Watch the moment

Here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCf4D3cQOo0

Governor Willie Mmaduaburochukwu Obiano yesterday 09/01/2019 handed over the St. Joseph's Catholic Church Parish Aguleri in Anambra East Local Government Area of Anambra State to His Eminence Cardinal Francis Arinze for rededication. Governor Obiano described taking up the rebuilding project as his personal contribution to the church and Christians all over the world.

Facts about St Joseph's Catholic Church -

* The foundation of the now reconstructed St Joseph's Catholic Church was laid in 1937 by Fr Joseph Thomas Delaney in honour of four missionaries who worked and died and were buried in Aguleri.

* The building was completed and opened for use in April 1940.

* The Blessed Rev. Fr. Michael Iwene Tansi became the Parish Priest of St Joseph's in 1949. It was from St Joseph's that Blessed Fr Iwene Tansi travelled to Rome in 1950.

The rededication Mass was celebrated by His Eminence Cardinal Francis Arinze and Catholic Bishops with Hundreds of Christians all over the world in attendance.

Governor Obiano as a dedicated Catholic faithful has proven once again his commitment to the growth of Christianity in his country home and the world at large.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCf4D3cQOo0


This project raises a fond memory of Late Iwene Tansi who many all over the world hold in high esteem.

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