East Nigeria Province Lays foundation stone for Provincial Curia Extension
by cmf
In a spirit of gratitude and renewed commitment to the mission of evangelization, the Claretian Missionaries of the East Nigeria Province gathered on the 27th of February 2026 in solemn celebration for the blessing and laying of the foundation stone of their Provincial Curia extension in Owerri, Nigeria. This historic event marks a new chapter in the life of the province, symbolizing growth, unity, and the enduring presence of the Claretian charism in Nigeria.
The ceremony was presided over by the Provincial Superior Very Rev. Fr. Nathaniel Eke. CMF, and attended by members of the Provincial Council, the local superior of the Provincialate Community Fr. Charles Amadi, CMF and other members of the Community, confreres and friends from some Claretian communities. It was a moment of gratitude and a renewed sense of faith, hope and pledged commitment to the fulfilment of the province’s dream and the mission of the congregation.
The rite of blessing highlighted Christ as the true cornerstone upon whom the province continues to build its life and mission. In his remarks, the Provincial Superior emphasized that the Provincialate House is not simply an administrative centre, but a home of fraternity, discernment, and missionary planning. The extension will provide improved facilities for meetings, space for deeper collaboration, formation, and animation thereby strengthening the province’s service to the Church and society and her capacity to respond to the needs of the mission. It will also afford the province grounds to consolidate on the structuring of a retirement home in the organism as dreamed of at the XI Provincial Assembly.
The Provincial Superior expressed heartfelt appreciation to the members of the province for their assiduous labours to see to the growth of the province manifest in different strides and to the general government of the congregation as well as entire congregation for the support the province enjoys from them. The foundation stone now stands as a visible sign of faith and fraternity, reminding all that the building up of structures must always serve the greater task of building up the Body of Christ.
With joy and thanksgiving, the province looks forward to the completion of the extension, confident that it will enhance their capacity to live out the missionary zeal of St. Anthony Mary Claret: rooted in Christ, audacious in mission.
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