Date of Birth: Saturday (Afo) 7"' April, 1956 State of Origin: Enugu Local Government Area: Ezeagu Village/Town: Umena Ndiagu Contact Address: 3, Ikwuato Street Enugu, Nigeria Contact Telephone: 234-42257004 E-mail Address: obiorikcftr yahoo.com Monsignor Obiora Francis Ike is the Vicar-General ol'the Catholic Diocese of Enugu. Hespeaks ten international languages. He is a champion of Human Rights and a professorol*Social Ethicsand African Studies, a Development Practitioner, a writer and publisherand above all, a manol" faith and a servant ofChrist. He was born on Saturday (Afo) 7"'April. 1956 in Gusau, Northern Nigeria but hails from Umana Ndiagu in Ezeagu Local Government Areaof Enugu Stale Nigeria. Hestudied from 1975 to 1987 in elevenschoolsacrossseven countries.This is a priestand pastor ofthe Flock ofChrist who has a vocation and has given twenty four hours every seven days of his life to it. lie is busy daily for the Cause ofthe Gospel and joyfully discharges his duties to the people of God. Schools Attended • University of Bonn. Germany - Doctorate in Theology • University ol"Innsbruck Austria • Diploma in Journalism and Economics . University of London • University ofSorbonne. Paris Diploma • Bigard Memorial Seminary Enugu Bachelor in Phil. 1978 • University of Innsbruck. Austria. B. Theol. • Centre for International Studies. Dubrov nik. Yugoslavia. Diploma in International Studies. • Language Certificates in French. Hebrew. Latin and Greek from Sorbonne Pastoral Work Deutschordens WhonstiftCologne,Germany Sacred Heart Parish, Uwani Enugu Chaplain Holy Rosary Girl's Secondary School Diocesan Consulters College Presbyterian Council, Finance Council Vicar General, Dialogue and Theological Commission Projects Director, Diocesan Curia, Priests Welfare and Further Studies Commission ofthe Roman Catholic Diocese of Enugu. He is the founder and Director of Catholic Institute for Development, Justice and Peace and Caritas (CIDJAP) - Catholic Institute for Development, Justice and Peace founded in 1986 Other Ministerial and Academic Duties Professor of Social Ethics , History and African Studies, CIDJAP 1993till date Academic chairand Director of Institute , Ecclesiastical CIDJAP Enugu, 1986 date Visiting Professor of Ethics andAfrican History, Theologische Faculteit, Tilburg, TheNetherlands, 1993 Guest Professor, Facultyof Theology, Wolfgang Gothe University of Frankfurt an Main 1997 Lecturer Languages, Bigard Memorial Seminary, Affiliate Pontifical Urban University Rome, 1986 1988 Lecturer Deuschordens FachSeminar, Beufsethik und Phlosophie, Cologne, Germany 1976 1987 Teacher, English, History, Literature , Sacred Heart Seminary Nsude, Nigeria , 1974 1975 Chairman of Developmental and Business Organisations within andOutside Nigeria Including: • Growing Business Foundation Nigeria • Africa Fund on Self-Reliance • Nigeria Association of Catholic Social Scientists • Poverty in Africa Alternative • Child Defence Foundations • Youth OrganisationDevelopment and Leadership • Justice Development and Peace Co-ordinators • Eastern Nigeria and Six OtherOrganisations Internationally recognised. • As Director of Umuchinemere Community Bank and Caritas International • Board Member to 13 Mission Groups in and outside Nigeria • President,African Association ofthe Advancement of Catholic Social Teaching • Founder, Small Scale Entrepreneurs Promotionand TrainingAssociation • Co-Founder Micro-Enterprises Development Co-operative • Editorial Board, Bulletin of Ecumenical Theology, New People Magazine Nairobi Kenya 1989 1995 • African Envoy, International Journal Cologne Publications Over 67 published works overthe years, translated intomany languages, including the following: • Globalization and African Self Determination, Germany 2005 • Understanding Africa Enugu & London, 2001 • Development is about people, Business is about ethics Nigeria, 2003 • Freedomis more than a Word-A TheologyofEmpowerment, 1989 CIDJAP Enugu • The Fantasy ofHuman Rights 1993, Enugu • Church and Society in Dialogue, Enugu, 1989 Awards and Prizes • CommunityChief- Onwa na-etiliORA of UmanaNdiagu, 1988 • Men ofAchievement Cambridge Publications UK, 1995 • Peace Prize Shalom Eichstaett University Germany, 1996 • WHO' is WHO in the World, USA, 1997 • Hon Chaplain ( Prelate) to the Pope John Paul 11, Rome Vatican, 2000 • Paul Haris Fellow, Rotary International Munich/Ludwigshafen Germany,2001 • WHO isWHOin Nigeria, 2004.AfrikaVerdienst PrisCVAfrika Hilfe Ev. Germany, 2005
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