Nigerian priest gets Vatican appointment - NEWS FRONTIER DAILY

    • Breaking

    Wednesday, April 19, 2023

    Home Religion Nigerian priest gets Vatican appointment

    Nigerian priest gets Vatican appointment





    Pope Francis appoints Msgr. Anthony Onyemuche Ekpo as new Under-Secretary of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development.

    By Vatican News staff writer

    The Holy Father has appointed Msgr. Anthony Onyemuche Ekpo as Under-Secretary of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development. Until now, Msgr. Ekpo has served as an official at the Section for General Affairs of the Secretariat of State.

    Msgr. Anthony Onyemuche Ekpo was born on 24 September 1981 in Umudike, Nigeria. He was ordained a priest on 30 July 2011 for the Diocese of Umuahia. After receiving a Doctorate in Systematic Theology from the Australian Catholic University in 2013, he obtained a Doctorate in Canon Law from the Pontifical Gregorian University in 2021. 

    He was appointed Chaplain to Pope Francis on 17 March 2023. Besides Igbo and English, Msgr. Ekpo speaks Italian and French. Since 5 September 2016, he has been an official in the General Affairs Section of the Secretariat of State.


    Tags
    Share This
    Author Image

    About NEWS FRONTIER DAILY

    By at
    Labels:

    No comments:

    Post a Comment

    Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)

    Author Details

    NEWSFRONTIER is a product of a dedicated and seasoned Journalist who has cut his teeth in the Media industry. The Publisher was once a teacher, and a public commentator. He was well grounded in community journalism. He had edited many Newspapers both local and international. The focus of NEWSFRONTIER is to inform, educate, entertain and above all be source of credible news source for the opinion moulders and the general public. We are assuring all our readers/audience that we are going to be objective, concise, and be guided by our conscience by looking at every information and data from all angles. Journalism is evolving daily, we will move with time, but not be swayed with tide.