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Seniority by Priestly Ordination

Ordained
Priest		YearsNameCurrent Title
Most Senior
23 Nov 1958 Francis Cardinal ArinzePrefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, Roman Curia
23 Nov 1958 Bishop Anthony Okonkwo GbujiBishop Emeritus of Enugu
22 Apr 1962 Father Thomas Vincent Greenan, S.P.S.Superior Emeritus of Bomadi
29 Jun 1963 Bishop Francis Folorunsho Clement AlongeBishop Emeritus of Ondo
27 Jun 1965 Bishop Julius Babatunde AdelakunBishop Emeritus of Oyo
4 Jul 1965 Bishop Michael Patrick Olatunji FagunBishop Emeritus of Ekiti
19 Dec 1965 Bishop Michael Nnachi OkoroBishop Emeritus of Abakaliki
20 Dec 1965 Bishop Timothy Joseph Carroll, S.M.A.Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Kontagora
20 Feb 1966 Archbishop Osvaldo Montecillo PadillaApostolic Nuncio
4 Jun 1966 Bishop Francis Emmanuel Ogbonna OkoboBishop Emeritus of Nsukka
11 Dec 1966 Anthony Olubunmi Cardinal OkogieArchbishop Emeritus of Lagos
24 Dec 1966 Archbishop Felix Alaba Adeosin JobArchbishop Emeritus of Ibadan
Most Junior
30 Jul 2011 Father Anthony Onyemuche EkpoUnder Secretary of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, Roman Curia
17 Aug 2002 Bishop John Bogna BakeniAuxiliary Bishop of Maiduguri
21 Oct 2000 Bishop Isaac Bundepuun DuguBishop of Katsina-Ala
15 Aug 2000 Bishop Anselm Pendo LawaniBishop of Ilorin
22 Jul 2000 Bishop Ernest Anaezichukwu ObodoAuxiliary Bishop of Enugu
10 Jul 1999 Bishop Habila Tyiakwonaboi DabohBishop of Zaria
31 Jan 1998 Bishop Luka Sylvester GopepAuxiliary Bishop of Minna
10 Jan 1998 Bishop Bulus Dauwa YohannaBishop of Kontagora
18 Oct 1997 Bishop Oliver Dashe DoemeBishop of Maiduguri
5 Jul 1997 Bishop Christopher Naseri-Mutiti NaseriAuxiliary Bishop of Calabar
14 Jun 1997 Bishop Julius Yakubu KundiBishop of Kafanchan
6 Jul 1996 Bishop Moses ChikweAuxiliary Bishop of Owerri

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