The early missionaries had set up flourishing stations along the river banks at Onitsha,Nsugbe, Aguieri and Igbariam. As Nando is in the hinterland, there is no evidence that the 19th century missionaries penetrated into Nando, but according to oral tradition…
The beginning of the catholic church in farm Settlement dates back to 1962. It all started like planting a mustard seed on the 15th day of November 1962 when the first batch of 129 settled. Some settlers who were brought…
Two Catholic Spiritan Missionaries, Rev Frs Joseph Emile Lutz CSSp and Francis Home, who had arrived in Onitsha in a steamer from Brass, together with other members of their team, sowed the seed of Catholic faith that blossomed all over…
St. Patrick’s Special Independent Station Year of Creation: 2023 Administrator: Fr. Michael OKAGBUE
St Paul’s Parish Aguleri Otu comprises of Enugu otu and Eziagulu-otu, the riverine part of Aguleri. St Paul’s parish was carved out of St Joseph parish Aguleri (now a Cathedral).It was raised to the status of a parish in the…
St. Mary’s Parish Eziagulu-otu was formerly Independent Station under St paul’s Parish Enugu otu between 2007 and 2011. It was canonically elevated to the Status of a Parish Wednesday 23rd December 2011 during the pastoral visit of His Grace Mt…
St. Francis was created in the year 2005. The population of the parish as at last census was about 3594 (three thousand five hundred and ninety- four). The date and the year of first Holy Mass celebrated in St. Francis…
St. Mary’s Parish, Ugwunadegbe was elevated to the status of a parish by his Grace, Most Rev. Dr. Valerian Okeke in 2009.The journey to the status of a parish began on 29th June 1997 when some delegates met with the…
CHRISTIANITY IN AGULERI From 1887, barely two years after the missionaries landed at Onitsha, Chief Onyekomei Idigo started paying regular visits to the Catholic mission at Onitsha, imploring them to come to Aguleri. Eventually, in 1888, Fr. Lutz, with…
He trained us strictly with lashes to see that we know almost every part of hymns with their different tones. He told us to drink eggs to see that our voices be changed to all tones required… Each time one…
