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Seniority by Bishop Ordination


Ordained
Bishop
YearsNameCurrent Title
Most Senior
29 Aug 1965 Francis Cardinal ArinzePrefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, Roman Curia
4 Jul 1971 Archbishop Felix Alaba Adeosin JobArchbishop Emeritus of Ibadan
29 Aug 1971 Anthony Olubunmi Cardinal OkogieArchbishop Emeritus of Lagos
10 Oct 1971 Bishop Michael Patrick Olatunji FagunBishop Emeritus of Ekiti
11 Feb 1973 Bishop Julius Babatunde AdelakunBishop Emeritus of Oyo
30 Sep 1973 Bishop Anthony Okonkwo GbujiBishop Emeritus of Enugu
21 Apr 1974 Bishop Francis Folorunsho Clement AlongeBishop Emeritus of Ondo
27 Nov 1977 Bishop Michael Nnachi OkoroBishop Emeritus of Abakaliki
6 Jan 1983 John Olorunfemi Cardinal OnaiyekanArchbishop Emeritus of Abuja
14 May 1988 Bishop Camillus Archibong EtokudohBishop of Port Harcourt
9 Dec 1989 Archbishop Joseph Effiong EkuwemArchbishop of Calabar
1 Jul 1990 Archbishop Lucius Iwejuru UgorjiArchbishop of Owerri
Most Junior
4 May 2024 Archbishop Gabriel Blamo Snosio JubweArchbishop of Monrovia, Liberia
20 Mar 2024 Bishop Thomas Ifeanyichukwu ObiatuegwuAuxiliary Bishop of Orlu
2 Feb 2024 Bishop Anselm Pendo LawaniBishop of Ilorin
19 Dec 2023 Bishop Simeon Okezuo Nwobi, C.M.F.Bishop of Ahiara
14 Dec 2023 Bishop Habila Tyiakwonaboi DabohBishop of Zaria
12 Dec 2023 Bishop Gerald Mamman MusaBishop of Katsina
22 Jul 2023 Bishop Christopher Naseri-Mutiti NaseriAuxiliary Bishop of Calabar
13 Apr 2023 Bishop Mark Maigida NzukweinBishop of Wukari
9 Feb 2023 Bishop Anthony Ovayero EwheridoBishop of Warri
7 Jul 2022 Bishop John Bogna BakeniAuxiliary Bishop of Maiduguri
1 Jul 2022 Bishop Isaac Bundepuun DuguBishop of Katsina-Ala
19 Aug 2021 Bishop Peter Nworie ChukwuBishop of Abakaliki

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