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st. michael’s parish, Awkuzu

In 1921, the first missionary station was set up at ifite Awkuzu on a piece of land provided by Chief Patrick Igwebuike. The land was cleared and a teacher’s quarters and a church was erected. In the year 2008, St.…

st. catherine’s parish, awkuzu.

St. Catherine’s Parish Awkuzu was dedicated on the 9th July 2005 by His Grace Most Rev. Dr. Valerian Okeke. It was that same day that St. Catherine station was elevated to a parish of it’s own with an immediately parish…

st. patrick’s parish, Awkuzu

In 1996,Late Mgsr. Joe Nwibegbunam, the parish priest of St. Raphael’s Catholic church, Awkuzu conducted census in Aand observed that Awkuzu was fit for at least three more parishes. It was misunderstood as a move to split Awkuzu into autonomous…

St. Raphael’s Parish, Awkuzu.

Early Beginnings  This history begins with the arrival of the early Catholic Missionaries in Onitsha on the 5th of December 1885, led by Rev. Fr Lutz and Rev. Fr Home. On arrival, the Missionaries established contact with the King of…

st. mark’s parish umueri

St. Mark’s parish began as an outstation of Our Lady of Victory Umueri since 1933. The former site for the outstation was St. Mark’s primary school Nneyi Umueri. The outstation was elevated to the status of a parish on 10th…

our lady of victory, umueri

Ss Peter & Paul was established I. 1894 marking the beginning of Christianity in Umuleri. Rev. Fr. Bisch first set his foot on the soil followed by Rev. Fr. Joseph Bubendorf.Our Lady of Victory parish as an outstation to St.…

st. francis ikem ivite, nando.

The first attempt by the Roman Catholic Mission to establish a mission in Ikem Nando was made between 1885 and 1891 as Nando was the third place the missionaries visited after Onitsha and Aguleri. Unfortunately, Ikem Nando was very far…