Athanasius Atule Usuh

Athanasius Atule Usuh
Bishop of Makurdi
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Makurdi
In office2 June 1989 – 28 March 2015
PredecessorDonal Joseph Murray
SuccessorWilfred Chikpa Anagbe
Orders
Ordination19 December 1971
Consecration6 January 1988
by Pope John Paul II[1]
Personal details
Born(1942-05-02)2 May 1942
Mbagena (near Katsina-Ala), Benue Province, Colony and Protectorate of Nigera, British Empire
Died14 July 2016(2016-07-14) (aged 74)

Athanasius Atule Usuh (2 May 1942 – 14 July 2016) was a Roman Catholic bishop.

Ordained to the priesthood in 1971, Usuh served as coadjutor bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Makurdi, Nigeria from 1987 to 1989, then as bishop there until 2015.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Bishop Athanasius Atule Usuh". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2026-03-19.
  2. ^ "Diocese of Makurdi, Nigeria". www.gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2016-07-16.


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