Moses Chikwe (born 3 April 1967) is a Nigerian prelate and Bishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Owerri since 2019. He was kidnapped in transit along with his driver on 27 December and reportedly rescued on 30 December 2020 after widespread rumuor that he had been killed by the kidnappers and his body found.[1][2] He was ordained into priesthood in 1996 and served as an assistant parish priest in various parishes before moving to the United States for studies and pastoral services until 2016 when he returned to Nigeria.[3]