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Bishop Yohanna conducts mass wedding for over 20 couples in Kontagora Diocese

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February 16, 2025
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Section of Couples at the Mass wedding

… As 400 worshippers receive sacrament of confirmation

As part of efforts to encourage couples to cohabit legally, the Catholic Bishop of Kontagora Diocese, Most Rev. Dr. Bulus Dauwa Yohanna has conducted a mass wedding for twenty one couples in Niger state.

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While joining the couples in holy matrimony at the St. Mark Catholic Church, Nsanji Nkoso in Magama local government area of Niger state, Bishop Yohanna disclosed that, until a couple is joined together in marriage legally both traditionally (dowry or bride prize) and blessed in the church it is wrong to cohabit.

According to him “most of the people had relied more on traditional marriage which encourages them to cohabit. And we needed to be sure too that none of them was under compulsion.

One of the couples exchanging rings

“We have to encourage them to do what is right especially as Catholics. With this blessing of marriage, these twenty one couples are now legally and officially married”.

Bishop Yohanna while adding that, marriage is meant for the prepared adults, told the couples that marriage is a life time commitment which should be built on love and companionship.

Section of Couples

The Parish Priest, Rev. Fr. Francis Yasak Joshua while disclosing that the 21 couples completed their marriage traditional rites especially paying their bride prizes, said they were subjected to three months marriage counselling which qualified them to be joined in the church.

Accordingly, he said the oldest married couple is 24 years and the youngest married couple is 1 year old.

One of the sponsors of the couples Lydia Ishaya expressed her joy saying “I am happy for them especially with their cooperation and I pray God to continue to bless their marriages”.

Mr & Mrs Cyprian

Some of the couples expressed their joy saying, if not for the leeway given to them, they may not have gotten married even till death.

One of the couples, Mr and Mrs Cyprian Uche who have been cohabiting for 22 years said and now have 5 children who have graduated from higher institutions and the remaining ones are currently in secondary school.

According to Mrs Cyprian “I am happy that my marriage has been blessed now. Ever since I have been a member of the women fellowship, I was not eligible to hold any position because she was not married in the church. But now, I feel so excited because we are officially married and I thank the Bishop for helping us realize the need to do the right thing”.

Bishop Yohanna during the sacraments of Confirmation

The following day, the Parish witnessed the sacraments of Confirmation for 400 Parishioners by the Catholic Bishop of Kontagora Diocese, Bishop Yohanna.

The confirmed candidates are

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