Wilfred Chikpa Anagbe
Wilfred Chikpa Anagbe CMF (born April 2, 1965 in Aondona Village , Raav-Udem , Nigeria ) is a Nigerian religious and Roman Catholic bishop of Makurdi .
Life
Wilfred Chikpa Anagbe joined the Claretian Order and made his first profession on September 8, 1987 . He was ordained a priest on August 6, 1994 in Makurdi Cathedral . Subsequently he was responsible for the vocational ministry of his order in Nigeria. He was active in pastoral care in several parishes and from 2000 to 2004 he headed a Claretian farm project in Utonkon. In 2004 he went to the University of Salamanca for further theological studies , from where he returned in 2005 as an economist in the Nigerian Order of the Claretians. Since 2009 he was also active as a military chaplain.
Pope Francis appointed him coadjutor bishop of Makurdi on July 8, 2014 . The Apostolic Nuncio in Nigeria, Archbishop Augustine Kasujja , donated him episcopal ordination on October 4th of the same year . Co- consecrators were the Bishop of Gboko , William Amove Avenya , and the Bishop of Otukpo , Michael Ekwoy Apochi .
With the acceptance by the Pope of the age-related resignation of his predecessor Athanasius Atule Usuh , he followed him on March 28, 2015 as Bishop of Makurdi.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Nomina del Coadiutore di Makurdi (Nigeria) , in: Holy See Press Office, Daily Bulletin, July 8, 2014
- ^ Rinuncia e successione del Vescovo di Makurdi (Nigeria). In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, March 28, 2015, accessed March 28, 2015 (Italian).
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Athanasius Atule Usuh |
Bishop of Makurdi since 2015 |
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Anagbe, Wilfred Chikpa |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Nigerian clergyman, Roman Catholic Bishop of Makurdi |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 2, 1965 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Aondona Village , Raav-Udem , Nigeria |