Albert Obiefuna

Albert Obiefuna
Archbishop of Onitsha
ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseArchdiocese of Onitsha
In office25 February 1995 – 1 September 2003
PredecessorStephen Ezeanya
SuccessorValerian Okeke
Previous postsCoadjutor Archbishop of Onitsha (1994-1995)
Bishop of Awka (1977-1994)
Orders
Ordination21 December 1963
by Gregorio Pietro Agagianian
Consecration5 February 1978
by Girolamo Prigione
Personal details
BornAlbert Kanene Obiefuna
(1930-01-30)30 January 1930
Oraukwu, Southern Nigeria, Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria, British Empire
Died11 May 2011(2011-05-11) (aged 81)

Albert Kanene Obiefuna Listenⓘ (30 January 1930 – 11 May 2011) was an Roman Catholic archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Onitsha, Nigeria.

Ordained to the priesthood in 1963, Obiefuna became Bishop of Awka in 1977,[1] Archbishop of Onitsha in 1995 and retired in 2003.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Archbishop Albert Kanene Obiefuna [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
  2. ^ Archbishop Albert Kanenechukwu Obiefuna
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