OWERRI

Project

37.500

PROJECT AREA COVERAGE 8 MILLION

Current status: The Archdiocese of Owerri is Catholic territory. Just over one million inhabitants are Catholics and make up 70.2% of the population. The priest director has already been appointed by the archbishop and has done the training course at the World Family of Radio Maria headquarters in Erba. There are already offices, for which the relevant FM license has been obtained.

Project: Radio Maria in Owerri will be a pastoral instrument that will strengthen the Catholic faith among the Igbo population. The people belonging to this ethnic group are about 24 million. The Igbo language is spoken in all the surrounding dioceses of the Archdiocese of Owerri. The presence of Radio Maria here is an important seed for this ecclesiastical province. Thanks to the donations received, the project is progressing very well. To date, only 37,500 Euros are still needed for the installation of the equipment and for the initial costs. People in Owerri have been waiting 25 years for Radio Maria.