Biography
- Biography Of Anselm Umorem (bishop).
Anselm Umorem was born on April 14, 1962. He was ordained a catholic priest on June 18, 1988 and he is of the Missionary Society of Saint Paul of Nigeria. On February 2, 2012, Umorem was ordained a Catholic Bishop, and immediately made...
- Biography Of Peter Odetoyinbo (bishop)
Peter Kayode Odetoyinbo was born on Janury 28, 1964 at Ibadan, Ondo State of Nigeria. Peter was ordained a priest of the Catholic Church on October 7, 1989. He was later ordained a Catholic Bishop on June 25, 2014 at St. Bernedette Nursery and Primary...
- Biography Of Micheal Okoro (bishop).
Michael Nnachi Okoro (Bishop) a native of Afikpo in Ebonyi State of Nigeria was born on November 1, 1940. Micheal was ordained a priest of the Catholic Church on December 19, 1965. Twelve years after he was ordained a priest, Micheal Okoro became...
- Matthew Hassan Kukah. Biography.
Matthew Hassan Kukah was born on August 31, 1952. He is a native of Anchuna, Ikulu Chiefdom in Zangon Kataf local government area of Kaduna State. Kukah had his earliest education i.e primary education at St. Fidelis Primary School, Zagom. For his secondary...
- Francis Cardinal Arinze. Biography.
Francis Arinze is a native of Eziowelle in Anambra State of Nigeria, born on November 1, 1932. He was baptized when he was nine years old in the year 1941 by Blessed Cyprian Micheal Iwene Tansi, who was beatified by Pope John Paul II in 1998. Despite...
Biography
Peter Ebere Okpaleke (Bishop)
Peter Ebere Okpaleke is a native of Amesi in Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State. He was born on March 1, 1963.
Peter Okpaleke studied philosophy and theology at Bigard
Memorial Seminary, Ikot Ekpene and Enugu respectively. He undertook a higher studies at Catholic Institute of West Africa (CIWA) Port Harcourt and later at the Holy Cross Pontifical University in Rome where he obtained a doctorate degree in Canon Law.Peter Okpaleke was ordained a Catholic Priest on August 22, 1992. He was later appointed with a Pontifical Act on the 7th of December 2012 by His Holiness as bishop of Ahiara, a diocese that has an area of 425 square kilometers.
Peter Okpaleke has held a number of pastoral roles. Upon his return to Nigeria, he was appointed Judge of the Inter-Diocesan Tribunal. He was the Parish Priest of Sts John and Paul Parish, Umubele, in the Diocese of Awka. Bishop Okpaleke was consecrated as bishop of Ahiara Diocese on 21 May 2013, at Seat of Wisdom Seminary, Owerri.
Following his consecration, Bishop Okpaleke was rejected and denied possession of the Ahiara diocese by the clergy and laity of the diocese who argued that the process that led to his selection was flawed. They claimed that his emergence was a surprise to them, and that he was originally not among the finalists?3 priests who were from or have done pastoral work in the Ahiara diocese.
Consequently they demanded that they be given a bishop from or who has done pastoral work in the Ahiara diocese.
- Biography Of Anselm Umorem (bishop).
Anselm Umorem was born on April 14, 1962. He was ordained a catholic priest on June 18, 1988 and he is of the Missionary Society of Saint Paul of Nigeria. On February 2, 2012, Umorem was ordained a Catholic Bishop, and immediately made...
- Biography Of Peter Odetoyinbo (bishop)
Peter Kayode Odetoyinbo was born on Janury 28, 1964 at Ibadan, Ondo State of Nigeria. Peter was ordained a priest of the Catholic Church on October 7, 1989. He was later ordained a Catholic Bishop on June 25, 2014 at St. Bernedette Nursery and Primary...
- Biography Of Micheal Okoro (bishop).
Michael Nnachi Okoro (Bishop) a native of Afikpo in Ebonyi State of Nigeria was born on November 1, 1940. Micheal was ordained a priest of the Catholic Church on December 19, 1965. Twelve years after he was ordained a priest, Micheal Okoro became...
- Matthew Hassan Kukah. Biography.
Matthew Hassan Kukah was born on August 31, 1952. He is a native of Anchuna, Ikulu Chiefdom in Zangon Kataf local government area of Kaduna State. Kukah had his earliest education i.e primary education at St. Fidelis Primary School, Zagom. For his secondary...
- Francis Cardinal Arinze. Biography.
Francis Arinze is a native of Eziowelle in Anambra State of Nigeria, born on November 1, 1932. He was baptized when he was nine years old in the year 1941 by Blessed Cyprian Micheal Iwene Tansi, who was beatified by Pope John Paul II in 1998. Despite...