Meet The National Publicity Secretary CCRN

By Matthews Otalike, National Communication Commission / 31/3/25

This is Brother Francis Okojie, the new National Publicity Secretary of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal in Nigeria. He joined the CCRN in July 1992 at the Good Shepherd Prayer Group, Ubiaja and had the Life in the Spirit Seminars there. Later, he was assigned to the Intercessory Ministry in the Heart of Jesus Prayer Group, Ekpoma.

Brother Francis was elected Leader of the Intercessory Ministry in 2010 and Assistant Secretary to the Service Team of the Heart of Jesus Prayer Group. Within the same period, he was elected Secretary of the Okpebho Deanery and PRO of the Uromi Diocesan Service Team.

During an election in 2013, Brother Francis Okojie was chosen as Coordinator, Heart of Jesus PG, Ekpoma, and later got elected Secretary of the Uromi Diocesan Service Team in 2016. He was retained as Coordinator of the Heart of Jesus Prayer Group, Ekpoma, during the 2016 election and became Vice Chairman of the CCRN in the Diocese of Uromi and also the Secretary of the Benin Provincial Service of Communion.

In the Provincial election held in 2024, Brother Francis Okojie was elected Coordinator of Benin Province, the position he held until he was elected National Publicity Secretary of the CCRN in March 2025