John Onaiyekan

Episcopal succession
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by John Onaiyekan as principal consecrator
Michael Ekwoy Apochi	2003
Martin Dada Abejide Olorunmolu	2006
Anselm Umoren	2012
Godfrey Igwebuike Onah	2013
Michael Gobal Gokum	2014

History
History
Priestly ordination
Ordained by	Auguste Delisle
Date	3 August 1969
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator	Pope John Paul II
Co-consecrators	Eduardo Martínez Somalo,; Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy;
Date	6 January 1983
Place	St. Peter's Basilica, Rome
Cardinalate
Elevated by	Pope Benedict XVI
Date	24 November 2012

His Eminence

John Onaiyekan
His Eminence; John Onaiyekan
Cardinal, Archbishop emeritus of Abuja
Church	Catholic Church; Latin Church;
Archdiocese	Abuja
Appointed	7 July 1990 (Coadjutor); 28 Sep 1992 (Bishop); 26 Mar 1994 (Archbishop);
Retired	9 November 2019
Predecessor	Dominic Ekandem
Successor	Ignatius Ayau Kaigama
Other post(s)	Cardinal priest of San Saturnino (2012‍–‍present)
Personal details
Born	John Olorunfemi Onaiyekan; 29 January 1944; Kabba, Colonial Nigeria
Previous post(s)	Auxiliary Bishop of Ilorin (1982‍–‍1984); Titular Bishop of Thunusuda (1982‍–‍1984); Bishop of Ilorin (1984‍–‍1990); Coadjutor Bishop of Abuja (1990‍–‍1992); Bishop of Abuja (1992‍–‍1994); President,symposium of Episcopal Conference of Africa and Madagascar (2004-2007); Apostolic administrator of Ahiara (2013‍–‍2018); Member, Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (2013‍–‍); Member, Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments (2016‍–‍);
Motto	Fiat Voluntas Tuo; (Latin for 'Thy Will Be Done')
Coat of arms
Ordination history
Ordained by
History
Priestly ordination
Ordained by	Auguste Delisle
Date	3 August 1969
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator	Pope John Paul II
Co-consecrators	Eduardo Martínez Somalo,; Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy;
Date	6 January 1983
Place	St. Peter's Basilica, Rome
Cardinalate
Elevated by	Pope Benedict XVI
Date	24 November 2012
Michael Ekwoy Apochi
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by John Onaiyekan as principal consecrator
Michael Ekwoy Apochi	2003
Martin Dada Abejide Olorunmolu	2006
Anselm Umoren	2012
Godfrey Igwebuike Onah	2013
Michael Gobal Gokum	2014
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John Olorunfemi Onaiyekan (born 29 January 1944) is a Nigerian prelate of the Catholic Church. He was archbishop of the Latin Church archdiocese of Abuja from 1994 to 2019 and was made a cardinal in 2012. He has served as president of the Christian Association of Nigeria, president of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Nigeria and bishop of Ilorin.

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