BREAKING: Bishop Emeritus of Nsukka Catholic Diocese, Most Rev. Dr. Francis Emmanuel Ogbonna Okobo, has died at the age of 89.
Okobo, the first Bishop of Nsukka Diocese, passed away early Friday morning after a brief illness, according to priests in the diocese.
Appointed on November 19, 1990, and ordained on January 6, 1991, he led the diocese until his retirement in 2013. Born November 4, 1936, he was ordained a priest in 1966.
Tributes are pouring in, honoring his legacy as a pioneer who nurtured and shaped the Nsukka Diocese.
#BreakingNews #CatholicChurch #Nsukka
Okobo, the first Bishop of Nsukka Diocese, passed away early Friday morning after a brief illness, according to priests in the diocese.
Appointed on November 19, 1990, and ordained on January 6, 1991, he led the diocese until his retirement in 2013. Born November 4, 1936, he was ordained a priest in 1966.
Tributes are pouring in, honoring his legacy as a pioneer who nurtured and shaped the Nsukka Diocese.
#BreakingNews #CatholicChurch #Nsukka
BREAKING: Bishop Emeritus of Nsukka Catholic Diocese, Most Rev. Dr. Francis Emmanuel Ogbonna Okobo, has died at the age of 89.
Okobo, the first Bishop of Nsukka Diocese, passed away early Friday morning after a brief illness, according to priests in the diocese.
Appointed on November 19, 1990, and ordained on January 6, 1991, he led the diocese until his retirement in 2013. Born November 4, 1936, he was ordained a priest in 1966.
Tributes are pouring in, honoring his legacy as a pioneer who nurtured and shaped the Nsukka Diocese.
#BreakingNews #CatholicChurch #Nsukka
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