AARON EKWU, PRIEST

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SERVANT OF GOD AARON EKWU, PRIEST

Aaron Ejikemeuwa Ekwu was born to Peter and Alice Ekwu on September 24, 1936 in Owerre Ezukala (Ougala village), Orumba South Local Government Area, Anambra State, Nigeria. From 1951 to 1958, he attended All Hallows Seminary, Onitsha, and went on to study philosophy at Bigard Memorial Seminary, Enugu (1958 to 1960).

From 1961 onwards he continued his education in Austria, earning a Ph.D. in Dogmatic Theology from the University of Vienna (1968). He also obtained an M.Ed. from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, USA. His priestly ordination took place on June 29, 1965, in Vienna, Austria.

Father Ekwu served as a vicar in Vienna (1965 to 1970) and actively mobilized food and humanitarian relief during the Nigeria-Biafra War. From 1971 to 1977, he worked as a formator and professor at Bigard Memorial Seminary, Enugu. He also served as a founding presbyterium member and education commissioner of the Awka Diocese, and ministered as a parish priest in Amawbia. Furthermore, he founded Marriage Encounter Nigeria, co-founded HIFA Austria-Nigeria, and promoted the Focolare and Cursillo movements.

Fr Ekwu died on April 2, 1989 (Divine Mercy Sunday) from injuries sustained in a car accident on Good Friday, March 24, 1989.

His cause was inaugurated on November 23, 2002. Fr Ekwu is currently recognized as a Servant of God, being on the path to potential beatification and canonization.

Sources: http://fidesmedia.org, Catholic Diocese of Ekwulobia (on www.facebook com), https://www.nigeriacatholicnetwork.com

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