Bishop Wilfred Chikpa Anagbe - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Sun, 10 Nov 2024 23:16:29 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg Bishop Wilfred Chikpa Anagbe - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Over 15 Catholic parishes closed amid cries to end violence against Christians in Nigeria https://cathnews.co.nz/2024/11/11/over-15-catholic-parishes-closed-amid-cries-to-end-violence-against-christians-in-nigeria/ Mon, 11 Nov 2024 04:50:47 +0000 https://cathnews.co.nz/?p=177769 Bishop Wilfred Chikpa Anagbe of the Catholic Diocese of Makurdi in Nigeria has called for action to address escalating insecurity in Nigeria's Benue State, which has led to the closure of more than 15 parishes in his Episcopal See. In an interview with ACI Africa on the sidelines of the 7th International Theological Conference organised Read more

Over 15 Catholic parishes closed amid cries to end violence against Christians in Nigeria... Read more]]> Bishop Wilfred Chikpa Anagbe of the Catholic Diocese of Makurdi in Nigeria has called for action to address escalating insecurity in Nigeria's Benue State, which has led to the closure of more than 15 parishes in his Episcopal See.

In an interview with ACI Africa on the sidelines of the 7th International Theological Conference organised by the Institute of Consecrated Life in Africa (InCLA), Bishop Anagbe urged the Nigerian government to prioritise security to restore hope and enable displaced persons to return to their ancestral homes.

"Benue State is like the epicentre of what is happening. In my Diocese of Makurdi, I have lost about 14 to 15 parishes now," the Nigerian Catholic Bishop said.

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