His Excellency, Most Reverend (Dr)

Michael Nnachi Okoro

Ph.D.
Bishop Emeritus of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Abakaliki
ChurchSt. Theresa’s Cathedral, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State
ArchdioceseArchdiocese of Onitsha
ProvinceOnitsha Ecclesiastical province
MetropolisArchbishop of Onitsha
DioceseDiocese of Abakaliki
Appointed19 February 1983
Term ended6 July 2021
PredecessorThomas McGettrick
SuccessorPeter Nworie Chukwu
Orders
Ordination19 December 1965
Consecration27 November 1977
by Archbishop Girolamo Prigione †
RankBishop
Personal details
Born (1940-11-01) 1 November 1940
Calabar, Nigeria
NationalityNigerian
DenominationCatholicism
ParentsAlphonsus Okoro †
Charlotte Okoro †
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Michael Nnachi Okoro (born 1 November 1940[1]) is a Nigerian clergyman who was the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Abakaliki from 19 February 1983 until his retirement on 6 July 2021.[2]

Background and early life

Okoro is from Unwana in Afikpo North Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. He was born in Adiabo in Calabar, Cross River State.[3] His is the last of 8 children. His father worked as the manager of a palm oil plantation in Calabar at the peak of his career. For his primary education, he attended St Mary's Adiabo, Calabar from 1946 to 1952. His education in the above-mentioned school was halted following the retirement of his father and the subsequent relocation of his family to his hometown, Unwana, Afikpo. He continued his primary education in Unwana attending St Mary's Afikpo, St. Patrick's Ndibe and St Brigid's Ozizza in 1952, 1953 and 1954 respectively. He began his secondary education in St. Patrick's College, SPC, Calabar, briefly between 1955 and 1956. On making his intentions about wanting to become a priest, known to his mother who subsequently informed Right Reverend Thomas McGettrick, his transfer was processed to Queen of Apostles Junior Seminary, Afaha Obong, Akwa-Ibom State, where he stayed from 1957 till 1959. He wrote the West Africa Senior Secondary School Examination in 1958 and then proceeded to attending Bigard Memorial Seminary, Enugu.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Bishop Michael Nnachi Okoro". Catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
  2. ↑ "Abakaliki (Diocese)". Catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
  3. ↑ Akam, Felix Uche (November 8, 2015). "An Ode to Bishop Michael Nnachi Okoro".
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