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Breaking News: Mbaise Priest Finally Emerges Bishop of Ahiara diocese

October 14, 2023

The Holy Father, Pope Francis has pronounced an Mbaise Priest, Rev. Msgr. Simon Okezuo Nowobi, C.M.F as the Auxiliary Bishop of Ahiara Catholic Diocese.

Following the demise of Ahiara Catholic Diocese Bishop emeritus, Bishop V.A Chikwe in 2010 the diocese has been embroligo of who becomes the next bishop.

The Pope had sent Bishop Okpaleke from Anambara State as the Bishop of Ahiara Catholic Diocese but this was vehemently resisted by many Ahiara Catholic faithfuls including their indigenous priests who insisted that the next Bishop of the Diocese must come from Mbaise arguing that they have multitude of priests when compared to other areas.

This development is expected to bring peace and harmony in the disoces as the Holy Father has granted them their request

Read below details from Vatican City…

Appointment of Auxiliary Bishop to the Apostolic Administrator sede vacante of Ahiara Diocese (Nigeria)The Holy Father, Pope Francis, has appointed Rev. Msgr. Simon Okezuo Nowobi, C.M.F as Auxiliary Bishop of the Apostolic Administrator sede vacante of the Diocese of Ahiara (Nigeria); assigning him the titular See of Rusgunie.

Curriculum vitae

H.E. Mgr. Simeon Okezuo Nwobi, C.M.F., was born on 25th March 1960 in Eziama Oparanadim Ekwereazu, in the Diocese of Ahiara. After joining the Congregation of the Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (Claretians), he undertook studies in Philosophy at the Claretian Institute of Philosophy Maryland, Nedeke, and later in Theology at Bigard Memorial Seminary in Enugu.

He made his Perpetual Profession on 11 September 1988 and was ordained a priest on 21 July 1990 for his Congregation.He holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Public Administration from Enugu State University of Science and Technology in Enugu, a Licentiate in Missiology from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome and a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from the National Open University of Nigeria.

He has held the following positions: parish priest at St. Anthony’s in Igbo-Ora (1990-1992); Bursar at the Claretian Theology of Enugu (1992-1997); Director of the Department of Spirituality at the Claretian Institute of Philosophy Maryland, Nedeke (1999-2000); Professor at the Bigard Memorial Seminary in Enugu (2000-2009); Prefect of the Apostolate at the Claretian Provincial Curia of New Owerri (2005-2010); Parish priest at St. Paul’s in Nekede (2006-2010); Provincial of the Eastern province of Nigeria of the missionary sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (2010-2022).

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