Proof of Life for Kidnapped Nigerian Priest Received by Alaska Diocese Where He Served

Proof of life for kidnapped Nigerian priest received by Alaska diocese where he served

"He was allowed to speak to his diocese via phone once again to confirm he is still alive," said the vicar general of the Fairbanks Diocese.

Priest remains in captivity after Boko Haram kidnapping in Nigeria - KNOM Radio Mission

The Catholic Diocese of Fairbanks says its former priest, the Rev. Alphonsus Afina, is still missing after being kidnapped by the Boko Haram terrorist group last month. He was traveling with two others in the Gwoza region of Nigeria at the time of the kidnapping.  Father Robert Fath, vocation director of the Diocese of Fairbanks, served alongside Afina for six years. He said information on Afina remains scarce. “What we put out on Facebook the o…

Proof of life for kidnapped Nigerian priest received by Alaska diocese where he served - Catholic Review

A kidnapped Nigerian priest, who previously served in Alaska, has managed to contact his home diocese, OSV News has learned. Father Alphonsus Afina, assigned to several parishes across Alaska from September 2017 through 2024, was abducted June 1 along with an unspecified number of fellow travelers while in Nigeria’s Borno state, near the northeastern town of Gwoza. Bishop John Bogma Bakeni of Maiduguri, Nigeria, has identified the Islamic extrem…