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Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo of Anambra State has extended heartfelt greetings to His Eminence, Cardinal Francis Arinze, congratulating him on his 92nd birthday held on the 1st of November 2024.
Governor Soludo commended Cardinal Arinze as a most distinguished son of Anambra State and a global icon of the Catholic Church, whose life continues to be a towering testimony to uncompromising faith, intellectual brilliance, and selfless service to God and humanity.
He said Cardinal Arinze has been a bastion of spiritual wisdom, diplomatic excellence, and pastoral dedication throughout his ecclesiastical career. According to Governor Soludo, the Clerics’ exemplary leadership within the Catholic Church, particularly his significant roles in spreading the Gospel, promoting interfaith dialogue, and serving humanity with compassion and integrity are worthy of emulation.
The Anambra State First Citizen pointed out that Cardinal Arinze’s remarkable journey from Onitsha to the global stage of the Vatican, the seat of the Catholic Faith, signifies a profound source of pride for Anambra State and the country in general.
He extolled the Cleric as an illustrious son of Anambra State and joins his family and the Catholic faithful worldwide in wishing him divine guidance, good health, and inspirational leadership, with many blissful years ahead in the advancement of Catholicism.
Cardinal Arinze was born on the 1st of November 1932 in Eziowelle, a city of the Archdiocese of Onitsha, in Anambra State.
