Homily by Archbishop I. A. Kaigama at the Final Profession of Religious Vows, Sisters of Jesus the Redeemer
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The religious life is a deepening of the sacrament of baptism that is designed to allow one to live the Christian life as fully as possible
First Sunday of Advent. Homily by Archbishop I. A. Kaigama at St John the Baptist Church, Tyozua, Makurdi.
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The ideal preparation for Christmas is that which puts Christ at the centre.
Solemnity of Christ the King. Homily by Archbishop I. A. Kaigama at Our Lady of Fatima Parish, Sheda, Abuja.
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Allow Jesus to be the King of your life; allow his teachings about love and peace to reign in you.
Speech by Most Rev. I. A. Kaigama, Catholic Archbishop of Abuja at the NIREC 4th Quarter Meeting at Reiz Continental Hotel, Abuja, November 26, 2020....
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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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