Abakaliki, 06 July, 2021 / 7:37 pm (ACI Africa).
Pope Francis has appointed Msgr. Peter Nworie Chukwu as the new Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Abakaliki in Nigeria.
Until his Tuesday, July 6 appointment that was published by the Holy See Press Office, the Bishop-elect has been serving as the Parish Priest of St. Patrick Nduruku-Amagu Parish of the same Episcopal See and Spiritual Director of the Novices of the Sisters of Jesus the Good Shepherd.
Aged 55, Msgr. Chukwu has been at the helm of the Planning Committee for the Diocesan Golden Jubilee set to be marked in 2023.
The Nigerian Cleric is expected to succeed Bishop Michael Nnachi Okoro, the 80-year-old Prelate whose retirement the Holy Father accepted on July 6.
Ordained for the Catholic Diocese of Abakaliki in July 1993, Msgr. Chukwu is an alumnus of the U.S-based Franciscan University of Steubenville in Ohio.