Teresa Okure

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Teresa Okure (aged 80) is a Nigerian Catholic nun. She was the first African to become a member of the Society of the Holy Child Jesus. [1] She is a Professor in residence of the Department of Bible Theology, at the Catholic Institute of West Africa, Port Harcourt, Nigeria. [2] Okure teaches New Testament and Gender Hermeneutics, and has taught at the Institute since 1999. [3] She earned her Ph.D at Fordham University. In 2013, she was noted as a possible candidate for appointment as a female cardinal by Pope Francis. [4]

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  2. "Africa needs courageous Catholics to tackle its challenges, speakers say". National Catholic Reporter. 2019-07-23. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
  3. "Department of Biblical Theology". www.ciwa.edu.ng. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
  4. Service, David Gibson| Religion News (2013-10-18). "Could Pope Francis make women cardinals?". Washington Post. ISSN   0190-8286 . Retrieved 2021-04-08.
  5. Botta, Alejandro F.; Andiñach, Pablo R. (2009). The Bible and the Hermeneutics of Liberation. Society of Biblical Lit. p. 144. ISBN   978-1-58983-241-1.