Nigeria

Seniority by Bishop Ordination

Ordained Bishop	Years	Name	Current Title
Most Senior
29 Aug 1965		Francis Cardinal Arinze	Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, Roman Curia
24 Nov 1968		Archbishop Girolamo Prigione	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to México
6 Jan 1971		Bishop Patrick Francis Sheehan, O.S.A.	Bishop Emeritus of Kano
30 May 1971		Bishop Alexius Obabu Makozi	Bishop Emeritus of Port Harcourt
4 Jul 1971		Archbishop Felix Alaba Adeosin Job	Archbishop of Ibadan
29 Aug 1971		Anthony Olubunmi Cardinal Okogie	Archbishop of Lagos
19 Sep 1971		Archbishop Joseph Edra Ukpo	Archbishop of Calabar
3 Oct 1971		Archbishop Carlo Curis	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Canada
10 Oct 1971		Bishop Michael Patrick Olatunji Fagun	Bishop Emeritus of Ekiti
21 Nov 1971		Archbishop Patrick Ebosele Ekpu	Archbishop Emeritus of Benin City
5 Nov 1972		Archbishop Peter Yariyok Jatau	Archbishop Emeritus of Kaduna
11 Feb 1973		Bishop Julius Babatunde Adelakun	Bishop Emeritus of Oyo
Most Junior
2 Feb 2012		Bishop Anselm Umoren, M.S.P.	Auxiliary Bishop of Abuja
8 Sep 2011		Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah	Bishop of Sokoto
19 May 2011		Bishop Malachy John Goltok	Bishop of Bauchi
7 Apr 2011		Bishop Stephen Dami Mamza	Bishop of Yola
9 Oct 2010		Bishop Camillus Raymond Umoh	Bishop of Ikot Ekpene
6 May 2010		Bishop Jude Ayodeji Arogundade	Bishop of Ondo
13 Aug 2009		Bishop Oliver Dashe Doeme	Bishop of Maiduguri
2 May 2009		Bishop Callistus Valentine Onaga	Bishop of Enugu
24 Jan 2009		Bishop William Avenya	Auxiliary Bishop of Makurdi
27 Sep 2008		Archbishop Jude Thaddeus Okolo	Apostolic Nuncio to Central African Republic
12 Jul 2008		Bishop Felix Femi Ajakaye	Bishop of Ekiti
4 Jul 2008		Bishop Charles M. Hammawa	Bishop of Jalingo

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