Ihejirika elected SIGNIS world president of Catholic media professionals
Rev. Fr. Walter Ihejirika, a Nigerian professor of media studies, has been elected as the global president of SIGNIS, the World Catholic Association for Communication. He brings extensive experience in development communication and media research to the role.
Why it matters
His election highlights the growing influence of African scholars in global religious and media organizations.
Mr Ihejirika was ordained a priest in the Catholic Diocese of Ahiara, Imo State.
Imo-born Catholic priest, Rev. Fr. Walter Ihejirika, has been elected as the new President of SIGNIS, the World Catholic Association for Communication.
SIGNIS is a global non-profit network for Catholic media professionals working in the press, radio, television, cinema, internet and new technology.
Mr Ihejirika, a Professor of Development Communication and Media Studies at the University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria, was elected at the ongoing SIGNIS World Congress held in Kigali, Rwanda, on August 7.
A statement by the Catholic Diocese Social Communication Directorate of Oyo, shared on the St. Peter Claver Seminary School Okpala Old Boys platform on Saturday, listed other profiles of the clergy before his recent elevation.
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