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NEWS

December 25, 2025

Christmas with the Internally Displaced Persons at Schape, Apo Area, Abuja, FCT.

We thank generous donors who support the Church to assist the less privileged

HOMILIES / NEWS

December 21, 2025

God is with us always

4th Sunday of Advent, Holy Trinity Church, Maitama, Abuja, 21.12. 2025. Homily by Archbishop I.A. Kaigama Readings: Is 7:10–14; Rom 1:1–7; Mt 1:18–24 Theme: God...

HOMILIES / NEWS

December 14, 2025

REJOICING IN THE FACE OF ADVERSITY

3RD SUNDAY OF ADVENT (C), 14TH DECEMBER, 2025, St. Pius X Parish, Gbagalagpe.

NEWS / SPEECHES/PAPERS

December 6, 2025

ADDRESS OF THE CHANCELLOR, MOST REV. IGNATIUS A. KAIGAMA, ARCHBISHOP OF ABUJA, AT THE 13TH CONVOCATION CEREMONY OF GODFREY OKOYE UNIVERSITY

Let your success be defined not by what you achieve for yourselves, but by what you contribute in the lives of others and the society as a whole.

HOMILIES / NEWS

November 30, 2025

A CALL TO WAKEFULNESS, UNCONDITIONAL LOVE AND JUSTICE

1ST SUNDAY OF ADVENT, AT THE INAUGURAL MASS FOR THE LEGAL YEAR FOR CATHOLIC LAWYERS, ABUJA ARCHDIOCESE, AT CHURCH OF ASSUMPTION, ASOKORO

PROFILE

Born in the Nigerian State of Taraba on the 31st July, 1958, Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama was ordained a Catholic priest in 1981. In 1995, he became the first Bishop of the Diocese of Jalingo, the capital city of his home State of Taraba. In 2000, he was installed as the Archbishop of Jos, capital of Plateau State and on 11th March 2019, the Holy Father Pope Francis appointed him Coadjutor Archbishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja and he took full possession as Archbishop of Abuja in December 2019. Archbishop Kaigama is the founder of the Dialogue, Reconciliation, and Peace Centre, Jos (2011). He was elected President of the Regional Episcopal Conference of West Africa (RECOWA) in 2015 and also served as the President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) for six years.

He has held positions as Chair of the Plateau State Inter-Religious Council for Peace and Harmony and Chair of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), in Plateau State for years. He was also a member of the Solomon Lar Presidential Committee mandated by the Federal Government to look into the causes of the Plateau ethno-religious crises and to proffer ways of bringing them to an end. He travels all around the world to speak about peace and share his experience of dialogue/interfaith collaboration and peace-building efforts.

His Grace holds a PhD in spiritual theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, Italy and two honourary doctorate degrees in Public Administration and Human Resource Management by Godfrey Okoye University, Enugu (2015) and Madonna University (2016) respectively.

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Category: NEWS

Christmas with the Internally Displaced Persons at Schape, Apo Area, Abuja, FCT.

God is with us always

REJOICING IN THE FACE OF ADVERSITY

ADDRESS OF THE CHANCELLOR, MOST REV. IGNATIUS A. KAIGAMA, ARCHBISHOP OF ABUJA, AT THE 13TH CONVOCATION CEREMONY OF GODFREY OKOYE UNIVERSITY

A CALL TO WAKEFULNESS, UNCONDITIONAL LOVE AND JUSTICE

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