The Spiritan Community at Duquesne
Currently, there are 20 members of the Spiritan Congregation on the Duquesne campus: 12 priests in Trinity Hall, one priest in Laval House and seven priests at St. Stephen Parish in Hazelwood.
The Trinity Hall Spiritans actively minister at the University through teaching, administration or pastoral ministry. This international community represents five different national groups.
The Spiritan at Laval House is director of the Spiritans' pre-novitiate formation house.
The Spiritans at St. Stephen's are pursuing graduate-level study at the University and also form a diverse international community.
Spiritans at Duquesne
Emmanuel Ahua, C.S.Sp.
Country of Origin: Nigeria
Role at Duquesne: Graduate student (Ph.D.)
Ministries: Mission work in Malawi (3 years); Parish work as pastor in Nigeria (10 years)
Interests: My studies and part-time pastoral work.
Did you know… I am guided by inner strength and a sense of conviction.
Favorite Book: The Idea of Justice by Amartya Sen
Favorite Saying: "Now to him who is able to accomplish far more than we ask or imagine, but the power at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ-Jesus, to all generations forever and ever." –Ephesians 3:20-21
Chike Anyigbo, C.S.Sp.
Country of Origin: Nigeria
Role at Duquesne: Ph.D candidate, Bioethics / Medical Ethics
Contact: anyigboc@duq.edu
412.396.2253
Ministries: Co-pastor in two parishes, regional secretary, secretary of AMTA Foundation for training of priests and missionaries
Interests: Tennis, reading, music and traveling
Did you know… Fr. Anyigbo has taken religious pilgrimages to five countries in Europe. He hopes to integrate his doctoral work with Spiritan Studies.
Favorite Book: African series such as Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
Favorite Saying: "I am satisfied with the very best" –Winston Churchill
Brian Cronin, C.S.Sp.
Country of Origin: Ireland
Role at Duquesne: Associate Professor of Philosophy
Contact: croninb@duq.edu
412.396.6163
Ministries: Education
Did you know… “I used to be a great soccer player.”
Favorite Book: Insight: A Study of Human Understanding by Bernard Lonergan
Favorite Quote or Scripture: “Do not be afraid.” –John 6:20
Raymond French, C.S.Sp.
Country of Origin: Scotland
Role at Duquesne: University Chaplain and Director of Spiritan Campus Ministry
Contact: french@duq.edu
412.396.6020
Ministries: Counseling
Did you know… Fr. French worked for the U.K. government in the Housing Department, Homeless Persons Unit as well as in Tanzania. He is also the co-author of the book, Thursday People, Living the Gospel in Everyday Life: Commentary for College Students, which is pending publication.
Jocelyn Gregoire, C.S.Sp.
Country of Origin: Mauritius
Role at Duquesne: Assistant Professor of Counseling, Psychology and Special Education
Contact: gregoire@duq.edu
412.396.4442
Ministries: Education, counseling
Did you know… Fr. Gregoire is a National Certified Counselor (NCC), Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), and Certified Co-occuring Disorder Professional (CCDP) Diplomate.
Sean Hogan, C.S.Sp.
Country of Origin: Ireland
Role at Duquesne: Executive Vice President for Student Life
Contact: hogan@duq.edu
412.396.5069
Ministries: Educational administration
Interests: Reading, traveling and exercise
Did you know… During the Nigerian Civil War, Fr. Hogan was involved with maintaining communication links with the Irish Missionary Personal working in the civil war area. He also worked as Pastor of Thika, a large industrial town near Nairobi, Kenya and was responsible for building several churches there as well as developing several credit union projects and building Kenya’s first youth center.
Favorite Book: The Book of Virtues by William J. Bennett
Sean Kealy. C.S.Sp.
Country of Origin: Ireland
Role at Duquesne: Noble J. Dick Endowed Chair in Academic Leadership; Professor of Scripture in Theology Department
Contact: kealy@duq.edu
412.396.5619
Ministries: Education, provincial administrator
Did you know… Fr. Kealy is a renowned Scripture scholar whose work has been published in England, Africa, Ireland and the United States. His primary research interest has been on the Gospels.
Francois Kodena
Country of Origin: Cameroon
Role at Duquesne: Graduate Student
Contact: kodenafranc@yahoo.com
Ministries: Parish work in Cameroon and formation in Ireland
Interests: Music, reading, and soccer
Did you know... Everything belongs?
Favorite Book: Nations Negres et Culture by Cheikh Anta Drop.
Favorite Saying: "I am because we are."
Lazarus Langbir
Country of Origin: Ghana
Role at Duquesne: MBA student
Contact: langbiirl@duq.edu
412.519.5801
Interests: Reading, Sports and Traveling
Did you know... Fr. Lazarus captained two different volleyball teams to the all major seminaries games in two countries (Ghana and Nigeria)?
Favorite Book: Lord of the Flies by William Golding
Favorite Saying: "There is no man living who isn't capable of doing more than he thinks he can do." - Henry Ford
James McCloskey, C.S.Sp.
Country of Origin: USA
Role at Duquesne: Vice President for Mission and Identity
Contact: mccloskey@duq.edu
412.396.5286
Ministries: Pastoral and formation work and educational administration
Interests: Running, reading, music and travel
Did you know… Fr. McCloskey attended a Spiritan secondary school in Philadelphia and earned his undergraduate degree at Duquesne University (BA ’74). He ran the New York City Marathon in 1989 and worked in a rural mission in Paraguay in the early 1980’s.
Favorite Book: The Seven Story Mountain by Thomas Merton
Naos McCool, C.S.Sp.
