Father Nixon Mullah, S.S.J., dies at 51

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

Deacon John ‘Happy Jack’ Martin dedicated life to delivering faith, smiles

Father Frank Brauer remembered as quiet yet fun priest dedicated to parishioners

Sister Mary Sheehan, D.C., dies at 86

Bishop Murphy of Rockville Centre recalled for ‘joyful witness’ of pastoral leadership

Sister Kathleen Haughey, S.N.D.de.N., dies at 94 

A life well-coached: Lou Holtz remembered for faith, family and football

Copyright © 2025 Catholic Review Media

 Print