Father Augustine Dada is a Catholic priest with more than 16 years of priestly ministry, ordained on October 2, 2009, at Sacred Heart Cathedral in Akure, in the Diocese of Ondo, Nigeria. Before coming to the United States in 2017, Father Dada served in several key leadership roles in the Diocese of Ondo, including Associate Pastor, Bishop’s Secretary, and Diocesan Secretary and Chancellor. Since August 2017, he has ministered as Associate Pastor at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Elmsford, New York, serving a vibrant and culturally diverse parish community. During the Jubilee Year of Mercy, Pope Francis appointed Father Dada a Missionary of Mercy. In February 2026 he was appointed as Vice-President of the Society of St. Peter the Apostle, one of the four Pontifical Mission Societies, dedicated to supporting the formation and education of seminarians, religious novices, and clergy in the Church’s 1,130 mission territories.