Anthony Sanusi

Anthony Sanusi
Bishop Emeritus of Ijebu-Ode
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
DioceseIjebu-Ode
In office1969 - 1990
PredecessorNone
SuccessorAlbert Ayinde Fasina
Previous postPriest
Orders
Ordination17 December 1944
Personal details
Born(1911-01-02)2 January 1911
Iperu, Nigeria
Died8 December 2009(2009-12-08) (aged 98)

Anthony Saliu Sanusi (Listen; 2 January 1911 – 8 December 2009) was a Nigerian Bishop of the Roman Catholic Church.

Anthony Sanusi was born in Iperu, Colonial Nigeria in 1911. He was ordained a priest on 17 December 1944 in Lagos, Nigeria. He was appointed bishop of the new created diocese of Ijebu-Ode on 29 May 1969, and received his episcopal consecration on 1 August 1969. He remained bishop of Ijebu-Ode diocese until his retirement in 1990.

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