Bishop Christopher Naseri, a Nigerian Catholic prelate who serves as the auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Calabar, Nigeria, visited the Diocese of Cleveland on Dec. 4 to meet with Father Steve Ntui, a priest from his diocese, who is ministering as a chaplain at the Cleveland Clinic.
Bishop Naseri was appointed as the auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Calabar, Nigeria by the late Pope Francis on May 1, 2023. His archbishop sent him to the United States to visit the nine Nigerian priests from his diocese who are ministering in dioceses across the United States.
Pictured above with Bishop Malesic, center, are from left, Father Ntui, Father Don Oleksiak, vicar general/moderator of the curia for the Diocese of Cleveland, Bishop Naseri and Father Joe Mamich, vicar for clergy and religious for the Diocese of Cleveland.
The visit took place at Bishop Malesic’s residence, the rectory at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist in Cleveland.