Anthony Adaji

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Anthony Ademu Adaji (born 13 October 1964) is a Catholic prelate and bishop of Idah Diocese, [1] [2] located in the ecclesiastical province of Abuja, in Nigeria.

Career

He was ordained a priest on 1 July 1995 into the Missionary Society of Saint Paul (MSP) congregation. On 1 June 2009, Pope Benedict XVI appointed Adaji Auxiliary bishop of Idah Diocese serving alongside Bishop Ephraim Silas Obot – the first bishop of the diocese who was advanced in age and with health complications.  Adaji was ordained as an auxiliary bishop on 22 September 2009 and later received his episcopal installation as full bishop following the death of bishop Obot. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

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