Recent Events

Archbishop Patrick Ebosele Ekpu, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Benin City (Nigeria), passed away at 92

Archbishop Michael Francis Crotty, Apostolic Nuncio to Burkina Faso and Apostolic Nuncio to Niger, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Nigeria

Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò ▼ was deposed as Titular Archbishop of Ulpiana

Fr. Gabriel Blamo Snosio Jubwe was consecrated as Metropolitan Archbishop of Monrovia (Liberia)

Archbishop Lucius Iwejuru Ugorji resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Ahiara (Nigeria)

Bishop Simeon Okezuo Nwobi, C.M.F., Titular Bishop of Rusguniæ and Auxiliary Bishop of Ahiara (Nigeria), was appointed as Bishop of Ahiara (Nigeria)

Fr. Thomas Ifeanyichukwu Obiatuegwu was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Horrea Cœlia and Auxiliary Bishop of Orlu (Nigeria)

Fr. Gabriel Blamo Snosio Jubwe, Priest of Monrovia (Liberia), was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of Monrovia (Liberia)

Fr. Anselm Pendo Lawani was consecrated as Bishop of Ilorin (Nigeria)

Cardinal John Olorunfemi Onaiyekan, Cardinal-Priest of S. Saturnino and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Abuja (Nigeria), reached the age of 80 and became ineligible to vote in a future conclave (Nigeria)

Fr. Thomas Ifeanyichukwu Obiatuegwu, Priest of Orlu (Nigeria), was elected Titular Bishop of Horrea Cœlia and Auxiliary Bishop of Orlu (Nigeria)

Fr. Simeon Okezuo Nwobi, C.M.F., was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Rusguniæ and Auxiliary Bishop of Ahiara (Nigeria)

Fr. Habila Tyiakwonaboi Daboh was consecrated as Bishop of Zaria (Nigeria)

Fr. Gerald Mamman Musa was consecrated as Bishop of Katsina (Nigeria)

Fr. Anselm Pendo Lawani, Priest of Ilorin (Nigeria), was elected Bishop of Ilorin (Nigeria)

Diocese of Katsina was established (from Diocese of Sokoto and became suffragan of Kaduna) (Nigeria)

Fr. Gerald Mamman Musa, Priest of Sokoto (Nigeria), was elected Bishop of Katsina (Nigeria)

Fr. Simeon Okezuo Nwobi, C.M.F., was elected Titular Bishop of Rusguniæ and Auxiliary Bishop of Ahiara (Nigeria)

Fr. Habila Tyiakwonaboi Daboh, Priest of Kaduna (Nigeria), was elected Bishop of Zaria (Nigeria)

Archbishop Antonio Guido Filipazzi, Apostolic Nuncio to Nigeria and Permanent Observer to Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Poland

Fr. Christopher Naseri Naseri was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Gurza and Auxiliary Bishop of Calabar (Nigeria)

Fr. Christopher Naseri Naseri, Priest of Calabar (Nigeria), was elected Titular Bishop of Gurza and Auxiliary Bishop of Calabar (Nigeria)

Msgr. Anthony Onyemuche Ekpo, Priest of Umuahia (Nigeria) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Undersecretary of Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development

Fr. Mark Maigida Nzukwein was consecrated as Bishop of Wukari (Nigeria)

Bishop Senan Louis O’Donnell, O.S.A., Bishop emeritus of Maiduguri (Nigeria), passed away at 96

Fr. Anthony Onyemuche Ekpo, Priest of Umuahia (Nigeria), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Archbishop Fortunatus Nwachukwu, Permanent Observer to United Nations Office and Specialized Institutions in Geneva (UNOG), Permanent Observer to World Trade Organization (WTO) and Representative to International Organization for Migration (IOM), was appointed as Secretary for the Section of Evangelisation of Dicastery for Evangelisation and Vice-Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Urbaniana University

Archbishop Joseph Edra Ukpo, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Calabar (Nigeria), passed away at 85

Bishop Stephen Dami Mamza, Bishop of Yola (Nigeria), was appointed as Second Vice-President of Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar

Diocese of Aguleri was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Onitsha and became suffragan of Onitsha) (Nigeria)

Bishop Denis Chidi Isizoh, Titular Bishop of Legia and Auxiliary Bishop of Onitsha (Nigeria), was appointed as Bishop of Aguleri (Nigeria)

Fr. Anthony Ovayero Ewherido was consecrated as Bishop of Warri (Nigeria)

