His Holiness, Pope Benedict XVI, yesterday appointed the Catholic
Archbishop of Abuja, John Olorunfemi Onaiyekan, a Cardinal of the Roman
Catholic Church.
The elevation of the former President of the Catholic
Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) came amongst five others namely:
James Michael Harvey (America), Bechara Boutros Rahi (Lebanon),Baselios Cleemis (India), Ruben Salazar Gomez (Columbia) and Luis
Antonio Tagle (Philippines), making Onaiyekan the only African amongst
the six newly appointed cardinals.
With his elevation, the Kabba,
Kogi-State born Onaiyakan becomes the fourth Nigerian Cardinal after the
late Dominic Cardinal Ekandem, Francis Cardinal Arinze and Anthony
Cardinal Okogie. He will be joining the College of Cardinals in
November, 2012.
The Supreme Pontiff had yesterday, at the end of the weekly general audience, said in a surprise announcement that he would be appointing cardinals in a consistory on November 24, the second consistory to be held this year.
The Supreme Pontiff had yesterday, at the end of the weekly general audience, said in a surprise announcement that he would be appointing cardinals in a consistory on November 24, the second consistory to be held this year.
The appointment of the former President of the Christian
Association of Nigeria (CAN) means that the 68-year-old prelate is now
qualified under the Canon Law to be elected a pope and also join other
cardinals, who are below the age of 80 in the election of a new pope.
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