Catholic Youth Organization Nigeria

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National Catholic Youth Organization Nigeria
AbbreviationCYO Nigeria or CYON
TypeNigerian non-profit youth organization
PurposeCatholic youth organization
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The Catholic Youth Organization Nigeria (CYO Nigeria) is a Catholic youth organization in Nigeria. [1] [2] It is a member of the Catholic umbrella of youth organizations Fimcap. [3]

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History

CYO Nigeria was founded in 1985 to create a youth organization for young Catholics in Nigeria. [1] The organization emerged in the concern of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) that the young Catholics and local Catholic youth organizations in Nigeria should celebrate the International Youth Year (IYY) declared by the United Nations in 1985.

Several meetings of chaplains responsible for youth affairs and youth leaders from the various dioceses of Nigeria took place to plan a national Catholic youth rally. These meetings finally led to the emergence of CYO Nigeria as a nationwide umbrella for Catholic youth work in Nigeria. [4] In 2010, at the General Assembly in Munich, CYO Nigeria was adopted as a full member of the international umbrella of Catholic youth organizations "Fimcap". [5]

Currently, CYO Nigeria is collaborating with a Muslim youth organization to foster peace and begin an inter-religious dialogue. [2]

Activities

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References

  1. 1 2 "About US | Abuja Archdiocesan Catholic Youth Organisation of Nigeria". www.cyonabuja.org. Archived from the original on 2016-06-09. Retrieved 2016-06-09.
  2. 1 2 "Beten für Einsicht". katholisch.de. Retrieved 2016-06-09.
  3. ↑ "CYO Nigeria". fimcap.org. Archived from the original on 2018-02-12. Retrieved 2016-06-09.
  4. ↑ "Catholic Youth Organization of Nigeria (CYON): HISTORY". cyonanniversary.blogspot.de. Retrieved 2016-06-09.
  5. 1 2 "Fimcap LINK magazine 4/2010" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-01-14. Retrieved 2016-06-09.


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