Nigeria – Funeral Mass for Fr Italo Spagnolo SDB in Ijebu Ode
Ijebu Ode, Nigeria – december 2020 - On December 5, 2020, the Don Michele Rua Community Ijebu Ode together with Salesians led by the Delegate for Mary Help of Christians Delegation Nigeria Fr Anthony Oche, Priests, Religious, Lay people especially young people of Ijebu Ode Diocese gathered in the Salesian parish for the funeral mass of Fr Italo Spagnolo. Fr Italo was among the pioneer Salesians who came to Nigeria in 1982. Fr Italo, who was more than 30 years a missionary in AFW Province passed away in Turin Italy and has since been buried. The funeral mass in Ijebu Ode diocese was Celebrated in the the parish the Salesians and taking care of and were Fr Italo had been parish priest until last year.
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