Michael Fagun

Michael Fagun was born on 17 April 1935 as the last child to Theophilus Fagun Oganla and Rebecca Fakolde from Ondo State. His parents were non-Catholics who later converted to Catholicism. Fagun had his early education at Sacred Heart Catholic School, Akure from 1943 to 1950 before being admitted to St. Theresa's Minor Seminary, Ibadan for his secondary education from 1952 to 1957. He studied at Saints Peters and Paul Major Seminary, Ibadan from 1957 to 1965 when he was ordained a Catholic priest. == Priestly career ==

Following his priestly ordination in 1965, Fagun went for further studies at the University of Ibadan from 1966 to 1969 before proceeding to University of Toronto, Canada where he studied for Master of Arts from 1970 to 1971. He served as an assistant parish priest of Oka Parish and Ondo Parish. He taught at St. Joseph's Grammar School, Ondo where he was also the chaplain and became the education secretary of the diocese in 1971. He was the first resident priest in Ekere-Ekiti. He founded the first indigenous female religious congregation in western Nigeria – Sisters of St. Michael The Archangel in 1986. He served as co-chairman of National Inter-Religious Council. Fagun was chairman of governing council and the pro-chancellor of the Catholic Institute of West Africa (CIWA), Port Harcourt, Nigeria for two terms from 1999 to 2007. == Retirement and death ==

Fagun retired from service on 17 April 2010 on his 75th birthday. He was succeeded by Bishop Felix Ajakaye. Fagun died on 13 October 2025, at the age of 90. == References ==