Nigeria

Seniority by Priestly Ordination

Ordained Priest	Years	Name	Current Title
Most Senior
18 May 1944		Archbishop Girolamo Prigione	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to México
13 Jul 1947		Archbishop Carlo Curis	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Canada
17 Jul 1955		Bishop Senan Louis O’Donnell, O.S.A.	Bishop Emeritus of Maiduguri
25 Feb 1956		Bishop Patrick Francis Sheehan, O.S.A.	Bishop Emeritus of Kano
23 Nov 1958		Francis Cardinal Arinze	Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, Roman Curia
23 Nov 1958		Bishop Anthony Okonkwo Gbuji	Bishop Emeritus of Enugu
31 Jul 1960		Bishop Gregory Obinna Ochiagha	Bishop Emeritus of Orlu
30 Jul 1961		Bishop Emmanuel Otteh	Bishop Emeritus of Issele-Uku
8 Dec 1961		Bishop Alexius Obabu Makozi	Bishop Emeritus of Port Harcourt
29 Jun 1963		Bishop Francis Folorunsho Clement Alonge	Bishop Emeritus of Ondo
7 Jul 1963		Archbishop Patrick Ebosele Ekpu	Archbishop Emeritus of Benin City
7 Jul 1963		Archbishop Peter Yariyok Jatau	Archbishop Emeritus of Kaduna
Most Junior
10 Jan 1998		Bishop Bulus Dauwa Yohanna	Vicar Apostolic of Kontagora
18 Oct 1997		Bishop Oliver Dashe Doeme	Bishop of Maiduguri
13 Apr 1996		Bishop Stephen Dami Mamza	Bishop of Yola
1 Jul 1995		Bishop Anthony Ademu Adaji, M.S.P.	Bishop of Idah
24 Jul 1993		Bishop John Ebebe Ayah	Bishop of Ogoja
12 Jul 1992		Bishop John Namanzah Niyiring, O.S.A.	Bishop of Kano
4 Nov 1990		Bishop Malachy John Goltok	Bishop of Bauchi
8 Sep 1990		Bishop Jude Ayodeji Arogundade	Bishop of Ondo
23 Jun 1990		Bishop Hyacinth Oroko Egbebo, M.S.P.	Vicar Apostolic of Bomadi
9 Sep 1989		Bishop Gabriel Ghiakhomo Dunia	Bishop of Auchi
18 Jun 1988		Bishop Anselm Umoren, M.S.P.	Auxiliary Bishop of Abuja
3 Oct 1987		Archbishop Augustine Obiora Akubeze	Archbishop of Benin City

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