Fr. Michael Charles Ajigo Abiero waves an American flag while walking down the steps after participating in the naturalization ceremony on Aug. 30 at the Muhammad Ali Center in Louisville, Ky. COURTESY OF ST. ROSE OF LIMA
Pastor sworn in as U.S. citizen Aug. 30
BY WKC STAFF
Fr. Michael Charles Ajigo Abiero, a priest of the Diocese of Owensboro, was sworn in as a United States citizen on Aug. 30, 2024, during the Worldfest Naturalization Ceremony in Louisville, Ky. The ceremony was held at the Muhammad Ali Center.
Born in Kenya to an Anglican family and convincing them all to convert to Catholicism by the time he was eight years old, Fr. Abiero was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Owensboro on May 30, 2015. He has served in many parishes across western Kentucky since then.
Today, Fr. Abiero is the pastor of St. Rose of Lima Parish in Cloverport and Holy Guardian Angels Parish in Irvington.
Fr. Michael Charles Ajigo Abiero registers to vote after being sworn in as a U.S. citizen on Aug. 30 at the Muhammad Ali Center in Louisville, Ky. COURTESY OF ST. ROSE OF LIMA
(Left to right) Fr. Michael Charles Ajigo Abiero, U.S. Magistrate Judge for the Western District of Kentucky Regina S. Edwards, and Catholic Chairities director Susan Montalvo-Gesser smile for a photo after the Aug. 30 naturalization ceremony in Louisville, during which Fr. Abiero was sworn in as a U.S. citizen. COURTESY OF ST. ROSE OF LIMA
Originally printed in the October 2024 issue of The Western Kentucky Catholic.
