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Matthew Hassan Kukah (born 31 August 1952) is the current bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sokoto.^[1]

In December 2020, Pope Francis appointed him as a member of the Dicastery on Integral Human Development.^[2]

Early life and education

Bishop Kukah was born on efdom in Zangon Kataf local government area of Kaduna State.^[3] Kukah received his primary education at St.

Fidelis Primary School, Zagom, then St. Joseph Minor Seminary, Zaria, before proceeding to St. Augustine Major Seminary Jos, Plateau State, where he studied Philosophy and Theology.

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Kukah was ordained a Catholic Priest on 19 December 1976. Kukah also attended the University of Ibadan, where he obtained a diploma in Religious Studies. Kukah also received the Bachelor of Divinity at the Pontifical Urban University, Rome in 1976, followed by a master's degree in Peace Studies, at the University of Bradford, United Kingdom in 1980.

Kukah's academic pursuits c