Alaska priest kidnapped in Nigeria, Fairbanks diocese says

African Terror Group Claims Responsibility For Kidnapping Catholic Priest

The African terrorist group Boko Haram has admitted responsibility for kidnapping the Rev. Alphonsus Afina, a Nigerian Catholic priest.

Terrorists abduct Nigerian priest known for ministry across Alaska

A priest who spent years serving in remote Alaskan parishes was recently kidnapped in his native Nigeria by Islamist terrorists. Church officials in the Diocese of… The post Terrorists abduct Nigerian priest known for ministry across Alaska appeared first on CatholicVote org.

Nigerian priest who served in Alaska captured by Boko Haram, bishop says

Fairbanks, Alaska, Bishop Steven Maekawa, OP, said he plans to offer a special Mass at Sacred Heart Cathedral in Fairbanks for Father Alphonsus Afina, who was captured by Boko Haram on June 1, 2025. / Credit: RadioKAOS, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimed... [...]

Nigerian Priest Who Served in Alaska Captured by Boko Haram, Bishop Says

Fairbanks, Alaska, Bishop Steven Maekawa, OP, said he plans to offer a special Mass at Sacred Heart Cathedral in Fairbanks for Father Alphonsus Afina, who was captured by Boko Haram on June 1, 2025. Aid to the Church in Need said the Nigerian-born priest is the 15th religious to be kidnapped in Nigeria this year.

Nigeria: Catholic Priest Kidnapped - He Worked As a Chaplain in Alaska and Wanted to Help Boko Haram Victims in Nigeria

Abuja -- "I was able to speak with Father Afina. He is well and in good health. We hope he can be released soon," said John Bogna Bakeni, Auxiliary Bishop of Maiduguri (capital of Borno State in northeastern Nigeria), to Fides. He confirmed the news reported by some newspapers in Fairbanks (Alaska, USA) about the kidnapping of Father Alphonsus Afina, a Nigerian priest who served for years as a chaplain in the US diocese.

Alaska priest kidnapped in Nigeria, Fairbanks diocese says

The Rev. Alphonsus Afina, a Nigerian priest who served in Fairbanks and villages across the Seward Peninsula, was abducted by Boko Haram, according to the Diocese of Fairbanks.