Anthony Gogo Nwedo
Anthony Gogo Nwedo CSSp (* 1912 in Oguta , British West Africa ; † February 12, 2000 ) was a Nigerian religious and Roman Catholic bishop of Umuahia .
Life
Anthony Gogo Nwedo joined the Congregation of the Holy Ghost in and received on 29 July 1945, the sacrament of Holy Orders .
On February 19, 1959, Pope John XXIII appointed him . to the first bishop of Umuahia. The Archbishop of Onitsha , Charles Heerey CSSp, donated him episcopal ordination on May 17th of the same year ; Co- consecrators were the Bishop of Owerri , Joseph Brendan Whelan CSSp, and the auxiliary bishop in Onitsha, John of the Cross Anyogu .
On April 2, 1990, Pope John Paul II accepted Nwedo’s request to resign on grounds of age.
Anthony Gogo Nwedo attended all four sessions of the Second Vatican Council .
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predecessor | Office | successor |
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Bishop of Umuahia 1959–1990 |
Lucius Iwejuru Ugorji |
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SURNAME | Nwedo, Anthony Gogo |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Nigerian religious, Roman Catholic bishop of Umuahia |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1912 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Oguta , British West Africa |
DATE OF DEATH | February 12, 2000 |