Category Lwanga Deanery

st. theresa’s parish, umunya

The Catholic Church stepped on Umunya soil in 1915, through Rev. Fr Bubendorf CSSp. From oral tradition, the history of Umunya began with a man called Nya. No mention was made of his wife, but he had children who came…

St. Michael the archangel, Ogbunike

The history of St. Michael the Archangel parish, Ogbunike cannot be written without mentioning St. Anthony, Umudioka and Fr. Tansi. In 1943 when Fr. Tansi decided to have a mass center in Ogbunike; elder Okogba of Umukubuagha, Osile Ogbunike donated…

st. stephen’s parish, ogbunike

The history of the advent of the missionaries in Ogbunike dates back to 1912, when Fr. Louis Ward Cssp and brother Adelme ward Cssp first visited Chief Ezechukwu Obidimma of Azu, Ogbunike. The visit was blessed with the donation of…

st. anthony’s parish, nteje

St. Anthony’s parish Nteje was carved out from Sacred heart parish Nteje by his Grace, Most Rev. Valerian Okeke on the 29th day of September, 2010. As a parisg, the first holy mass was celebrated at St. Anthony’s Parish Ifite…

Sacred Heart Parish,Nteje.

Sacred heart parish Nteje became a parish in 1906 with Rev. Fr. Doulvry Cssp as the first resident priest and parish priest. As a tool for envagelization, Fr. Doulvry started the elementary school. In 1909, the first Chapel was built…

St. Peter’s Parish, Awkuzu

St. Peter’s parish, Awkuzu began as an outstation of St. Raphael’s Awkuzu. Fuel to long distance and other considerations, the outstation was promoted to the status of a parish in January 2009 by Most. Rev. Dr. Valerian Okeke, the Archbishop…