The Superior General of the Society of Jesus, Fr. Arturo Sosa, SJ, has appointed Fr. Onu Aghadi Michael, SJ, as the next Provincial Superior of the Jesuits of the North-West Africa (ANW) Province.
The appointment was announced in Rome on November 3, 2026, with Fr. Onu expected to officially assume office on December 3, 2026.
He succeeds Fr. John Ghansah, SJ, who has served as Provincial Superior since June 29, 2023. Fr. Sosa has expressed appreciation to Fr. Ghansah for his service and leadership of the Province.
Born on October 7, 1972, Fr. Onu entered the Society of Jesus on August 7, 1994. He was ordained a priest on July 22, 2006, and took his final vows as a Jesuit on May 21, 2011.
He has held several responsibilities within the Society, particularly in vocation promotion and the formation of Jesuits.
Between 2006 and 2010, he served as Socius to the Novice Director before becoming Vocations Director from 2011 to 2012. He subsequently served as Novice Director from 2012 to 2016.
At the time of his appointment, Fr. Onu held several positions within the ANW Province, including Province Consultor, priest-in-charge of St Jude Catholic Church in Emu Unor, Acting Superior of the Arrupe Jesuit College community and Tertian Assistant in the Province’s tertianship programme in Cape Coast.
His appointment places him at the helm of the Jesuits’ North-West Africa Province, where he will be responsible for providing leadership and guiding the Society’s mission and apostolic activities.
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