John Onaiyekan

His Eminence

John Onaiyekan
Cardinal, Archbishop emeritus of Abuja
Church
ArchdioceseAbuja
Appointed
  • 7 July 1990 (Coadjutor)
  • 28 Sep 1992 (Bishop)
  • 26 Mar 1994 (Archbishop)
Retired9 November 2019
PredecessorDominic Ekandem
SuccessorIgnatius Ayau Kaigama
Other post(s)Cardinal priest of San Saturnino (2012‍–‍present)
Previous post(s)
Orders
Ordination3 August 1969
by Auguste Delisle
Consecration6 January 1983
by Pope John Paul II, Eduardo Martínez Somalo, Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy
Created cardinal24 November 2012
by Pope Benedict XVI
RankCardinal Priest
Personal details
Born
John Olorunfemi Onaiyekan

(1944-01-29) 29 January 1944 (age 80)
Kabba, Colonial Nigeria
MottoFiat Voluntas Tuo
(Latin for 'Thy Will Be Done')
Coat of armsJohn Onaiyekan's coat of arms
Ordination history of
John Onaiyekan
History
Priestly ordination
Ordained byAuguste Delisle
Date3 August 1969
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecratorPope John Paul II
Co-consecrators
Date6 January 1983
PlaceSt. Peter's Basilica, Rome
Cardinalate
Elevated byPope Benedict XVI
Date24 November 2012
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by John Onaiyekan as principal consecrator
Michael Ekwoy Apochi2003
Martin Dada Abejide Olorunmolu2006
Anselm Umoren2012
Godfrey Igwebuike Onah2013
Michael Gobal Gokum2014
Source(s):[1]

John Olorunfemi Onaiyekan[pronunciation?] (born 29 January 1944) is a Nigerian prelate of the Catholic Church. He was archbishop of the Latin Church archdiocese of Abuja from 1994 to 2019 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.

  1. ^ "John Olorunfemi Cardinal Onaiyekan". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. 30 January 2023. Archived from the original on 16 October 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2024.