Pope appoints Archbishop Martins to Vatican Dicastery

By Philip Nwosu
His Holiness, Pope Leo XIV, has appointed the Archbishop of Lagos, Most Rev. Dr. Alfred Adewale Martins, as a member of the Vatican’s Dicastery for Evangelisation, marking a historic milestone as the first Nigerian bishop to serve in the influential body.
The appointment, which takes effect from yesterday, June 30, recognises Archbishop Martins’ 27 years of distinguished episcopal ministry and his extensive contributions to the Catholic Church in Nigeria and across sub-Saharan Africa.
In a statement by the Secretary to the Archbishop of Lagos, Rev. Fr. Paul Ariole, the Dicastery for Evangelisation, restructured under Pope Francis through the 2022 Apostolic Constitut...