BREAKING: Pope Appoints New Bishop For Nigeria’s Zaria Diocese (PHOTO)

BREAKING: Pope Appoints New Bishop For Nigeria’s Zaria Diocese (PHOTO)

On Thursday, Pope Francis nominated Bishop-elect Habila Tyiakwonaboi Daboh as the new Bishop of Zaria.

Bishop-elect Daboh is a clergyman from the Archdiocese of Kaduna and presently holds the position of Rector at the Good Shepherd Major Seminary in Kaduna, Nigeria.

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Here is a brief overview of his biography:

He was born on June 10, 1970, in the Zangon Kataf area within the Archdiocese of Kaduna, Nigeria.

He pursued studies at Saint Augustine’s Major Seminary in Jos and Saint Thomas Aquinas Major Seminary in Makurdi before his ordination to the priesthood on July 10, 1999, for the Archdiocese of Kaduna.

Bishop-elect Daboh has undertaken various roles, including Parish priest at the Queen of Apostles in Kakuri, Kaduna (1999–2003); Parish vicar at St. Joseph’s Cathedral in Kaduna (1999–2003); Chaplain at the Federal Kaduna Polytechnic (2001–2003); Teacher at the Good Shepherd Major Seminary in Kaduna (2006-2008); Rector of St. Peter’s Minor Seminary in Katari, Kaduna (2008-2016); and, Dean of the Deanery of Dogon Kurmi (2010-2016).

Following his ordination, Bishop-elect Daboh earned a Licentiate in Church History from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome (2003–2006), along with a Diploma in Educational Sciences from Ahmadu Bello University of Zaria (2009) and a Doctorate in Church History from the University of Jos (2019).

Until his appointment as the Bishop of Zaria, he had been serving as the Rector of the Good Shepherd Major Seminary in Kaduna since 2016 and as an assistant at St. Stephen’s Catholic Church, Juji, within the Kaduna Archdiocese.

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