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Pope appoints new Catholic bishop for Bauchi diocese

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His Holiness Pope Francis has appointed Rev Fr Hilary Nanman Dechelem C.M.F as new Bishop  of Bauchi Catholic Diocese.

The Secretary  General,

Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria, Rev Fr. Ralph Madu, stated this in Bauchi on Wednesday.

Before his appointment, Rev Fr Nanman Dechelem was the parish priest of Church of Immaculate Conception Upperhill, Makurdi.

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According to the statement, the new Buship was birn on June 3 1966 in the former Benue Plateau State. He is a native of Moeda–Kwalla from Kwampan Local Government Area of Plateau State and attended Primary School in L.E.A School Kabala, St Catherine’s Makurdi and Central Primary School, Awe, Nassarawa State, respectively.

The statement reads: “Rev Fr Nanman Dechelem also attended secondary education at St Peters College Toto, St John Bosco, Doma and Government Secondary School Obi all in Nassarawa State. He was admitted by the Claretian Missionaries in 1986 at Nekede Owerri for Postulancy. Had first Religious Profession on September 8, 1988 at Utonkon, Benue State and  Final Religious Profession on September 13, 1993 at Maryland, Nekede, Owerri.

“He was ordained priest on July 1, 1995 at Kwa Parish in the Archdiocese of Jos, the Bishop-elect had Bachelor’s degree in Philosophy from Claretian Institute of Philosophy in 1990 (Affiliate of the Pontifical Urban University, Rome)., Master’s degree in Theology from Spiritan International School of Theology, Attakwu, Enugu 1995 (Affiliate of Duquesne University Pittsburg Pennsylvania, USA), Master’s Degree in Christian Spirituality from Creighton University Omaha, Nebraska, USA 2014, Certificate Course in Spiritual Direction from Creighton University 2014.

“He studied Masters in Business Administration/ Project Management Technology at Federal University of Technology. Owerri, Imo State 2002. Ongoing (student) Doctorate Degree in Policy Analysis and Public Administration at Federal University of Abuja.

The new bishop worked as Bursar and part time lecturer 1995-1999 at the Claratian Institute of Philosophy Nekede and was elected in the Provincial Council as Consultor/Prefect of Economy 1999-2005. Consultor/Prefect of Spirituality, 2005-2010.

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“Nanman Dechelem is a member of the General Economic Council of the Claretian Congregation in Rome (GEC 2003-2006). Parish Priest Maria Goretti Parish Ikenegbu, Owerri Archdiocese 2005-2010. Parish Priest St John Mary Vianney Parish Kwande, Shendam Diocese and Vicar for Religious 2010-2017. Lecturer/Core Team, Institute for Formators “DU” Jos 2015 till date”, it said.

According to the statement, the date for the ordination of the bishop-elect is yet to be announced.

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