John Onaiyekan

His Eminence John Onaiyekan
Cardinal, Archbishop emeritus of Abuja

Church	Catholic Church Latin Church
Archdiocese	Abuja
Appointed	7 July 1990 (Coadjutor) 28 Sep 1992 (Bishop) 26 Mar 1994 (Archbishop)
Retired	9 November 2019
Predecessor	Dominic Ekandem
Successor	Ignatius Ayau Kaigama
Other post(s)	Cardinal priest of San Saturnino (2012‍–‍present)
Previous post(s)	Auxiliary Bishop of Ilorin (1982‍–‍1984) Titular Bishop of Thunusuda (1982‍–‍1984) Bishop of Ilorin (1984‍–‍1990) Coadjutor Bishop of Abuja (1990‍–‍1992) Bishop of Abuja (1992‍–‍1994) President,symposium of Episcopal Conference of Africa and Madagascar (2004–2007) Apostolic administrator of Ahiara (2013‍–‍2018)
Orders
Ordination	3 August 1969 by Auguste Delisle
Consecration	6 January 1983 by Pope John Paul II, Eduardo Martínez Somalo, Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy
Created cardinal	24 November 2012 by Pope Benedict XVI
Rank	Cardinal Priest
Personal details
Born	John Olorunfemi Onaiyekan (1944-01-29) 29 January 1944 Kabba, Colonial Nigeria
Motto	Fiat voluntas tua (Latin for 'Thy Will Be Done')
Coat of arms

Ordination history of
John Onaiyekan

History
Priestly ordination
Ordained by	Auguste Delisle
Date	3 August 1969
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator	Pope John Paul II
Co-consecrators	Eduardo Martínez Somalo, Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy
Date	6 January 1983
Place	St. Peter's Basilica, Rome
Cardinalate
Elevated by	Pope Benedict XVI
Date	24 November 2012

Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by John Onaiyekan as principal consecrator
Michael Ekwoy Apochi	2003
Martin Dada Abejide Olorunmolu	2006
Anselm Umoren	2012
Godfrey Igwebuike Onah	2013
Michael Gobal Gokum	2014

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John Olorunfemi Onaiyekan (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. He has served as president of the Christian Association of Nigeria, president of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Nigeria, President of The Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM), and bishop of Ilorin.