Cardinal Peter Ebere Okpaleke took possession as Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Martiri dell’Uganda a Poggio Ameno

Archbishop Augustine Obiora Akubeze resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Warri (Nigeria)

Fr. Anthony Ovayero Ewherido, Priest of Warri (Nigeria), was elected Bishop of Warri (Nigeria)

Diocese of Wukari was established (from Diocese of Jalingo and became suffragan of Jos) (Nigeria)

Fr. Mark Maigida Nzukwein, Priest of Jalingo (Nigeria), was elected Bishop of Wukari (Nigeria)

Bishop Michael Kalu Ukpong, Titular Bishop of Igilgili and Auxiliary Bishop of Umuahia (Nigeria), was appointed as Bishop of Umuahia (Nigeria)

Bishop Peter Ebere Okpaleke, Bishop of Ekwulobia (Nigeria), was created Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Martiri dell’Uganda a Poggio Ameno

Bishop George Jonathan Dodo, Bishop of Zaria (Nigeria), passed away at 66

Fr. John Bogna Bakeni was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Leptiminus and Auxiliary Bishop of Maiduguri (Nigeria)

Fr. Isaac Bunde Dugu was consecrated as Bishop of Katsina-Ala (Nigeria)

Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama resigned as President of Regional Episcopal Conference of West Africa

Fr. Vitalis Chinedu Anaehobi was appointed as General Secretary of Regional Episcopal Conference of West Africa

Archbishop Jude Thaddeus Okolo, Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Czech Republic

Archbishop Augustine Obiora Akubeze, Metropolitan Archbishop of Benin City (Nigeria), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Warri (Nigeria)

Bishop John ’Oke Afareha resigned as Bishop of Warri (Nigeria)

Fr. John Bogna Bakeni, Priest of Maiduguri (Nigeria), was elected Titular Bishop of Leptiminus and Auxiliary Bishop of Maiduguri (Nigeria)

Bishop William Amove Avenya resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Katsina-Ala (Nigeria)

Fr. Isaac Bunde Dugu, Priest of Gboko (Nigeria), was elected Bishop of Katsina-Ala (Nigeria)

Archbishop Augustine Obiora Akubeze resigned as President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria

Archbishop Matthew Man-oso Ndagoso, Metropolitan Archbishop of Kaduna (Nigeria), was appointed as Vice-President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria

Archbishop Lucius Iwejuru Ugorji, Apostolic Administrator of Ahiara (Nigeria), Vice-President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria and Metropolitan Archbishop of Owerri (Nigeria), was appointed as President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria

Bishop Donatus Aihmiosion Ogun, O.S.A., Bishop of Uromi (Nigeria), was appointed as General Secretary of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria

Archbishop Anthony John Valentine Obinna resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Owerri (Nigeria)

Bishop Lucius Iwejuru Ugorji, Bishop of Umuahia (Nigeria), Apostolic Administrator of Ahiara (Nigeria) and Vice-President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria, was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Owerri (Nigeria)

Bishop Paul Adegboyega Olawoore, Bishop of Ilorin (Nigeria), passed away at 60

Fr. Terwase Henry Akaabiam resigned as General Secretary of Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar

Archbishop Fortunatus Nwachukwu, Apostolic Nuncio to Antigua and Barbuda, Apostolic Nuncio to Barbados, Apostolic Nuncio to Dominica, Apostolic Nuncio to Jamaica, Apostolic Nuncio to Guyana, Apostolic Nuncio to Saint Kitts and Nevis, Apostolic Nuncio to Saint Vincent and Grenadines, Apostolic Nuncio to Trinidad and Tobago, Apostolic Delegate to Antilles, Apostolic Nuncio to Bahamas, Apostolic Nuncio to Grenada, Apostolic Nuncio to Saint Lucia, Apostolic Nuncio to Suriname, Apostolic Nuncio to Belize and Plenipotentiary Representative to Caribbean Community (CARICOM), was appointed as Permanent Observer to United Nations Office and Specialized Institutions in Geneva (UNOG), Permanent Observer to World Trade Organization (WTO) and Representative to International Organization for Migration (IOM)

Bishop Hilary Paul Odili Okeke resigned as Bishop of Nnewi (Nigeria)

Bishop Jonas Benson Okoye, Titular Bishop of Masclianæ and Auxiliary Bishop of Awka (Nigeria), was appointed as Bishop of Nnewi (Nigeria)