His Holiness, Pope Francis, has nominated Most Rev. Fr. (Dr.) Lucius Ugorji, a former Catholic Bishop of Umuahia and Apostolic Administrator of Ahiara Diocese, to succeed Anthony l Obinna, the departing Catholic Bishop of Owerri.
Archbishop Antonio Filipazzi, Apostolic Nuncio (Representative of the Pope in Nigeria), made the news at the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria’s First Plenary Meeting in Abuja.
He stated that Pope Francis has accepted His Grace Most Rev. Dr Anthony Obinna’s voluntary retirement as Archbishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Owerri.
Most Rev Dr Lucius Ugorji of the Umuahia Diocese has been named Archbishop of Owerri in his stead.
The respected clergy Archbishop Anthony l Obinna, who has been in that position since March 26 1994, will be replaced by Archbishop Ugorji who still remains the Apostolic Administrator of Ahiara Diocese.
Ugorji is replacing Mr Obinna after the bishop reached 75 years. The mandatory retirement age for bishops in the Catholic church is 75.
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