About Us
We the Sisters of the Eucharistic Heart of Jesus are a Religious congregation of women whose dedication to the love and service of God and our fellow men and women takes special inspiration from the Eucharistic Heart of Christ. The love of His Sacred Heart moved Him to give us the Sacrament of the Eucharist. In this Sacrament He has placed in our hands, forever, a worthy offering of praise and thanksgiving to God for all that He has done for us. |More>
History
The Congregation of the Sisters of the Eucharistic Heart of Jesus was founded in 1943 by late Archbishop Leo Hale Taylor of the Society of African Missions. He was born in 1889 in the Diocese of Duluth U.S.A. He was received into the Society of African Missions in October 1911 and ordained to the Priesthood on 21st of June 1912. After the Great world war he was transferred to Nigeria and in 1934 was appointed Bishop of the Vicariate Apostolic of Bight of Benin and later transferred to Lagos after the death of Bishop Francis O'Rourka S.M.A. in 1938. From 1940 until his retirement in 1965 he was in charge of the Archdiocese of Lagos... |More>
News
The Association of Friends of the EHJ elect new officers in the Investiture of Grand Patrons /
Commissioning of New National Executives held from November 20th to 23rd, 2008.
