His service as a Claretian Catholic Priest, retreat preacher, parish priest and spiritual resource person.
Rev. Fr. Dr. Emmanuel Ukata is a Claretian Missionary priest from Cross River State. He was ordained in 2014 after years of priestly formation with the Claretian Missionary Fathers.
His priestly ministry combines pastoral service, intellectual apostolate, retreat direction, academic teaching, Catholic writing and spiritual formation.
He currently serves as the Parish Priest of St. Stephen’s Catholic Church, Asase, North Bank, Makurdi, while also serving as a Senior Lecturer at the Augustinian Institute of Philosophy.
Fr. Emmanuel has moderated over 76 retreats for different spiritual groups and seminaries. He has moderated retreats and seminars for many female religious congregations and male religious families, including the Marist Brothers, priests of the Order of Mother of God and the Vocationist Fathers.
His retreat ministry also includes priests, bishops, seminarians, religious communities, cathedral parishes and ecclesiastical congresses.