CHARLOTTE — Father Victor U. Ameh, a priest of the Missionary Society of St. Paul of Nigeria, has been assigned as parochial administrator at Our Lady of the Assumption Parish in Charlotte, the Bishop’s Office has announced.
Father Ameh was ordained in 2019 in Gwagwalada, Abuja, Nigeria, by Cardinal John Onaiyekan, the archbishop of Abuja.
The words of St. Paul “we are ambassadors for Christ,” (2 Cor 5:20) is the motto and charism of the Missionary Society of St. Paul of Nigeria. Its members – which total about 300 – take on the missionary activities to all nations, as Christ commanded. Like St. Paul, members are driven by the love of Christ to “be all things to all people” (1 Cor 9:22). Though primary evangelization is its central mission, the Society is also committed to New Evangelization and the apostolate of the printed word.
Father Ameh comes to the parish following the recent retirement of Father Philip Scarcella as pastor.
— Catholic News Herald