His Excellency, Most Reverend (Dr) Michael Nnachi Okoro Ph.D. | |
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Bishop Emeritus of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Abakaliki | |
Church | St. Theresa’s Cathedral, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State |
Archdiocese | Archdiocese of Onitsha |
Province | Onitsha Ecclesiastical province |
Metropolis | Archbishop of Onitsha |
Diocese | Diocese of Abakaliki |
Appointed | 19 February 1983 |
Term ended | 6 July 2021 |
Predecessor | Thomas McGettrick |
Successor | Peter Nworie Chukwu |
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Orders | |
Ordination | 19 December 1965 |
Consecration | 27 November 1977 by Archbishop Girolamo Prigione † |
Rank | Bishop |
Personal details | |
Born | Calabar, Nigeria | 1 November 1940
Nationality | Nigerian |
Denomination | Catholicism |
Parents | Alphonsus Okoro † Charlotte Okoro † |
Michael Nnachi Okoro (born 1 November 1940[1]) is a Nigerian clergyman who was the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Abakaliki from 19 February 1983 until his retirement on 6 July 2021.[2]