His Excellency, The Most Reverend Paulinus Chukwuemeka Ezeokafor | |
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Bishop of Awka | |
Native name | Chukwuemeka |
Province | Onitsha Ecclesiastical province |
Diocese | Roman Catholic Diocese of Awka |
See | Awka |
In office | 2011–present |
Predecessor | Simon Akwali Okafor |
Previous post(s) |
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Orders | |
Ordination | 30 June 1984 by Albert Obiefuna |
Consecration | 28 April 2007 by Renzo Fratini, Valerian Okeke and Solomon Amanchukwu Amatu |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Nationality | Nigerian |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Residence | Awka, Anambra state |
Education | Bigard Memorial Seminary, Enugu. Pontifical University of the Holy Cross, Rome. |
Motto | Latin: Caritas mea cum omnibus vobis in Christo Jesu – My love is with you all in Christ Jesus; Ist Corinthians 16:24) |
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