Ewherido Emerges New Bishop Of Warri Diocese
Posted on December 29, 2022
62-year old Professor of Biblical Theology & Languages and Rector of the Seminary of SS. Peter & Paul, Bodija, Ibadan, Anthony Ovayero Ewherido, has been appointed as the new Bishop of the Diocese of Warri.
Monsignor Ewherido takes over from Archbishop Augustine Akubeze (of Benin City), who served as Apostolic Administrator of Warri Diocese following the retirement of Bishop John Okeoghene Afareha since April 2022.
With this appointment, Monsignor Ewherido becomes the third Rector of Bodija Seminary and fifth professor to be appointed Bishop, after John Onaiyekan (1982), Alfred Martins (1998), Peter Odetoyinbo (2014), and Francis Adesina (2019).
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