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The Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Kukah, has been appointed a member of the Dicastery for the Promotion of Human Integral Development by Pope Francis.
The appointment was contained in a letter to Kukah signed by the Prefect of the Dicastery, Peter Cardinal Turkson, according to a statement by Christopher Omotosho, the Director, Social Communications, Catholic Diocese of Sokoto.
“By this appointment, Bishop Kukah will join other members of the Dicastery drawn from different regions of the world to advise and promote the Holy Father’s concerns on issues of justice and peace, human rights, torture, human trafficking, care of creation and other issues related to the promotion of human dignity and development,” the statement partly read.
By Onyebuchi Ezigbo
The Holy Father, Pope Francis has appointed the Bishop of the Diocese of Sokoto, His Lordship, Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah, as a Member of the Dicastery for the Promotion of Human Integral Development at the Vatican City in Rome.
A statement issued yesterday by the Director, Social Communications, Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Rev. Fr. Christopher Omotosho, the Diocese said the appointment was contained in a letter to Bishop Kukah dated December 11, 2020, and signed by the Prefect of the Dicastery, His Eminence, Peter Cardinal Turkson.
“By this appointment, Bishop Kukah will join other members of the Dicastery drawn from different regions of the world to advise and promote the Holy Father’s concerns on issues of justice and peace, human rights, torture, human trafficking, care of creation and other issues related to the promotion of human dignity and development. The appointment, which is renewable is for an initial period of five years. The Council will be f
Pope Francis has appointed Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah, Bishop of the Diocese of Sokoto as a member of the Dicastery for the Promotion of Human Integral Development.
His appointment was contained in a letter to Bishop Kukah dated 11th December 2020, and signed by His Eminence, Peter Cardinal Turkson, the Prefect of the Dicastery.
A statement by the Director, Social Communications, Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, St. Bakhita Catholic Secretariat, Rev. Fr Christopher Omotosho, says that by this appointment, Bishop Kukah will join other members of the Dicastery drawn from different regions of the world to advise and promote the Holy Father’s concerns on issues of justice and peace, human rights, torture, human trafficking, care of creation and other issues related to the promotion of human dignity and development.