Homily by Archbishop Ignatius A. Kaigama on New Year and Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God at Our Lady Queen of Nigeria Pro-Cathedral, Abuja
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We should ask for a new and better way of being Nigerians, translating our faith convictions into good action.
New Year Message, 2021, by Archbishop I. A. Kaigama
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If you affirm the providence of God, you are confessing, even in the face of all appearances to the contrary, that God cares for you and is in control of your life.
Christmas Message 2020, by Most Rev. Ignatius A. Kaigama, Archbishop of Abuja
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The Christmas celebrations should ideally be a lesson in love, faith and hope.
The incidents of killings and kidnapping currently going on in Nigeria, is now posing a significant threat to all the citizens. Most kidnappings are financially...
Fourth Sunday of Advent. Homily by Archbishop I. A. Kaigama at Our Lady Queen of Nigeria Pro-Cathedral, Abuja.
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God wants to dwell in the temples of our hearts, our families and places of work
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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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