John Olorunfemi Onaiyekan
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His Eminence John Onaiyekan |
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| Cardinal, Archbishop of Abuja | |
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| Archdiocese | Abuja |
| See | Abuja |
| Appointed | 7 July 1990 (Coadjutor) |
| Installed | 28 September 1992 |
| Predecessor | Dominic Ekandem |
| Other posts | Cardinal-Priest of San Saturnino |
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| Ordination | 3 August 1969 by Auguste Delisle CSSp |
| Consecration | 6 January 1983 by Pope John Paul II |
| Created Cardinal | 24 November 2012 by Pope Benedict XVI |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
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| Birth name | John Olorunfemi Onaiyekan |
| Born |
29 January 1944 Kabba |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
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John Olorunfemi Onaiyekan (born 29 January 1944) is a Nigerian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He has been Archbishop of Abuja since 1994 and was made a Cardinal in 2012. He has served as President of the Christian Association of Nigeria, President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Nigeria and Bishop of Ilorin.
Onaiyekan was born in the town of Kabba, in what is now Kogi State, to Bartholomew and Joann Onaiyekan. He attended St. Mary's Catholic School in Kabba from 1949 until 1956, Mount St. Michael's Secondary School in Aliade, Benue State, from 1957 until 1962, and Ss. Peter & Paul Major Seminary in Bodija, Ibadan, from 1963 until 1965. He completed his religious studies in Rome in 1969 and was ordained as a priest on 3 August of that year by Bishop Auguste Delisle of Ilorin.Ahmadu Bello, Premier of Nigeria's Northern Region, had offered him a scholarship to study abroad.
Onaiyekan taught at St. Kizito's College, Isanlu, in 1969. He became rector of St. Clement Junior Seminary in Lokoja in 1971. He completed his Licentiate of Sacred Scripture in 1973 and earned his doctorate in 1976. He became Vice Rector of Ss. Peter & Paul in 1977.
In October 1980, Pope John Paul II named Onaiyekan to a five-year term on the International Theological Commission. In November, he joined the International Catholic/Methodist Dialogue Commission.
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