In Mbaise, there are Reverend Fathers and Sisters everywhere
By Henry Umahi. kinghenrysun@yahoo.com
It could be said that Mbaise is a land flowing with Reverend Fathers and Sisters. Spread across Aboh, Ahiazu and Ezinihitte Local Government Areas of Imo State, there is no diocese in Africa that competes with Ahiara Mbaise in terms of the number of Reverend Fathers and Sisters it has produced over the years.
Offering insight into Mbaise’s special love for the priesthood and sisterhood, a Catholic knight, Sir Tony Awusaku, told Daily Sun recently: “Over 70 per cent of families in Mbaise have either a Reverend Father or Reverend Sister.”
Investigation also revealed that there are also many families that have both Reverend Fathers and Reverend Sisters. Against the backdrop of the large number of Mbaise sons and daughters working as priests in different parts of the world today, the community is dressed in the admirable robe of ‘Ireland of Nigeria.’
The late Monsignor Edward Ahaji was the first...
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