Godfrey Okoye

The Most Reverend

Godfrey Okoye

Bishop of Port Harcourt
ChurchRoman Catholic
Appointed16 May 1961
In office1961–1970
Predecessornone
SuccessorDominic Ignatius Ekandem
Orders
Ordination27 July 1947
by Charles Heerey
Consecration3 September 1961
by Pope John XXIII
RankBishop
Personal details
Born(1913-12-19)19 December 1913
Died17 March 1977(1977-03-17) (aged 63)

Godfrey Mary Paul Okoye, C.S.Sp. // (19 December 1913 – 17 March 1977) was a bishop of the Roman Catholic Church in Nigeria. He was the first Bishop of Port Harcourt, serving from 3 September 1961 to 7 March 1970. After leaving the diocese of Port Harcourt, he became the second Bishop of Enugu, succeeding Bishop John Cross Anyogu.[1]

  1. ^ "Bishop Godfrey Okoye, C.S.Sp. †". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 27 April 2016.[self-published source]