John olorunfemi onaiyekan biography of michael

Cardinal John Olorunfemi Onaiyekan, MetropolitanArchbishop emeritus of Abuja, Nigeria, was born on 29 January 1944 in Kabba, Nigeria. In 1963 he entered Sts. Peter and Paul Major Seminary in Bodija.

Two years later he went to Rome to complete his formation at the Pontifical Urban College of Propaganda Fide and that same year, 1969, he was ordained a priest on 3 August.

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He taught at St. Kizito’s College, Isanlu, and was Rector of St. Clement Junior Seminary, Lokoja.

He earned a licence in Sacred Scripture at the Pontifical Biblical Institute and a doctorate in biblical theology at the Pontifical Urban University. In 1977 he became Vice-Rector and, in 1979, Rector of Sts. Peter and Paul Major Seminary.

In 1980 he was appointed a member for five years of the International Theological Commission and also of the International Commission for Catholic-Methodist Dialogue.

On 10 September 1982 John Paul II appointed him titular Bishop of Thunusuda and Auxiliary of the diocese of Llori john olorunfemi onaiyekan biography of michael3 SEMAZ