Abbreviation CYO Nigeria or CYON | Location Nigeria | |
Type Nigerian non-profit youth organization Purpose Catholic youth organization Slogan Anthem of CYO Nigeria:
At a time like this
when we come together
from the east and west
from the North and South
when we come together in the name of Jesus Christ
Oh Lord arise and shine x2 Motto At a time like this; when we come together; from the east and west; from the North and South; when we come together in the name of Jesus Christ; Oh Lord arise and shine x2 (Anthem of CYO Nigeria) Similar Katolikus Ifjúsági Mozgalom, ERko – Hnutie kresťansk, Catholic Church in Nigeria, Catholic Youth Organizat | ||
The Catholic Youth Organization Nigeria (CYO Nigeria) is a Catholic youth organization in Nigeria. CYO Nigeria is a member of the Catholic umbrella of youth organizations Fimcap.
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History
CYO Nigeria was founded in 1985 to create a youth organization for young Catholics in Nigeria. CYO emerged in the context of a concern of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) that the young Catholics and local Catholic youth organizations in Nigeria should celebrate the International Youth Year (IYY) declared by the United Nations in 1985. Several meetings of chaplains responsible for youth affairs and youths leaders from the various dioceses of Nigeria took place to plan a national Catholic youth rally. From this type of rallies finally CYO Nigeria emerged as a nationwide umbrella for Catholic youth work in Nigeria. In 2010, at the General Assembly in Munich, CYO Nigeria was adopted as a full member to the international umbrella of Catholic youth organizations "Fimcap". Currently, CYO Nigeria is building up a cooperation with a Muslim youth organization to foster peace in the country and to begin an inter-religious dialogue.