Nigerian Claretians

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Nigerian Claretians

• Formed to give life

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Nigeria Most populous in Africa Land area
910,768 km. Population 130 million
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250 Ethnic Groups Hausa Fulani 29 Yoruba 21,
Igbo 18 Ijaw 10, Kanuri 4
Government Federal Republic Capital
Abuja Independence from UK on Oct.1,
1960 President Olusegun Obasanjo
Agriculture 33 Population below Poverty line
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Muslims 50 Christians 45
7 in the world for petroleum production Inflation
rate 12.5
Age Structure 0-14 years 44 15-64 years
52 65 and Above 3
Rate of Naira in1995 121.9 in 1999 1 99
2004. 1135
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Rich in resources Rich in Customs, traditions,
practices
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Communion Riots
Challenges and struggles of a large
nation Unemplyment poverty Corruption Inflation
and economic instabililty Ethnic rivalries
Mushroom Churches in abundance
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Shapeherds speak for Justice and Peace A church
growing A Church of the People
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• Claretian Mission in Nigeira
• Beginning in 1973
• Initiative of the Province of USA West

• Fr. Christian Ihedro
• First Nigerian Claretian

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Igbo-Ora

• Cmf Presence

Ogbomoso
Abuja
Ile-Ife
Ado Ekiti
Utonkon
Enugu
Iyamonyou
Owerri
Lagos
Ijebu-Ode
Port Hartcort
Aba
Ichi-NNewi
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Claretians in Nigeria, 2004

• Priests 122
• Brothers 3
• Temp.professed 103
• Novices 21
• Postulants 18

• Activities
• Parish work 49
• Formation 14
• School 3
• Outside Nigeria 21
• Administration 6
• Specialization 6

Average age
Priests 40 Students 27
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Fr. Wence, Fr. General with Claretian sisters
visiting the Bishop of Owerri A beginning for
Claretian sisters. April, 2004.
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Mary Land, Nekede, first Claretian foundation in
Nigeria
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Opening mass
Moments from General Assembly April, 2004
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Formators meet, April, 2004. Welcoming with Cola
Fr. Amadi
Formators with Fr. Mathew, General Prefecto of
formation
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Claretian Phisolophy Institute, Mary Land, Nekede
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Institute of Philosophy Students and formators
with Gen. Prefect
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Postulancy in Ijebu.Ode (above) Novitiate,
Utonkon
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Novitiate life, Otonkon
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At Attackwu, theology house
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Formation for Mission
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