CURRICULUM VITAE

CURRICULUM VITAE

  CORNELIUS AFEBU OMONOKHUA  

comonokhua@gmail.com

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NAME:                                              Omonokhua Cornelius Afebu

DATE OF BIRTH:                           31^st January, 1961

PLACE OF BIRTH:                        Irekpai, Uzairue, Etsako West L.G.A, Edo State, Nigeria

RELIGION:                                      Roman Catholic

DATE OF BAPTISM:                     29^th May, 1977

BAPTISM NAME:                           Anthony

PLACE OF BAPTISM:                   Otaru College (now Our Lady of Fatima College Auchi)    then under Holy Rosary Parish,Uzairue

CONFIRMATION:                          11^th May 1980

CONFIRMATION NAME:                        Cornelius

PLACE OF CONFIRMATION:    Holy Rosary Parish,Uzairue

DATE OF ORDINATION:             8^th September, 1990

PLACE OF ORDINATION            :           St. Paul’s Catholic Church, Benin City

CONTACT:                                      Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria, P.O. Box 6523, Garki-Abuja

SCHOOLS ATTENDED

·         Alliance Française, Paris, France                                                  (2013)

·         Centre Culturel Française, Abuja,  Nigeria                                   (2009)

·         Ambrose Alli University Ekpoma, Edo State                               (2004-2008)

·         Catholic Institute of West Africa (CIWA) Port-Harcourt                       (1998-2000)

·         Ss Peter & Paul Major Seminar, Bodija Ibadan                            (1982-1990)   

·         Otaru College Auchi (now Fatima College Auchi)                     (1975 -1980)

·         St. Peter’s Primary School, Irekpai

(now Odene Primary School, Irekpai)                                            (1968-1974)

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS:          

·         Professor of  Dialogue (Religious Relations with Muslims),  

Vatican City

·         Text de Connaisance du Française (T.C.F), Centre Culturel Française, Abuja

·         Ph.D (Religious Studies / African Christian Theology, Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma)

·         M.TH. (Dogma / Systematic theology, University of Calabar).

·         B.TH (Theology, Urban University Rome).

·         B.A (Religious Studies, University of Ibadan).  

·         Diploma (Religious Studies, University of Ibadan).

·         WASC / GCE (Fatima College Auchi)

·         Primary School Leaving Certificate (Odene Primary School, Irekpai)

PASTORAL ASSIGNMENTS/RESPONSIBILITIES:

v  Consultor of the  Commission for Religious Relations with Muslims  (C.R.R.M), Vatican City, Rome 2012 –2016

v  Director, Department of Mission and Dialogue, Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria, Abuja. 2010 till date

v  Secretary, Department of Mission and Dialogue, Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria, Abuja. 2007 - 2010

v  Parish Priest: Holy Rosary Catholic Church Uzairue 2006 – 2007

v  Parish Priest:  St. Jude’s Catholic Church, Afuze 2004 -2006

v  Parish Priest: St. Peter’s Catholic Church, Ibillo 2002 – 2004

v  Parish Priest: St. Thomas Aquinas’ Catholic Church, Abudu 2000 -2002

v  Parish Priest: Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Agenebode               1995 – 1998

v  Parish Priest: Church of the Assumption, Udaba.                            1993 – 1995

v  Assistant Administrator: Holy Cross Cathedral, Benin City.          1990 -  1993

OTHER ASSIGNMENTS:

Visiting Lecturer: All Saints Major Seminary, Uhiele                                  2001

Visiting Lecturer: Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma                                  2005

OFFICE EXPERIENCE/RESPONSIBILITIES:

Secretary:                   Bishop’s Senate of Priests, Catholic Diocese of Auchi

Chairman:                 Liturgy Committee, Catholic Diocese of Auchi

Coordinator:              Inter-religious Dialogue / Ecumenism, Benin Province

Director:                     Inter-religious Dialogue / Ecumenism, Catholic Diocese of Auchi

Director:                     Inter-Religious Dialogue / Ecumenism, Catholic Archdiocese of Benin City

Chaplain:                   Catholic Laity Council, Catholic Diocese of Auchi

Chaplain:                   Catholic Charismatic Renewal, Benin Deanery 1990 -1993

OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES:

·         Editor – NARCC Proceedings

·         Editor – NARCC News Letter

·         Editor- Prospect Press  Ss. Peter and Paul Major Seminary, Bodija, Ibadan

·         Head of the Secretariat Department- Ss Peter and Paul Major Seminary, Bodija, Ibadan. (1989).

·         Secretary to the Rector, Registrar, Dean of Students, Dean of Studies and the Spiritual Director (1984 – 1989)

PUBLICATIONS  

v  Love from the Desert (Poems), (Manla Printing Press, Benin City, 1995)

v  The Joy of Service, (Manla Printing press, Benin City, 1998)           

v  Freedom to Live (Poems), (Manla Printing Press, Benin City, 2000)

v  The God of our ancestors, An approach to Etsako Contextual Theology      Hexagon Information System services, Benin City, 2005

v   Reflections on the Holy Rosary, and John’s theology of Light, (Hexagon Information System services, Benin City, 2005)

v  Welcome to Inter-Religious dialogue, (Hexagon Information System services, Benin City, 2005)

v  The Dreams of my Parents, Prose, Drama and Poetry, Abuja, 2011

v  Human Life, Here and Hereafter: Eschatology and Anthropology in the Judeo-Christian and Etsako Religions, (Hexagon Information System services, Lagos, 2011)

v  Many Articles in renowned journals, National Dailies and International Magazines  (Confer Appendix)

DESERTATIONS:

v  Ph.D: Anthropology and Eschatology: A Theologico-Comparative Enquiry into the Destiny of Man in Judeo-Christian and Etsako Religions. 2008

v  M.TH: The Concept of God among Christians and the Afemai of Edo State, Nigeria. 1998

v  BTH. / B.A: The theology of light in St. John’s Gospel, 1989

PUBLICATIONS ON PRINT MEDIA

• He publishes articles every week in Guardian, Sunday Trust, Observer, Pilot and the diocesan newspapers of the 52 Catholic Dioceses in Nigeria. Some of these articles are also published in international magazines like the Fountain Magazine in Turkey.  They are also on the internet and have been presented on Radio and Catholic Television (A light to the nation). The interviews are also in some publications in Germany (but in German language). These can be located on the internet.

Present Position

Fr. Prof. Cornelius Afebu Omonokhua is the Director of Mission and Dialogue of the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria, Abuja and Consultor of the Commission for Religious Relations with Muslims (C.R.R.M), Vatican City