For promoting human rights, justice and development, Pope Francis has appointed the Bishop of Sokoto Catholic Diocese, Matthew Kukah as a member of Dicastery.
His Eminence, Peter Cardinal Turkson ,the perfect of the council, signed the appointment letter on behalf of the Pope.
The appointment was confirmed in a statement released by the Director Social Communications of Sokoto Diocese, Father Francis.
The appointment entails that Bishop Kukah will join other members of the Dicastery (council) drawn from different regions of the world to advise and promote the holy Father’s concerns on issues of justice and peace, human rights , torture , human trafficking, care of creation and other issues related to the promotion of human dignity and development.
Father Francis Omotosho also added that the appointment is for a period of five years. The council will be inaugurated on a later date.
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