1 Nov 1932:Born in Eziowelle Anambra state(was baptised by Rev Fr michael Tansi now Bl Tansi
23 Nov 1958:Ordained a catholic priest of Onitsha archdiocese.
6 Jul 1965: Appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Onitsha.
6 Jul 1965:Appointed Titular Archbishop of Fissiana.
29 Aug 1965:Ordained Bishop(the youngest Bishop in the world at the age of 32).
26 Jun 1967:Appointed Archbishop of Onitsha.
8 Apr 1984:Appointed Pro-Prefect of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue.
9 Mar 1985:Resigned as an Archbishop of Onitsha.
25 May 1985:Appointed Cardinal-Deacon of S. Giovanni della Pigna.(1st Nigerian Cardinal)
27 May 1985:Appointed President of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue.
29 Jan 1996:Appointed Cardinal-Priest of S. Giovanni della Pigna.
1 Oct 2002:Appointed Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacrament.
2 Apr 2005:Ceased to be Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments.
21 Apr 2005:Confirmed Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments.
25 Apr 2005:Appointed Cardinal-Bishop of Velletri-Segni.
HIS QUOTES:
"In many parts of the world, the family is under siege. It is opposed by an anti-life mentality as is seen in contraception, abortion, infanticide, and euthanasia. It is scorned and banalized by pornography, desecrated by fornication and adultery, mocked by homosexuality, sabotaged by irregular unions and cut in two by divorce."
On an attack on "intellectual liberals": "If a child refuses to accept its father or mother, that child is not a liberal, that child is a brat. And how much more important is God to us than a parent to a child?"
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