{"id":21285,"date":"2024-11-26T19:11:13","date_gmt":"2024-11-26T19:11:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/learn\/oldest-catholic-priest-in-nigeria-dies-at-104\/"},"modified":"2024-11-26T19:11:13","modified_gmt":"2024-11-26T19:11:13","slug":"oldest-catholic-priest-in-nigeria-dies-at-104","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/fr\/learn\/oldest-catholic-priest-in-nigeria-dies-at-104\/","title":{"rendered":"Le plus vieux pr\u00eatre catholique du Nigeria d\u00e9c\u00e8de \u00e0 104 ans"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>[ad_1] The late Monsignor Thomas Oleghe, the oldest priest in Nigeria, who died on the feast of Christ the King, Nov. 24, at the age of 104. \/ Credit: Diocese of Auchi ACI Africa, Nov 26, 2024 \/ 11:19 am (CNA). Father Thomas Oleghe, the oldest priest in Nigeria has passed away at the age of 104.Oleghe died in the early hours of Nov. 24, the Solemnity of Christ the King, the bishop of the Diocese of Auchi announced in\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/fr\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/fr\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? 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Father Thomas Oleghe, the oldest priest in Nigeria has passed away at the age of 104.Oleghe died in the early hours of Nov. 24, the Solemnity of Christ the King, the bishop of the Diocese of Auchi announced in\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":21286,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-21285","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":78195,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/fr\/learn\/catholic-priest-who-was-abducted-in-cameroon-appointed-auxiliary-bishop\/","url_meta":{"origin":21285,"position":0},"title":"Catholic priest who was abducted in Cameroon appointed auxiliary bishop","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"mars 22, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Pope Leo XIV has appointed Father John Berinyuy Tatah, who was among six Catholic priests abducted in Cameroon\u2019s Bamenda Archdiocese on Nov. 15, 2025, and later released, as auxiliary bishop of the archdiocese.The appointment of Berinyuy, rector of the Catholic University of Cameroon in Bamenda, to assist Archbishop Andrew Nkea Fuanya in shepherding the archdiocese was made public on Feb. 13 by the Holy See Press Office.Born on Dec. 18, 1975, in Mbuluf-Shisong in the Diocese of Kumbo, the bishop-elect\u2026","rel":"","context":"Dans &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/fr\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":75954,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/fr\/learn\/kidnapped-priest-in-nigeria-regains-freedom-after-2-months-in-captivity\/","url_meta":{"origin":21285,"position":1},"title":"Kidnapped priest in Nigeria regains freedom after 2 months in captivity","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"f\u00e9vrier 26, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Father Bobbo Paschal from St. Stephen Parish in the Kaduna Archdiocese in Nigeria has been released after being abducted on Nov. 17, 2025, when gunmen attacked the parish. | Credit: Photo courtesy of Kaduna Catholic Archdiocese Jan 24, 2026 \/ 07:00 am (CNA). 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