The Parish Priest of Church
of Ascension, International
Airport, Lagos, Very Rev Fr
Michael Umoh has been ap-
pointed the National Director of So-
cial Communications of the Catholic
Secretariat of Nigeria.
This was announced by the out-go-
ing Director, Rev Fr Chris Anyanwu
in a formal release recently made pub-
lic.
“Part of the release read thus: “From
the 31st of March 2020, my tenure of
office as the Director of Social Com-
munications will expire. A new Direc-
tor has been appointed. He is Rev. Fr.
Michael Umoh of the Archdiocese of
Lagos…
The new Director would be pre-
sented to the Diocesan Directors of
Communications at their meeting
scheduled for Uyo diocese from the
23rd-26th March, 2020.
Rev. Fr. Mike Nsikak Umoh was
born on May 17, 1968 in Surulere,
Lagos and was ordained a priest on
December 13, 1992 for the Catho-
lic Archdiocese of Lagos. A former
Administrator of Holy Cross Cathe-
dral, Lagos, He was also one time
Director of the Lay Apostolate
Center and Chaplain to the Lagos
Archdiocesan Laity. He is a mem-
ber of the College of Consultors of
the Archdiocese of Lagos and pres-
ently a doctoral student of Media
and Communication studies at the
prestigious Center for Study of Af-
rican Culture and Communication
(CESACC) of the Catholic Institute
of West Africa (CIWA), Port Har-
court, Rivers State.
He is a media educator, a broad-
caster and a programme/music pro-
ducer. He is the initiator, builder
and Director of the media initiative
of the Catholic Archdiocese of La-
gos with the name Center for Media
Development (CMD).
