Fr. Benjamin Okon is a priest of the Missionary Society of St. Paul of Nigeria. He hails from Oron, Akwa Ibom State. He was ordained priest for the missions on the third of July 1999. He obtained h...visualizza altroFr. Benjamin Okon is a priest of the Missionary Society of St. Paul of Nigeria. He hails from Oron, Akwa Ibom State. He was ordained priest for the missions on the third of July 1999. He obtained his bachelor degree in philosophy and bachelor degree in sacred theology from the National Missionary Seminary of St. Paul, Abuja–Nigeria, an affiliate of the University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State–Nigeria and the Pontifical Urban University, Rome, Italy. He obtained his licentiate degree in philosophy with specialization on metaphysics and his doctorate degree in philosophy with specialization on history of philosophy from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas, Angelicum, Rome, Italy. He also holds a master’s degree in environmental science from the Pontifical University of the Queen of the Apostles, Regina Apostolorum, Rome, Italy. After his ordination, he served as the assistant cathedral administrator in the diocese of Minna, Niger State, Nigeria from September to December 1999. In 2000, he was assigned to Christ the King Junior Seminary, Gwada, as the assistant rector and as the assistant parish priest of Christ the King Parish, Gwada, Niger State, where he worked from January till June 2000. In October 2000, he was sent to the archdiocese of Douala in Cameroun for his first missionary apostolate. Here he worked as the assistant parish priest of Holy Trinity Parish, Douala. He was also appointed as the archdiocesan chaplain for the Catholic Women Association. While in Cameroun, he published two works: The Benediction Handbook, 2002, and Insight into the Catholic Faith, 2003. In October 2003, he was sent to Rome for specialized studies in philosophy. While studying in Rome, he used to help out during summer vacations at the Missionary Society of St Paul (MSP) Promotion Office located in Galveston diocese, Houston, USA. In 2008, he graduated from Angelicum. From 2007 and 2013 he was nominated and worked as the chaplain of the Anglophone African Catholic Community, Padua, Italy. In 2012, he was appointed the mission superior of the Missionary Society of St Paul in Italy. In 2013, he was appointed the parish priest of San Gioacchino Parish, Torino, Italy, where he is currently serving.visualizza meno