{"id":14420,"date":"2017-03-08T12:49:54","date_gmt":"2017-03-08T11:49:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/?post_type=biography&#038;p=14420"},"modified":"2017-04-20T04:04:22","modified_gmt":"2017-04-20T03:04:22","slug":"ike-obiora-francis","status":"publish","type":"biography","link":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/biography\/ike-obiora-francis\/","title":{"rendered":"IKE, Obiora Francis"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Date of Birth: Saturday (Afo) 7&#8243;&#8216; 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&#8217;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&#8221; faith and a servant ofChrist. He was born on Saturday (Afo) 7&#8243;&#8216;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 \u2022 University of Bonn. Germany &#8211; Doctorate in Theology \u2022 University ol&#8221;Innsbruck Austria \u2022 Diploma in Journalism and Economics . University of London \u2022 University ofSorbonne. Paris Diploma \u2022 Bigard Memorial Seminary Enugu Bachelor in Phil. 1978 \u2022 University of Innsbruck. Austria. B. Theol. \u2022 Centre for International Studies. Dubrov nik. Yugoslavia. Diploma in International Studies. \u2022 Language Certificates in French. Hebrew. Latin and Greek from Sorbonne Pastoral Work Deutschordens WhonstiftCologne,Germany Sacred Heart Parish, Uwani Enugu Chaplain Holy Rosary Girl&#8217;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) &#8211; 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: \u2022 Growing Business Foundation Nigeria \u2022 Africa Fund on Self-Reliance \u2022 Nigeria Association of Catholic Social Scientists \u2022 Poverty in Africa Alternative \u2022 Child Defence Foundations \u2022 Youth OrganisationDevelopment and Leadership \u2022 Justice Development and Peace Co-ordinators \u2022 Eastern Nigeria and Six OtherOrganisations Internationally recognised. \u2022 As Director of Umuchinemere Community Bank and Caritas International \u2022 Board Member to 13 Mission Groups in and outside Nigeria \u2022 President,African Association ofthe Advancement of Catholic Social Teaching \u2022 Founder, Small Scale Entrepreneurs Promotionand TrainingAssociation \u2022 Co-Founder Micro-Enterprises Development Co-operative \u2022 Editorial Board, Bulletin of Ecumenical Theology, New People Magazine Nairobi Kenya 1989 1995 \u2022 African Envoy, International Journal Cologne Publications Over 67 published works overthe years, translated intomany languages, including the following: \u2022 Globalization and African Self Determination, Germany 2005 \u2022 Understanding Africa Enugu &#038; London, 2001 \u2022 Development is about people, Business is about ethics Nigeria, 2003 \u2022 Freedomis more than a Word-A TheologyofEmpowerment, 1989 CIDJAP Enugu \u2022 The Fantasy ofHuman Rights 1993, Enugu \u2022 Church and Society in Dialogue, Enugu, 1989 Awards and Prizes \u2022 CommunityChief- Onwa na-etiliORA of UmanaNdiagu, 1988 \u2022 Men ofAchievement Cambridge Publications UK, 1995 \u2022 Peace Prize Shalom Eichstaett University Germany, 1996 \u2022 WHO&#8217; is WHO in the World, USA, 1997 \u2022 Hon Chaplain ( Prelate) to the Pope John Paul 11, Rome Vatican, 2000 \u2022 Paul Haris Fellow, Rotary International Munich\/Ludwigshafen Germany,2001 \u2022 WHO isWHOin Nigeria, 2004.AfrikaVerdienst PrisCVAfrika Hilfe Ev. 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