Monsignor Gregory Ochiaga, the emeritus bishop of Orlu ordained Deacon Charles Ike from the Priestly Society of St. Peter to the priesthood. The priestly ordination took place in the parish of Enneemaka of Umuaka, which is supervised by the Society of St. Peter. Umuaka is located in the state of Imo.
Nne Enyemaka is Igbo, the language of the people of the same name who live in southeast of Nigeria, and stands for Our Lady of Perpetual Help. A copy of the Roman image is revered in the parish church built by the Society of Peter. The construction work is still ongoing.
The parish was established by the incumbent Bishop of Orlu, Augustine Uwuoma as a personal parish for the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite.
It is the first priestly ordination in the Immemorial Roman Rite, which has been offered in Nigeria since the liturgical reform of 1969/1970.
If you are interested in the church building project, you can find information on fsspnigeria.org.
Text: Giuseppe Nardi
Image: fsspnigeria.org
Trans: Tancred vekron99@hotmail.com
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Image: fsspnigeria.org
Trans: Tancred vekron99@hotmail.com
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3 comments:
Great
I met the seminarian now FSSP priest Charles in Lewisham Sydney many years ago. He was a most humble and gentle person then. Congratulations on your ordination. God bless you and all your endeavours, I will never forget meeting you. I pray Our Lady will ever be at your side.
My pastor at the local parish is a Nigerian Biafran! Strongly encouraging him to offer the EF! He's open to it!
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