Anthony John Valentine Obinna
Archbishop of Owerri
Archbishop Obinna in Rogoredo on 18 June 2017.
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseOwerri
SeeOwerri
Appointed26 March 1994
Term ended6 March 2022
PredecessorMark Onwuha Unegbu
SuccessorLucius Iwejuru Ugorji
Orders
Ordination9 April 1972
Consecration4 September 1993
by Carlo Maria Viganò
Personal details
Born
Anthony John Valentine Obinna

(1946-06-26) 26 June 1946
NationalityNigerian
DenominationCatholic (Roman Rota)
Previous post(s)Bishop of Owerri (1993-94)
MottoTo serve God and His people
Styles of
Anthony John Valentine Obinna
Reference styleMost Reverend
Spoken styleYour Grace , Amarachi
Religious styleHis Grace
Posthumous stylenone

Anthony John Valentine Obinna (born 26 June 1946 in Emekukwu, Imo State, Nigeria) is a Nigerian priest and the archbishop of Owerri from 26 March 1994 until 6 March 2022.[1]

Biography

Ordained as a priest on 1972, he incardinated in the Diocese of Owerri.

John Paul II appointed him as the bishop of Owerri diocese in 1993. He was consecrated by bishop Carlo Maria Viganò on the following 4 September. On 26 March 1994 he was appointed as the first archbishop of Owerri.[2]

References

  1. Le deuxième Synode africain. Karthala. 30 May 2013. ISBN 9782811108496. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  2. "Ringraziamo il Signore perché nel Centenario dell'arrivo della Luce nelle nostre terre, entriamo nell'Anno della Fede: i 100 anni della Provincia Ecclesiastica di Owerri". news.va. Retrieved 21 June 2017.


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