Nigeria

Recent Bishop Events

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
4 Nov 2009	75.0	Retired	Julius Babatunde Adelakun	Bishop of Oyo	Bishop Emeritus
4 Nov 2009	48.3	Succeeded	Emmanuel Adetoyese Badejo	Bishop of Oyo
8 Dec 2009	98.9	Died	Anthony Saliu Sanusi †	Bishop Emeritus of Ijebu-Ode
9 Jan 2010	74.1	Died	Christopher Shaman Abba †	Bishop of Yola
20 Jan 2010	68.0	Died	John Francis Moore, S.M.A. †	Bishop of Bauchi
2 Feb 2010	63.8	Appointed	Augustine Kasujja	Apostolic Nuncio to Nigeria
15 Feb 2010	48.7	Appointed	Jude Ayodeji Arogundade	Coadjutor Bishop of Ondo	Bishop
29 Mar 2010	63.1	Appointed	John ’Oke Afareha	Bishop of Warri
29 Mar 2010	61.1	Resigned	Richard Anthony Burke, S.P.S.	Apostolic Administrator of Warri	Archbishop Emeritus of Benin City
30 Mar 2010	63.1	Installed	John ’Oke Afareha	Bishop of Warri
17 Apr 2010	47.9	Succeeded	Felix Femi Ajakaye	Bishop of Ekiti
	75.0	Retired	Michael Patrick Olatunji Fagun	Bishop of Ekiti	Bishop Emeritus
	85.1	Died	Edmund Joseph Fitzgibbon, S.P.S. †	Bishop Emeritus of Warri
	75.4	Retired	Simon Akwali Okafor	Bishop of Awka	Bishop Emeritus
30 Apr 2010	70.0	Resigned	Timothy Joseph Carroll, S.M.A.	Vicar Apostolic of Kontagora	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
6 May 2010	48.9	Ordained Bishop	Jude Ayodeji Arogundade	Coadjutor Bishop of Ondo	Bishop
31 May 2010	61.3	Resigned	Richard Anthony Burke, S.P.S.	Archbishop of Benin City	Archbishop Emeritus
31 May 2010	78.6	Appointed	Anthony Okonkwo Gbuji	Apostolic Administrator of Benin City	Bishop Emeritus of Enugu
16 Jul 2010	54.0	Appointed	Camillus Raymond Umoh	Bishop of Ikot Ekpene
16 Sep 2010	72.2	Died	Victor Adibe Chikwe †	Bishop of Ahiara
9 Oct 2010	54.2	Ordained Bishop	Camillus Raymond Umoh	Bishop of Ikot Ekpene
26 Nov 2010	75.7	Retired	Francis Folorunsho Clement Alonge	Bishop of Ondo	Bishop Emeritus
26 Nov 2010	49.5	Succeeded	Jude Ayodeji Arogundade	Bishop of Ondo
2011	70.0	Resigned	Carlo Maria Viganò	Secretary of the Governatorate of Vatican City State	Apostolic Nuncio to United States of America
18 Feb 2011	41.2	Appointed	Stephen Dami Mamza	Bishop of Yola
18 Mar 2011	54.6	Appointed	Augustine Obiora Akubeze	Archbishop of Benin City
	79.4	Resigned	Anthony Okonkwo Gbuji	Apostolic Administrator of Benin City	Bishop Emeritus of Enugu
	45.7	Appointed	Malachy John Goltok	Bishop of Bauchi
7 Apr 2011	41.4	Ordained Bishop	Stephen Dami Mamza	Bishop of Yola
28 Apr 2011	54.7	Installed	Augustine Obiora Akubeze	Archbishop of Benin City
11 May 2011	81.3	Died	Albert Kanene Obiefuna †	Archbishop Emeritus of Onitsha
19 May 2011	45.9	Ordained Bishop	Malachy John Goltok	Bishop of Bauchi
10 Jun 2011	77.1	Retired	Kevin Joseph Aje	Bishop of Sokoto	Bishop Emeritus
10 Jun 2011	58.8	Appointed	Matthew Hassan Kukah	Bishop of Sokoto
8 Jul 2011	58.8	Appointed	Paulinus Chukwuemeka Ezeokafor	Bishop of Awka
8 Sep 2011	59.0	Ordained Bishop	Matthew Hassan Kukah	Bishop of Sokoto
19 Oct 2011	70.8	Appointed	Carlo Maria Viganò	Apostolic Nuncio to United States of America
8 Nov 2011	49.6	Appointed	Anselm Umoren, M.S.P.	Auxiliary Bishop of Abuja
8 Nov 2011	49.6	Appointed	Anselm Umoren, M.S.P.	Titular Bishop of Scampa	Auxiliary Bishop of Abuja
2 Feb 2012	41.1	Appointed	Bulus Dauwa Yohanna	Vicar Apostolic of Kontagora
	41.1	Appointed	Bulus Dauwa Yohanna	Titular Bishop of Scebatiana	Vicar Apostolic of Kontagora
	49.8	Ordained Bishop	Anselm Umoren, M.S.P.	Titular Bishop of Scampa	Auxiliary Bishop of Abuja