Nigerian prelate of the Catholic Church (born 1963)
His Eminence
Peter Ebere Okpaleke
Cardinal, Bishop of Ekwulobia
Church
Roman Catholic Church
Diocese
Ekwulobia
See
Ekwulobia
Appointed
5 March 2020
Installed
29 April 2020
Other post(s)
Cardinal-Priest of Santi Martiri dell'Uganda a Poggio Ameno (2022-)
Orders
Ordination
22 August 1990
Consecration
21 May 2013 by Anthony John Valentine Obinna
Created cardinal
27 August 2022 by Pope Francis
Rank
Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born
Peter Ebere Okpaleke
(1963-03-01) 1 March 1963 (age 61)
Amesi, Anambra, Nigeria
Previous post(s)
Bishop of Ahiara (2012-18)
Motto
Veni Sancte Spiritus ("Come Holy Spirit")
Coat of arms
Peter Ebere Okpalekelistenⓘ (born 1 March 1963) is a Nigerian prelate of the Catholic Church who has been Bishop of Ekwulobia since 29 April 2020. He was appointed Bishop of Ahiara in 2012 and consecrated in 2013, but after the local clergy and laity insisted on an Mbaise bishop instead he was installed as bishop of Ekwulobia.He was later created a Cardinal in 2022 by Pope Francis on 27 August.
On 27 August 2022, Pope Francis made him a cardinal.
Peter Ebere Okpaleke listen (born 1 March 1963) is a Nigerian prelate of the Catholic Church who has been Bishop of Ekwulobia since 29 April 2020. He was...
Cathedral, and other churches. In March 2020, Pope Francis installed PeterOkpaleke as Bishop of Ekwulobia after the creation of the new diocese. He had...
their ordinary, Peter Ebere Okpaleke, because he was not of the Mbaise ethnic group or chosen from among the local priests. Okpaleke was consecrated a...
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duration of a vacancy that came about due to the crisis surrounding PeterOkpaleke, the bishop who was rejected by many priests in the diocese due to his...
Martiri dell’Uganda a Poggio Ameno 28 June 1988 – 2 April 2021 {{s-aft=PeterOkpaleke}} Preceded by Gabriel Gonsum Ganaka President of Symposium of Episcopal...
province of the metropolitan Onitsha. The first Bishop of Ekwulobia, Peter Ebere Okpaleke, was installed on 29 April 2020. 5 March 2020: Established as Diocese...
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appointed archpriest of Saint Peter's Basilica, Vicar General for the Vatican State, and president of the Fabric of Saint Peter on 20 February 2021. He was...
(1992-1994), appointed Bishop here Jonas Benson Okoye (2014-2021) Peter Ebere Okpaleke, appointed Bishop of Ahara in 2012 Roman Catholicism in Nigeria "Resignations...
Washington. In 1984, Farrell was assigned as an associate pastor at St. Peter's Parish in Olney, Maryland. He also served at St. Bartholomew Parish in...
that he felt a calling to the priesthood as a teenager. He attended St Peter and Paul's Junior School on Liverpool Road, Crosby before joining St Mary's...
film director Kalu Ikeagwu, British-Nigerian actor and writer Charles Okpaleke, businessman and film producer. Browny Igboegwu, Actor Amaechi Muonagor...
Vegliò to succeed him. On 24 October 2009, Pope Benedict named Cardinal Peter Turkson to succeed Martino as president of the Pontifical Council for Justice...
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