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- The recently elected Pope Leo XIV has visited Nigeria connected astatine slightest 9 antithetic occasions betwixt 2001 and 2016
- The National Director of Social Communications, Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria, (CSN) Very Rev Fr Dr Michael Nsikak Umoh, listed the fig of times Pope Leo has been to Nigeria
- According to Father Umoh, the past clip Pope Leo IV visited Nigeria was successful September 2016 for the Intermediate General Chapter which was held astatine DRACC, Lugbe
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FCT, Abuja - The National Director of Social Communications, Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria, (CSN) Very Rev Fr Dr Michael Nsikak Umoh, said Pope Leo XIV visited Nigeria connected astatine slightest 9 occasions betwixt 2001 and 2016.
Very Rev Fr Umoh said Pope Leo is related to Nigeria done his conferes of the Order of St. Augustine.
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According to Father Umoh, Pope Leo’s erstwhile visits were usually to the Provincial Chapters of the Augustinian Province of Nigeria arsenic the Prior General.
As reported by The Nigeria Catholic Network, Pope Leo usually sojourn astir of the areas the Augustinians person a assemblage including Lagos, Abuja, Kaduna, Warri, Jos, Benin, Bida, Ibusa, Iwaro Oka-Akoko, Kano, etc.
Pope Leo’s past visits to Nigeria
1. November 2001: While the General Chapter of 2001 approved the constitution of the Augustinian Province of Nigeria successful August, the Prior General (Fr. Robert Prevost) and his assembly erected the state successful November. This was astatine St. Monica, Jos (The Augustinian Provincialate successful Nigeria).
2. August 2003: Visited arsenic the Prior General
3. October 2005: St Monica Catholic Church, Malali, Kaduna
4. August 2007: Canonical visits successful 2007 (he visited each portion of Nigeria wherever the Augustinians work: Lagos, Jos, Kaduna, Abuja, Agbor, etc),
5. May 2008: Present for the episcopal ordination of the Bishop of Kano, Bishop John Namaza Niyiring, OSA.
6. August 2008: Visited arsenic the Prior General
7. August 2010: Visited arsenic the Prior General
8. August 2012: Visited arsenic the Prior General
9. September 2016: As the Bishop of Chiclayo, Peru, helium visited Abuja for the Intermediate General Chapter which was held astatine DRACC, Lugbe.
He was taken connected a circuit of Abuja with the Major Superiors of the Augustinian Order to the National Stadium, Eagle’s Square, and the Ecumenical Centre.
They were aboriginal hosted to a meal astatine the KK Hotel and had Mass astatine St. John of the Cross Catholic Church, Maraba.
It was gathered that immoderate of his Augustinian confreres who lived with him successful the assemblage successful Rome. Two of them are Nigerians.
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Recall that the predetermination of an American arsenic the new Pope sparked wide reactions from Nigerians online.
Some presumption it arsenic governmental and unfair, portion others observe the infinitesimal arsenic historical for the Catholic Church.
Comments bespeak a premix of hope, disappointment, and skepticism astir the aboriginal practice of African clergy.
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Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that the erstwhile Pope, arsenic the spiritual person of implicit a cardinal Catholics, did not person a traditional salary but was afloat supported by the Vatican.
Pope Francis, known for his humble lifestyle, actively refused idiosyncratic income passim his tenure from 2013 to 2025, mirroring the values of St. Francis of Assisi.
While the Vatican maintained important assets, fiscal challenges led Francis to instrumentality reforms, including wage cuts for clergy and greater transparency successful spending.
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