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Pope Leo appoints Bishop Ogun as Apostolic Administrator of Benin City Archdiocese

Pope Leo XIV has appointed the Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Uromi, Most Rev. Donatus Ogun, O.S.A., as the Apostolic Administrator of the Catholic Archdiocese of Benin City, pending the appointment of a substantive Archbishop.

The appointment followed the recent death of the Metropolitan Archbishop of Benin City, Most Rev. Augustine Obiora Akubeze.

The decision was conveyed in a letter dated July 10, 2026, from the Apostolic Nunciature in Nigeria to the Chancellor of the Archdiocese of Benin City, Rev. Fr. Michael Oyanoafoh.

Signed by the Apostolic Nuncio to Nigeria, Archbishop Michael F. Crotty, the letter stated that the Dicastery for Evangelization, acting with faculties granted by Pope Leo XIV, approved the appointment to provide interim leadership for the Archdiocese during the vacancy.

According to the letter, Bishop Ogun’s appointment takes immediate effect, with the Chancellor directed to notify the clergy of the Archdiocese.

The Holy See said the interim appointment was necessary to ensure the continued governance of the Archdiocese while the process of appointing a new Metropolitan Archbishop is underway.

Archbishop Crotty also extended his condolences to the priests, religious and lay faithful of the Archdiocese of Benin City, assuring them of his prayers during the period of mourning following Archbishop Akubeze’s death.

Source: https://dailypost.ng/2026/07/10/pope-leo-appoints-bishop-ogun-as-apostolic-administrator-of-benin-city-archdiocese/

God Almighty Will See You Through In Your Difficulties

Okay. May the soul of the faithfuls departed R.I.P and May God grant the new appointee the wisdom and strength to carry out his duties. Amen

Glory Glory to Jesus ✝️

Honor to Mary.

I know how the Catholic Church operates. He may be upgraded to a full Archbishop of Benin City very soon.

His grace Dr Ogun will do well

God bless the Catholic Church

Caritas Christi Urgent Nos

May God comfort his wife and the children he left behind!

BewareOf419:
May God comfort his wife and the children he left behind!

Catholic clergies neither marry nor have kids

Kaycee9242:
Catholic clergies neither marry nor have kids

The joke is on you.

Catholic priests that has children and wives scattered around? Some have them living in another country?

Catholic priests wey dey smash Rev sisters back to back? I don't want to write an experience from someone extremely close to me.

The joke is seriously on you

Ok, that's good news for the new appointees

I didn't know Yoruba people had Catholic faithfuls until the day I visited OAU in 2015. I used to think it was more of pentecostal and Muslim worshippers that dominate the region.

How ? Them they get wife and children?

BewareOf419:
May God comfort his wife and the children he left behind!

Bishop Ogun as how. Go back to your root man.

BewareOf419:
May God comfort his wife and the children he left behind!

For the marriage list and bride price paid to you and your Kings men abi?

Goo0dHardDick:
The joke is on you.

Catholic priests that has children and wives scattered around? Some have them living in another country?

Catholic priests wey dey smash Rev sisters back to back? I don't want to write an experience from someone extremely close to me.

The joke is seriously on you

You dey take risk ooooo
Anyways shaaaaa

BewareOf419:
May God comfort his wife and the children he left behind!

Haaa!!! Are you for real? Cus I'm not understanding you.

iiiiiiiiiii

Bishop Ogun

Treasure17:
Bishop Ogun as how. Go back to your root man.

Don't mind these colonised people..

I'm sure even the 'bishop' cannot see the weirdness of his title.

He'll soon call himself Bishop Amadioha.

Goo0dHardDick:
The joke is on you.

Catholic priests that has children and wives scattered around? Some have them living in another country?

Catholic priests wey dey smash Rev sisters back to back? I don't want to write an experience from someone extremely close to me.

The joke is seriously on you

SHUT UP. GET AWAY FROM US SATAN.

Mathain19:
For the marriage list and bride price paid to you and your Kings men abi?

LoL okay.
Smart move right there

Goo0dHardDick:
The joke is on you.

Catholic priests that has children and wives scattered around? Some have them living in another country?

Catholic priests wey dey smash Rev sisters back to back? I don't want to write an experience from someone extremely close to me.

The joke is seriously on you

Write your personal experience or forever remain silent

Nigerians and Africans claim to h@te traditional practice, but love the foreign ones; Islam and Christianity. But when they're desperate, seeking position, power tussle or in need, they MOSTLY turn back to the same deities they have publicly criticised for solutions..

Enough said...

Mathain19:
You dey take risk ooooo
Anyways shaaaaa

Risk of what? As how

Oga Catholic priests dey knack young girls coming to their houses and Rev sisters too. Why won't they knack? Don't they have blood flowing in them?

Goinhard:
Write your personal experience or forever remain silent

I have written it before on my other accounts, as usual your fellow Catholic dudes were angered by it.

Catholic priests dey knack wetin no good. Na who dey catch be sinner. If only God will display the life of everyone on a big screen on judgement Day, you'll be shocked at what your rev fathers are doing.

Pope Leo wey blast US then for their useless war. The man gat balls

Classicalman:
SHUT UP. GET AWAY FROM US SATAN.

Which one is get away Satan?

Oga majority of your Catholic priests all have children outside. Are they not human being with flesh and blood? I don't understand.

I am telling you what is happening you dey tell me get away Satan. U well so?

Glory to Jesus, Honour to Mary.

Goo0dHardDick:
The joke is on you.

Catholic priests that has children and wives scattered around? Some have them living in another country?

Catholic priests wey dey smash Rev sisters back to back? I don't want to write an experience from someone extremely close to me.

The joke is seriously on you

Hahaha oturugbeke hahaha mucheche, you cracked my ribs with your savage response ooooooooo mucheche 😂, and for Posting this comment, I will cancel ✖️ your name from the register of Heaven, you are not going to Heaven again ooooooooo mucheche 😂

See smooth transition of power and authority.
Let them try this in a certain region. They'll say they don't want Bishop from a different state within the same ethnic block.

I told one of my friends that they might appoint Bishop Ogun as Arch Bishop of Benin which will cause another cold war amongst the binis priests.