{"id":1263,"date":"2026-04-08T08:20:43","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T08:20:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nadiangereecssdiocese.org\/?page_id=1263"},"modified":"2026-04-25T14:01:58","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T12:01:58","slug":"pastoral-office","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nadiangereecssdiocese.org\/?page_id=1263","title":{"rendered":"Pastoral Office"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1263\" class=\"elementor elementor-1263\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93cfc35 e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"93cfc35\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_top&quot;:&quot;waves&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom&quot;:&quot;waves&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:500}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nadiangereecssdiocese.org\/\">Home<\/a><\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f5a81ac e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6f5a81ac\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom&quot;:&quot;waves&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_top&quot;:&quot;waves&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-top\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" 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data-id=\"61e73d24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sacraments Administered<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29c357e7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"29c357e7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85e5c79 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"85e5c79\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:250}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6783add3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6783add3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Baptism<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23d6e1f6 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"23d6e1f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74658cb1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"74658cb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"963\" height=\"811\" src=\"https:\/\/nadiangereecssdiocese.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG-20260411-WA0063-3.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1607\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nadiangereecssdiocese.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG-20260411-WA0063-3.png 963w, https:\/\/nadiangereecssdiocese.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG-20260411-WA0063-3-300x253.png 300w, https:\/\/nadiangereecssdiocese.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG-20260411-WA0063-3-768x647.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 963px) 100vw, 963px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f0dbb2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f0dbb2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Baptism being the sacrament that initiates pagans into Christianity, we have been previllaged to Baptize a good number of African Traditional believers and converted them to Christianity and our numbers are growing steadily.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23036c62 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"23036c62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-counter-title\">Boys\/Men<\/h1>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"1475\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">+<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-134124f7 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"134124f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">Girls\/Women<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"2257\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">+<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-685ef540 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"685ef540\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:250}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ae97868 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7ae97868\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Confirmation<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47f59536 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"47f59536\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8e0264 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f8e0264\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"903\" height=\"783\" src=\"https:\/\/nadiangereecssdiocese.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG-20260411-WA0058.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1631\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nadiangereecssdiocese.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG-20260411-WA0058.png 903w, https:\/\/nadiangereecssdiocese.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG-20260411-WA0058-300x260.png 300w, https:\/\/nadiangereecssdiocese.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG-20260411-WA0058-768x666.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 903px) 100vw, 903px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64792e17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"64792e17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To be Baptized is not enough for one to fully become a follower of Christ because along the way in one&#8217;s christian life there are enormous temptations and challenges and there for the need of the Holy Spirit to guide and direct our individual lives and that is He is receive through the sacrament of confirmation which can only be administered by the chief Shepherd of the Diocese.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-764f15c6 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"764f15c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">Boys<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"735\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">+<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b13bf7d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"5b13bf7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">Girls<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"100\" data-to-value=\"1125\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">+<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24e60d03 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"24e60d03\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:250}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c85ef28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4c85ef28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Matrimony<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11ded9e elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"11ded9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-126a906b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"126a906b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"298\" height=\"328\" src=\"https:\/\/nadiangereecssdiocese.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Matrimony-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1635\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nadiangereecssdiocese.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Matrimony-1.png 298w, https:\/\/nadiangereecssdiocese.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Matrimony-1-273x300.png 273w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 298px) 100vw, 298px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ace584a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ace584a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The sacrament of confirmation only turns Baptised christians into Soldier of God. However, since it is always administered to adolescents, the challenges ahead are always very many with fornication being the major one, a sin which grately affects our relationship with God and fellow human beings. Hence the sacrament of Holy Matrimony through which God officially recognizes our intimate relationships and blesses the fruits that come with it.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d9fef46 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"3d9fef46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">Couples<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"5\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5dc269 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a5dc269\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:250}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5381e716 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5381e716\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ordination<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bde8ece elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3bde8ece\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38e445b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"38e445b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/nadiangereecssdiocese.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG-20260411-WA0059-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1339\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nadiangereecssdiocese.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG-20260411-WA0059-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nadiangereecssdiocese.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG-20260411-WA0059-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nadiangereecssdiocese.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG-20260411-WA0059-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nadiangereecssdiocese.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG-20260411-WA0059.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-268d230d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"268d230d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>By the virtual of our Baptism, we are called to be priest and preachers and above all hires to eternal Kingdom. However among us are chosen others to serve us as priests. Through a formation they are trained to live a life of priesthood and from them we get ordained priest and pastors. Trained to nourish our souls as their sole responsibility.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51d6a08 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"51d6a08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">Male<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"20\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d03fa0e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"2d03fa0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">Female<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"10\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Diocesan Pastoral Office Home Sacraments Administered Baptism Baptism being the sacrament that initiates pagans into Christianity, we have been previllaged to Baptize a good number of African Traditional believers and converted them to Christianity and our numbers are growing steadily. Boys\/Men 0 + Girls\/Women 0 + Confirmation To be Baptized is not enough for one [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1263","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"blocksy_meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nadiangereecssdiocese.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1263","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nadiangereecssdiocese.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nadiangereecssdiocese.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nadiangereecssdiocese.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nadiangereecssdiocese.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1263"}],"version-history":[{"count":40,"href":"https:\/\/nadiangereecssdiocese.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1263\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1641,"href":"https:\/\/nadiangereecssdiocese.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1263\/revisions\/1641"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nadiangereecssdiocese.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1263"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}