Nigerian-Vatican Diplomatic Relations

Historical memory is the perception of order in what has been done and said. Such a memory creates awareness and consciousness, both individually and socially. Together it generates discernment and wisdom for the future, for the «res gerendae». This work is a documentation of the beginnings of the Church in Africa in general and Nigeria in particular. It tries to bring the two coordinates of the Church’s presence in Africa together: the past and the future. The former seems to point to, and almo