Father Edeh
| Father Emmanuel M. P. Edeh | |
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| Orders | |
| Ordination | April 19, 1976 by Most Rev. Dr. Godfrey Mary Paul Okoye C.S.Sp, Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Enugu |
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| Born |
May 20, 1947 Akpugo, Enugu State, Nigeria |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Priest, Author, Educationist, Philanthropist |
Emmanuel M. P. Edeh , commonly known as Father Edeh, (born 20 May 1947) is a Nigerian Roman Catholic priest of the Holy Ghost congregation. Father Edeh is the founder of the Pilgrimage Centre of Eucharistic Adoration also known as the Pilgrimage Centre for Peace and Reconciliation Elele, Rivers State, Nigeria. This religious congregation run clinics and homes for the orphans, the sick, the disabled, and the mentally ill. They also run soup kitchens, schools, counseling and conflict resolution programs.Father Edeh has been the recipient of several honors including the Nigerian Order of the Federal Republic (OFR)), an award he received in 2008 in recognition of his contributions to the advancement of education in Nigeria, conflict resolution and charity works.
Fr. Edeh was born as ‘Ogbodo Edeh’ in Akpugo, Enugu State Nigeria, to a family of an African traditionalist Mr Joseph and Elizabeth Edeh Ani Onovo. The name Emmanuel was added to him at the age of nine, when he was baptized a Christian in April 1956 at the Holy Angels’ Catholic Mission, Ndiagu Obuno, Akpugo by Rev. Fr. Brennan. He attended Holy Angels Catholic School in Akpugo, Enugu State, where he got his primary school education before gaining admission into the Holy Ghost Juniorate, Ihiala in 1963 and finished his secondary education in 1967, a period that was coincidentally the beginning of the Nigerian-Biafran war. In 1968 Father Edeh enrolled at the Holy Ghost Scholasticate, Awo-Omamma where he successfully completed his philosophy studies in 1970. In 1972 he was admitted into the Bigard Memorial Seminary Enugu where he completed his theology studies and was ordained into priesthood on the 19th of April 1976. The year 1978 saw Father Edeh travel to the United States of America to further his studies. He studied at DePaul University in Chicago Illinois where he obtained Bachelors, Masters and Doctorate of Arts degrees in Philosophy specializing in Metaphysics.
Father Edeh had his first personal experience of practical charity work in 1968 when during the early days of the Biafran war, he had to work at three Caritas feeding centers in and around Awo-Omamma.(Caritas is a Catholic non-governmental organization that played a major role in providing Food, medicine and clothing to Biafra children during the Biafra war). This experience as he recounted provoked in him a desire to serve humanity through practical and effective charity. Thus, after the war he pursued and gained admission into the theology department of Bigard Memorial Seminary, Enugu, Nigeria for his theological studies in 1972.
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