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.…
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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…