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An Audience with a Nigerian Archbishop
MACARTAN 1500 PROJECT
DIOCESE OF CLOGHER
The Macartan 1500 Project’s finalé guest speaker in its Christianity and Conflict lecture series will be the Archbishop of Kaduna, Nigeria. He will speak about the conflict in the Kaduna region in February 2000. His talk entitled ‘Nigeria – Challenges of Contemporary Society’ will take place on the 6 June 2007 at 8.00 p.m. in the Ardhowen Theatre, Enniskillen.
Following the riots of 2000, those with responsibilities for the faith communities acted quickly to heal rifts in the everyday life of the city and region. Archbishop Josiah was and remains in the forefront of this activity today.
In welcoming the forthcoming visit of Archbishop Josiah Idowu-Fearon to the diocese, Bishop of Clogher, the Right Revd Michael Jackson, said, ‘Living and working on Kaduna in Northern Nigeria, Archbishop Josiah is well aware of the sensitivities surrounding daily life in a region where Muslims and Christians live side by side. Peaceful co-existence is the main objective of the dialogue of life which Christian and Muslim leaders have pioneered among the people of Kaduna.’
In addition to being the Bishop of Kaduna Diocese, he is a member of The Network for Inter Faith Concerns of the Anglican Communion, and a member of National Inter-Religion Council.
For further information contact:
Kellie Beacom, Project Coordinator, Clogher Diocesan Office, St Macartin’s Cathedral, Halls Lane, Enniskillen, BT74 7DR. Telephone 028 66 347879
E-mail [email protected].
Although the event is free of charge the tickets must be reserved by telephoning the Ardhowen Box Office on (028) 66 325 440.