Father Nixon Mullah, S.S.J., dies at 51 February 24, 2025By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries A memorial Mass for Josephite Father Nixon Mullah will be offered Feb. 28 at 7 p.m. at St. Luke in Washington, D.C. Father Mullah, who earned a doctorate in theology from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas in Rome, died Feb. 18 in his native Cameroon following a battle with cancer that lasted several years. He was 51. Father Mullah was ordained to the priesthood in 2005 for the Archdiocese of Urbino, Italy. Attracted to the ministry of the Josephites, he joined the Baltimore-based Society of St. Joseph of the Sacred Heart in 2007. He served as an associate pastor of St. Francis Xavier in Baltimore (2007-10) and was vice rector of St. Joseph Seminary in Washington, D.C.; rector of St. Martin de Porres House of Studies in Ibadan, Nigeria, and pastor of Holy Family in Baytown, Texas, before being appointed rector of St. Joseph Seminary in 2019. More obituaries Hundreds bid ‘adieu’ to Brigitte Bardot at funeral in Saint-Tropez Beloved pastor who endured paralysis dies at 77 Sister Catherine Horan, S.N.D.deN., dies at 86 Russell Shaw remembered as ‘giant of the Church’ for contribution to Catholic communications Comboni Missionary Sister Andre Rothschild, who ministered at St. Matthew, dies at 79 Deacon Page, known for his multi-faceted service, dies at 85 Copyright © 2025 Catholic Review Media Print
