It was a very sad day for the Missionaries of St Paul as the painful news of the death of one of our beloved brother and great missionary, Fr. Francis Ighorurhie, MSP was broken early morning of October 16, 2020. It was gathered that Fr Francis slipped from the wooden bridge walk to his Rectory, fell into the water and drowned, thursday night, October 15.
Until his untimely death, Fr. Ighorurhie was the parish priest of S. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Kaiama, in Bomadi Diocese of Nigeria. Fr. Francis Ighorurhie was born on April 3 1978. He was ordained a priest of the Missionary Society of St. Paul on June 25, 2011.
The funeral of Fr Francis is scheduled for Thursday October 29, 2020 at the National Missionary Seminary of St. Paul, Gwagwalada - Abuja, Nigeria.
May the soul of Fr. Francis Ighorurhie, MSP and the souls of all the faithful departed through the mercy of God rest in peace! Amen. Please keep his family and the Missionary Society of St. Paul in your prayers.