Profile: Twelve (12) things to know about the New Nnewi Anglican Bishop.

Profile: Twelve (12) things to know about the New Nnewi Anglican Bishop.

Ven. Ndubuisi Obi on Wednesday, 21st August, 2019, was elected as the New Anglican Bishop of Nnewi Diocese.

Here are Twelve (12) things to know about the New Bishop-Elect of Nnewi Diocese;

1. Ven. Ndubuisi Obi was born on December 17th, 1965.

2. Ven Ndubisi Obi is from Mbanakwu Okpuno, Nnewichi Nnewi, in Nnewi North Local Government Area, Anambra State.

3. Ven. Ndubuisi Obi is the son of a retired Anglican Priest. His father is Rev. Canon Abel Okwuchukwu.

4. His mother, Ezinne Jane Obi (Nee-Maduewesi) is a retired Principal who taught in several public secondary school in Anambra State. After retirement, She was the First Principal/Matron of Holy Ghost Juniorate Nkpor, under Niger Diocese. She is from Ndiakwu Otolo and her elder blood brothers are Prof JNC Maduewesi and Chief BNC Maduewesi (Anaedo Mayor), who was the first President General of Anaedo Social Club Worldwide.

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5. Ven. Ndubuisi Obi is happily married to Mrs. Ukamaka Obi and the union is blessed with Four children.

6. He attended Urban Primary and Central School in Nsukka, and Ezechima Primary School, Onitsha from where he proceeded to DMGS, Onitsha. Ven. Ndubuisi ventured into business and spent seventeen years as a businessman in Onitsha.

Church Leadership:

7. He was once the Chairman of Choir in St. Mark’s Anglican Church, Omagba-Onitsha. He was also EFAC leader, A.Y.F leader, and Peoples warden. It was when he was serving as Assistant Zonal Co-ordinator of EFAC, Onitsha Zone that The Rt. Revd. Ken Sandy Okeke, immediate retired Bishop On the Niger sent him to St. Paul’s University College, Awka, for Ordination Training. He was the Students’ Union Government [SUG] President for 2002/2003 session.

8. Ven. Ndubuisi Obi was made a Deacon in December 2003, and ordained a Priest in 2004. He was preferred a Canon in December 2010, and in December, 2011, His Lordship, The Rt. Revd. Owen C. Nwokolo preferred him an Archdeacon. He is the pioneer Archdeacon of Ascension Archdeaconry Isiafor.

9. Ven. Ndubuisi Obi, is the Archdeacon of Divine Grace Archdeaconry and the current Vicar of St. Augustine Anglican Church Federal Housing Estate, GRA 3-3 Onitsha.
He was also the Chairman of the Directorate for Missions and Evangelism of the Diocese On the Niger.

10. Ven. Ndubuisi Obi will be the 3rd Nnewi indigene to become a Bishop, after Late Bishop Uzodike who was the First Nnewi indigene to become a Bishop and Bishop Prosper Amah, who is the current Bishop of Ogbaru Diocese

11. Ven. Ndubuisi Obi be the second Bishop of Nnewi Diocese, since it’s creation in 1996. He will replace His Grace, The Most Rev. Prof. Godwin Okpala (OON, JP) who is expected to retire in September, 2019.

12. Ven. Ndubuisi Obi a is great teacher of the word (Bible Expositor), Healing and Deliverance Minister, regular crusade Speaker, very accessible and approachable.

Ebubechukwuzuloke Brown.
Nnewi, Anambra State.