Godfrey Okoye

The Most Reverend
Godfrey Okoye
C.S.Sp.
Bishop of Port Harcourt
Church Roman Catholic
Appointed 16 May 1961
In office 1961-1970
Predecessor none
Successor Dominic Ignatius Ekandem
Orders
Ordination 27 July 1947
by Charles Heerey
Consecration 3 September 1961
by Pope John XXIII
Rank Bishop
Personal details
Born (1913-12-19)19 December 1913
Efitedunu, Eastern Region, Nigeria
Died 17 March 1977(1977-03-17) (aged 63)

Godfrey Mary Paul Okoye, C.S.Sp. (19 December 1913 – 17 March 1977) was a bishop of the Roman Catholic Church in Nigeria. He was the first Bishop of Port Harcourt, serving from 3 September 1961 to 7 March 1970. After leaving the diocese of Port Harcourt, he became the second Bishop of Enugu, succeeding Bishop John Cross Anyogu.[1]

Biography

Okoye was born on 19 December 1913 to Okoye Nwazulu and Ada Oji in Ifitedunu in the Eastern Region of Nigeria, now Anambra State. He was ordained to priesthood by Most Rev. Dr. Charles Heerey, the Archbishop of Onitsha, on 27 July 1947.[2]

References

  1. "Bishop Godfrey Okoye, C.S.Sp. †". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  2. "Our Founder". Daughters of Divine Love Congregation. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
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