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Michael Ugwu Eneja Bishop of Diocese of Enugu (Emeritus) Church Roman Catholic Church See Diocese of Enugu In Office 1977 - 1996 Predecessor Godfrey Okoye Successor Anthony Okonkwo Gbuji Orders Ordination July 29, 1951 Personal details Born 1919
Ibagwa Nkwo, NigeriaDied November 14, 2008 (aged 89) Previous post Priest Michael Ugwu Eneja (January 1919 – November 14, 2008) was an Nigerian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. Until his death he was one of oldest Nigerian Catholic bishops.
Eneja was born in Ibagwa Nkwo, Nigeria and was ordained a priest on July 29, 1951 from the Diocese of Enugu. He was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Enugu on November 10, 1977 and received his episcopal consecration on February 28, 1978. He remained bishop of the Diocese of Enugu until his retirement on November 8, 1996. He died on November 14, 2008.
Michael Ugwu Eneja (January 1919 – November 14, 2008) was an Nigerian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. Until his death he was one of oldest Nigerian Catholic bishops.
Eneja was born in Owerre, Ibagwa - Ani, Nuskka Local Gov't of Enugu State, Nigeria and was ordained a priest on July 29, 1951 from the Diocese of Enugu. He was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Enugu on November 10, 1977 and received his episcopal consecration on February 28, 1978. He remained bishop of the Diocese of Enugu until his retirement on November 8, 1996. He died on November 14, 2008.
Categories:- 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops
- Nigerian bishops
- Nigerian Roman Catholic priests
- 1919 births
- 2008 deaths
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