the Écône consecrations, which resulted in its bishops being excommunicated by the Holy See. Headquartered in Switzerland, the society maintains two international seminaries: the International Seminary of St. Peter in Wigratzbad-Opfenbach, Bavaria, Germany, and Our Lady of Guadalupe Seminary in Denton, Nebraska, United States. The society is officially recognized by the Holy See and its priests celebrate the Tridentine Mass in locations in 147 worldwide dioceses. Canonical status According to canon law, the FSSP is a clerical society of apostolic l ...
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2020 Deaths
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1931 Births
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Catholic Bishops' Conference Of Nigeria
The Catholic Bishops' Conference of Nigeria is the Catholic episcopal conference of Nigeria. See also * Catholic Church in Nigeria References Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ... Catholic Church in Nigeria {{Nigeria-stub ...
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Catholic Church In Nigeria
The Catholic Church in Nigeria is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope, the curia in Rome, and the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Nigeria (CBCN). The present president of the CBCN is Most Rev. Lucius Ugorji,, Archbishop of Owerri, who was preceded by the Archbishop of Benin city Catholic Diocese, Augustine Obiora Akubeze . The Latin and Eastern Catholic Churches comprise the world's largest Christian Church, and its largest religious grouping. In 2005, there were an estimated 19 million baptised Catholics in Nigeria. In 2010 the Catholic population accounted for approximately 12.6% of the population. Nigeria, together with Congo Democratic Republic, boasts of the highest number of priests in Africa. The boom in vocation to the priesthood in Nigeria is mainly in the eastern part (especially among the Igbo ethnic group) which accounts for over 70 percent of the country's Catholic population. The second papal visit to the country in ...
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Bishops In The Catholic Church
In the Catholic Church, a bishop is an ordained minister who holds the fullness of the sacrament of holy orders and is responsible for teaching doctrine, governing Catholics in his jurisdiction, sanctifying the world and representing the Church. Catholics trace the origins of the office of bishop to the apostles, who it is believed were endowed with a special charism and office by the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. Catholics believe this special charism and office has been transmitted through an unbroken succession of bishops by the laying on of hands in the sacrament of holy orders. Diocesan bishops—known as eparchs in the Eastern Catholic Churches—are assigned to govern local regions within the Catholic Church known as dioceses in the Latin Church and eparchies in the Eastern Churches. Bishops are collectively known as the College of Bishops and can hold such additional titles as archbishop, cardinal, patriarch, or pope. As of 2020, there were approximately 5,600 livin ...
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The New York Times
''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid digital subscribers. It also is a producer of popular podcasts such as '' The Daily''. Founded in 1851 by Henry Jarvis Raymond and George Jones, it was initially published by Raymond, Jones & Company. The ''Times'' has won 132 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any newspaper, and has long been regarded as a national " newspaper of record". For print it is ranked 18th in the world by circulation and 3rd in the U.S. The paper is owned by the New York Times Company, which is publicly traded. It has been governed by the Sulzberger family since 1896, through a dual-class share structure after its shares became publicly traded. A. G. Sulzberger, the paper's publisher and the company's chairman, is the fifth generation of the family to head the pa ...
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Roman Catholic Diocese Of Orlu
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Orlu ( la, Orluan(a)) is a diocese located in the city of Orlu in the Ecclesiastical province of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Owerri in Nigeria. History * November 29, 1980: Established as Diocese of Orlu from the Diocese of Owerri Special churches The Cathedral is Holy Trinity Cathedral in Orlu. Bishops * Bishops of Orlu (Roman rite) ** Bishop Gregory Ochiagha (1980-2008) ** Bishop Augustine T. Ukwuoma (since June, 2008) Other priest of this diocese who became bishop *Brian Udaigwe, appointed nuncio and titular archbishop in 2013 See also *Roman Catholicism in Nigeria The Catholic Church in Nigeria is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope, the curia in Rome, and the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Nigeria (CBCN). The present president of the CBCN is Most Rev. Luciu ... External links www.orludiocese.org Roman Catholic dioceses in Nigeria Christian organizations established in 1980 Rom ...
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Traditional Latin Mass
The Tridentine Mass, also known as the Traditional Latin Mass or Traditional Rite, is the liturgy of Mass in the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church that appears in typical editions of the Roman Missal published from 1570 to 1962. Celebrated almost exclusively in Ecclesiastical Latin, it was the most widely used Eucharistic liturgy in the world from its issuance in 1570 until the introduction of the Mass of Paul VI (promulgated in 1969, with the revised Roman Missal appearing in 1970). The edition promulgated by Pope John XXIII in 1962 (the last to bear the indication ''ex decreto Sacrosancti Concilii Tridentini restitutum'') and Mass celebrated in accordance with it are described in the 2007 motu proprio ''Summorum Pontificum'' as an authorized form of the Church's liturgy, and sometimes spoken of as the Extraordinary Form, or the ''usus antiquior'' ("more ancient usage" in Latin). "Tridentine" is derived from the Latin ''Tridentinus'', "related to the city of Tridentum" (moder ...
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Rome
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