His Grace Archbishop Ignatius Ayau
Kaigama, President of the Catholic Bishops of Nigeria (CBCN) and Metropolitan
of Jos Archdiocese, has been appointed the new President of the Regional
Episcopal Conferences of West Africa (RECOWA - CERAO). His election, along with
those of other officers of the regional body took place at the recently
concluded second Plenary of RECOWA, held in Accra, Ghana.
Archbishop Kaigama succeeds
Archbishop Emeritus of Dakar, Theodore Cardinal Adrien Sarr of Senegal. Until
his election, the new President was the First Vice President of the Regional
Body. Other officers elected to run the affairs of the Conference are: Most
Reverent Jose Camnate Na Bessing, Bishop of Bissau (Guinea Bissau), First Vice
President; Most Reverent Alexi Touably Youlo, Bishop of Agboville (Cote
d’Ivoire) 2nd Deputy President; while Rev. Father Joseph Aka, has
been confirmed as the Secretary General of the Conference. He is to be assisted
by two deputy secretaries.
The Regional Plenary which lasted
from February 22 to 29, 2016; was attended by Cardinals, Archbishops, Bishops
and other invited dignitaries from all the Conferences of the region and other
parts of the world. The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) was
represented by a high powered delegation of about 40 Bishops, led by its
President, Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama. The theme of the plenary was: The New
Evangelization and the specific challenges for the Church, Family of God in West
Africa: Reconciliation, Development, and Family Life.
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