Country of Origin: Ireland
Role at Duquesne: Assistant Dean for Student Formation, School of Education
Contact: mccool@duq.edu
412.396.6144
Ministries: Education, Greek Life, chaplain to the football team and advisor to ATO and the Knights of Columbus
Interests: Irish traditional music, Beethoven and watching John Wayne movies
Did you know… Fr. McCool is the campus advisor for the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity at Duquesne.
Favorite Book: Knight's Cross : A Life of Field Marshal Erwin Rommel by David Fraser
A Memoir by Tim Pat Coogan
Favorite Saying: "That’s all right." (even when it isn’t)
Isidore Nkwocha, C.S.Sp.
Country of Origin: Nigeria
Role at Duquesne: Graduate Student (Ph.D.)
Contact: nkwochai@duq.edu
Ministries: Mission work in Cape Verde (7 years), Spiritual Director/Lecturer in SIST (4 years), pastoral work in Nigeria (2 years).
Interests: Tennis, reading, and movies
Did you know... I enjoy discovering myself by engaging others in discussion?
Favorite Book: Male Daughter, Female Husband: Gender and Sex in African Society by Ifi Amadiume.
Favorite Saying: "Elebe ihe onu na-edwu, onweghi onye ya na ibe ya ga-ato" (If you consider what the mouth speaks, you will not be at peace with anyone)
Kenneth Ujunqa Oguzie
Country of Origin: Nigeria
Role at Duquesne: Graduate Student
Contact: frujuken@gmail.com
412.326.5579
Ministries: Mission in Nigeria (3 years), mission in Zimbabwe (5 years), Youth organizations, spiritual direction, retreats and teaching in the seminary.
Interests: Traveling, making friends, listening to people and good music, etc.
Did you know... Man is nothing.
Favorite Book: Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time by Marcus Borg.
Favorite Saying: "By His Grace..."
James Chukwuma Okoye, C.S.Sp.
Country of Origin: Citizen of the United States of America since 2003, Origins in Nigeria
Role at Duquesne: Director, Center for Spiritan Studies
Contact: Trinity Hall, Duquesne University
Ministries: 1970-72: Bishop’s and Diocesan Secretary, Enugu diocese (Nigeria);
1981-86: Provincial Superior, Spiritan Province of Nigeria;
1986-92: 2nd Assistant General, Spiritan Generalate, Rome;
1992-94: Office of the Synod of Bishops for Africa;
1995-2012: Professor of Biblical Languages and Literature, Catholic Theological Union, Chicago.
Interests: teaching and reading Scripture; spirituality and mission, walking, people.
Did you know... that Chukwuma means "God knows"?
Favorite Book: Jonah
Favorite Saying: aku feesie o dalu awo = patience pays off in the end.
Peter Osuji, C.S.Sp.
Country of Origin: Nigeria
Role at Duquesne: Campus Minister, Commuter Affairs
Contact: osujip@duq.edu
412.396.4757
Ministries: Missionary work and teaching
Interests: Sports, playing soccer, ping-pong and tennis
Did you know… Fr. Peter Osuji is currently working on his doctoral degree in medical ethics and is also the campus advisor for the Table Tennis Club at Duquesne.
Favorite Book: Things Fall Apart & No Longer at Ease by Chinua Achebe
Favorite Saying: "I am, because we are; and since we are, therefore, I am."
John Sawicki, C.S.Sp.
Country of Origin: USA
Role at Duquesne: Assistant Professor, Political Science Department
Contact: sawicki@duq.edu
412.396.4864
Ministries: Education, crisis management and international relations
Did you know… Fr. Sawicki is a guest lecturer at the Marshall Center for European Security in Garmsich-Partenkirchen, Germany. His areas of expertise include ethical and moral constraints on the use of force, ethics and national security policy decision-making and counter-terrorism.
Vincent Stegman, C.S.Sp.
Country of Origin: United States
Role at Duquesne: Superior at Laval House
Ministries: Mission Work in Tanzania (9 years); Mission Work in Ethiopia (30 years)
Interests: Reading and Hiking
Did you know… I lived 39 years in Africa.
Favorite Book: The Help by Kathryn Stockett
Favorite Saying: "Love one another as I have loved you." -John 15:12
Elochukwu (Eugene) Uzukwu, C.S.Sp.
Country of Origin: Nigeria
Role at Duquesne: Associate Professor, Department of Theology, Duquesne University
Contact: uzukwue@duq.edu
412.396.6686
Ministries: Pastoral work, education
Interests: Music: high life, jazz, classical, Nigerian Congo and Côte d'Ivoire
Sports: tennis, soccer and ice hockey
Did you know… Fr. Uzukwu has authored three books, numerous articles and book sections that explore areas of the liturgy ecclesiology in continental Africa and Africa in the Diaspora. The Governing Council for the Spiritan International School of Theology in Enugu established the Uzukwu Award for Excellence in his honor to be granted to the best student of the year.
Favorite Book: Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
Favorite Saying: "Ife Kwulu Ife Akwudebe Ya" –
"When something stands, something else stands beside it."
Daniel Walsh
Country of Origin: USA
Role at Duquesne: Campus Ministry, Formation Director Spiritan Seminarians
Contact: Laval House
Ministries: Campus Ministry, Formation Director Philosophy Program
Interests: Baseball
Did you know... I'm a third-generation Duquesne student?
Favorite Book: Clemente: The Passion and Grace of Baseball's Last Hero
Favorite Saying: "Let’s go Bucs"