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CELEBRATION GALORE!

by ARCH BISHOP · November 4, 2018

Irrespective of the security challenges faced some weeks ago in Jos and environs, the Lord continues to graciously bless us in many ways. The gratitude, joy and faith of the people are irrepressible as witnessed by the large gathering at our Holy Mass today in St. Benedict’s parish Mista Ali, where 335 persons were confirmed, 11 couples wedded and 5 seminarians ordained deacons. The mood was that of optimism, determination and courage. There is a bright light at the end of the tunnel. As the readings today urge us, let us keep loving the Lord whole-heartedly and be genuinely charitable to people we meet, considering them one with us, made in the image and likeness of God. This is what can make our world a better place – a world inhabited by people bonded by a loving and united humanity.

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Born in the Nigerian State of Taraba on the 31st July, 1958, Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama was ordained a Catholic priest in 1981. In 1995, he became the first Bishop of the Diocese of Jalingo, the capital city of his home State of Taraba. In 2000, he was installed as the Archbishop of Jos, capital of Plateau State and on 11th March 2019, the Holy Father Pope Francis appointed him Coadjutor Archbishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja and he took full possession as Archbishop of Abuja in December 2019. Archbishop Kaigama is the founder of the Dialogue, Reconciliation, and Peace Centre, Jos (2011). He was elected President of the Regional Episcopal Conference of West Africa (RECOWA) in 2015 and also served as the President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) for six years.

He has held positions as Chair of the Plateau State Inter-Religious Council for Peace and Harmony and Chair of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), in Plateau State for years. He was also a member of the Solomon Lar Presidential Committee mandated by the Federal Government to look into the causes of the Plateau ethno-religious crises and to proffer ways of bringing them to an end. He travels all around the world to speak about peace and share his experience of dialogue/interfaith collaboration and peace-building efforts.

His Grace holds a PhD in spiritual theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, Italy and two honourary doctorate degrees in Public Administration and Human Resource Management by Godfrey Okoye University, Enugu (2015) and Madonna University (2016) respectively.

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