John Olorunfemi Onaiyekanlisten (born 29 January 1944) is a Nigerian prelate of the Catholic Church. He was archbishop of the Latin Church archdiocese of Abuja from 1994 to 2019 and was made a cardinal in 2012. 2015 Festival of Faiths 'Sacred Journeys and the Legacy of Thomas Merton,' held May 12-17 at Actors Theatre of Louisville in Kentucky. In pre-conclave interviews, for instance, both Cardinal Peter Turkson of Ghana and CardinalJohnOnaiyekan of Nigeria expressed support for a "Third World pope." Taken together, the cardinals from Africa and Asia represented 21 votes. CardinalJohn Olorunfemi Onaiyekan, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Abuja, Nigeria, was born on 29 January 1944 in Kabba, Nigeria. In 1963 he entered Sts. CardinalJohn Olorunfemi Onaiyekan, Archbishop of Abuja.Onaiyekan was born in 1944 in the town of Kabba, Nigeria. He attended Catholic schools in Nigeria and completed his religious studies in Rome in 1969. He was ordained as a priest the same year. CardinalOnaiyekan, one of Africa’s most prominent religious peacebuilders, reflects on lessons learned from his decades of work for peace in Nigeria and elsewhere in Africa. “I urge CardinalJohnOnaiyekan to keep away from making inciting political statements. Like jesus, learn to keep it straight and desist from attempting to use the name of God to promote a selfish political position knowing how gullible Nigerians can be deceived by Religion. from Africa in Transition. Archbishop JohnOnaiyekan Appointed as Cardinal. Post by John Campbell.Archbishop Onaiyekan was also Pax Christi International’s Peace Laureate for 2012.
