Nigerian prelate of the Catholic Church (born 1955)
His Excellency, The Most Reverend
William Avenya
Bishop of the Diocese of Gboko
Church
Catholic
Latin Church
Diocese
Gboko
Appointed
29 December 2012
Installed
24 February 2013
Personal details
Born
William Amove Avenya
21 June 1955 (1955-06-21) (age 68)
Ishangev Tiev, Konshisha, Benue State, Nigeria
Occupation
Clergyman
Previous post(s)
Auxiliary Bishop of Makurdi, Nigeria (2008–2013)
Titular bishop of Thucca in Mauretania (2008–2013)
Apostolic administrator of Katsina-Ala (2020–2022)
Education
St Augustine's Major Seminary Jos
University of Manchester
Galilee International Management Institute
Ordination history
History
Priestly ordination
Date
30 May 1981
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator
Athanasius Atule Usuh
Co-consecrators
John Olorunfemi Onaiyekan,
Renzo Fratini
Date
24 January 2009
Place
Aper Aku Stadium, Makurdi, Diocese of Makurdi
Styles of William Amove Avenya
Reference style
The Most Reverend
Spoken style
Your Excellency
Religious style
Monsignor
William Avenya (born 21 June 1955) is a Nigerian prelate of the Catholic Church, who is the bishop of the Latin Church diocese of Gboko in Nigeria.[1] Avenya is the first bishop of the diocese since its creation on 29 December 2012.[2][3] He served as secretary general of the Association of Episcopal Conferences of Anglophone West Africa (AECAWA).[3]
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