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Bishop Peter Nworie Chukwu (left) and Governor David Nweze Umahi (right). Credit: Courtesy Photo

Catholic Bishop in Nigeria Declines Maiden Honors State Award, Proposes Predecessor

Jan 6, 2023

The Catholic Bishop of Abakaliki Diocese in Nigeria has declined the Maiden State of Honors award 2022 Commander, Ebonyi Hall of Fame (CEHF), which he was being offered by Ebonyi State government. 

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Report True, Fair News “no matter who is touched”: Nigerian Bishop to Catholic Journalists

Sep 6, 2022

Catholic journalists need to report “actual events” keen on the truth and fairness “no matter who is touched”, the Bishop of Nigeria’s Abakaliki Diocese has said, and cautioned against sidelining “the poor, those in the rural areas, those who have no voice of their own”.

Bishop Peter Nworie Chukwu of Nigeria’s Abakaliki Diocese. Credit: Courtesy Photo

“I am ready to give myself entirely, unreservedly to you”: Newly Ordained Nigerian Bishop

Aug 21, 2021

On the occasion of his Episcopal Ordination as the Local Ordinary of Nigeria’s Abakaliki Diocese, Bishop Peter Nworie Chukwu expressed his availability and readiness to render his service to the people of God entrusted to his pastoral care “unreservedly”.

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