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Nigeria

Seniority by Bishop Ordination

Ordained
Bishop		YearsNameCurrent Title
Most Senior
29 Aug 1965 Francis Cardinal ArinzePrefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, Roman Curia
24 Nov 1968 Archbishop Girolamo PrigioneApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to México
1 Aug 1969 Bishop Anthony Saliu SanusiBishop Emeritus of Ijebu-Ode
6 Jan 1971 Bishop Patrick Francis Sheehan, O.S.A.Bishop Emeritus of Kano
30 May 1971 Bishop Alexius Obabu MakoziBishop of Port Harcourt
4 Jul 1971 Archbishop Felix Alaba Adeosin JobArchbishop of Ibadan
29 Aug 1971 Anthony Olubunmi Cardinal OkogieArchbishop of Lagos
19 Sep 1971 Archbishop Joseph Edra UkpoArchbishop of Calabar
3 Oct 1971 Archbishop Carlo CurisApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Canada
10 Oct 1971 Bishop Michael Patrick Olatunji FagunBishop of Ekiti
31 Oct 1971 Bishop Ephraim Silas ObotBishop of Idah
21 Nov 1971 Archbishop Patrick Ebosele EkpuArchbishop Emeritus of Benin City
Most Junior
12 Jul 2008 Bishop Felix Femi AjakayeCoadjutor Bishop of Ekiti
21 Jun 2008 Bishop Augustine Tochukwu UkwuomaBishop of Orlu
2 Feb 2008 Bishop Hyacinth Oroko Egbebo, M.S.P.Auxiliary Bishop of Bomadi
20 Oct 2007 Bishop Emmanuel Adetoyese BadejoCoadjutor Bishop of Oyo
22 Sep 2007 Bishop Anthony Ademu Adaji, M.S.P.Auxiliary Bishop of Idah
28 Apr 2007 Bishop Paulinus Chukwuemeka EzeokaforAuxiliary Bishop of Awka
6 Jan 2007 Bishop John Ebebe AyahBishop of Ogoja
25 Feb 2006 Bishop Augustine Obiora AkubezeBishop of Uromi
11 Feb 2006 Bishop Martin Dada Abejide OlorunmoluBishop of Lokoja
29 Sep 2005 Bishop John Ifeanyichukwu OkoyeBishop of Awgu
21 Feb 2004 Bishop Michael Odogwu ElueBishop of Issele-Uku
1 May 2003 Archbishop Matthew Man-oso NdagosoArchbishop of Kaduna

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