By Maryjane Austine
Nigerian Priest Appointed to National Leadership Role in Pontifical Mission Societies USA
A Nigerian Catholic priest, Reverend Father Augustine Deji Dada of the Catholic Diocese of Ondo, has been appointed Vice President of the Society of St Peter the Apostle in the United States, a key national leadership role within the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS).
Father Dada, who is currently serving in the Archdiocese of New York, joins the executive leadership of the Society, one of the four Pontifical Mission Societies of the Catholic Church. The Society is dedicated to supporting the formation and education of seminarians, religious novices and clergy across the Church’s 1,130 mission territories worldwide.
The appointment was announced by the National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies in the United States, Monsignor Robert J. Landry, who described Father Dada as “a gift to the Church in mission territories and to the Church in the United States.”
Globally, there are an estimated 201,000 seminarians, with the Society of St Peter the Apostle in the United States providing full scholarship support to approximately 82,500 seminarians, making it one of the most significant contributors to priestly formation in mission areas.
Ordained a priest in 2009, Father Dada brings years of pastoral experience and missionary commitment to his new role. In his capacity as Vice President, he will support the strategic and administrative work of the Society, further strengthening its mission to sustain the future of the priesthood in underserved regions of the world.
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His appointment stands as a notable recognition of Nigerian clergy in global Church leadership and highlights the growing contribution of African priests to the universal mission of the Catholic Church.
