Christopher Shaman Abba
Christopher Shaman Abba (born December 20, 1935 in Mabushi , Kaduna , Nigeria ; † January 9, 2010 in Yola , Adamawa , Nigeria) was the Roman Catholic Bishop of Yola .
Life
Christopher Shaman Abba, son of a Nigerian farming family, was ordained a priest on December 16, 1966 . From 1972 he completed a doctorate in systematic theology at St. Mary's Seminary and University in Baltimore , the oldest seminary in the United States . He was the first student called to be a bishop in 169-year history.
Pope Paul VI appointed him the first Bishop of Minna in 1973 . The episcopal ordination received his Peter Yariyok Jatau , Koadjutorerzbischof of Kaduna; Co- consecrators were Alexius Obabu Makozi , Bishop of Lokoja, and Felix Alaba Adeosin Job , Bishop of Ibadan. In 1996 Pope John Paul II appointed him Bishop of Yola. He died in office.
Web links
- Entry on Christopher Shaman Abba on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on December 23, 2016.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Nigerian Priest Named Bishop Of New Diocese , Jet, Vol. XLV, No. 10, p. 67, October 29, 1973
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Patrick Francis Sheehan OSA |
Bishop of Yola 1996-2010 |
Stephen Dami Mamza |
| Edmund Joseph Fitzgibbon SPS (Prefect) |
Bishop of Minna 1973–1996 |
Martin Igwe Uzoukwu |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Abba, Christopher Shaman |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Abba, Christopher |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Nigerian clergyman, Bishop of Yola |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 20, 1935 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mabushi , Nigeria |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 9, 2010 |
| Place of death | Yola , Nigeria |