Michael Nnachi Okoro (born 1 November 1940
) is a Nigerian clergyman who was the
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained member of the clergy who is entrusted with a position of Episcopal polity, authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance and administration of di ...
of the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Abakaliki from 19 February 1983 until his retirement on 6 July 2021.
Background and early life
Okoro is from
Unwana
Unwana, also known as Unwara, is a town and the third-most important urban area in Ebonyi State, Nigeria. It is situated in the southern part of Ebonyi State. It is bordered in the north by Afikpo, in the west by Edda, and in the east by Cross Ri ...
in
Afikpo North
Afikpo North is a Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is in the town of Ehugbo, Afikpo. Important townships include Ehugbo (with Itim Ukwu, Ohaisu, Nkpoghoro, Ugwuegu/Amaizu, Ozizza autonomous communities character ...
Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. He was born in Adiabo in Calabar,
Cross River State
Cross River State is a state in the South-South geopolitical zone of Nigeria. Named for the Cross River, the state was formed from the eastern part of the Eastern Region on 27 May 1967. The state has its capital as Calabar and is bordered to ...
.
His is the last of 8 children. His father worked as the manager of a
palm oil
Palm oil is an edible vegetable oil derived from the mesocarp (reddish pulp) of the fruit of oil palms. The oil is used in food manufacturing, in beauty products, and as biofuel. Palm oil accounted for about 36% of global oils produced from o ...
plantation in Calabar at the peak of his career.
For his primary education, he attended St Mary's Adiabo, Calabar from 1946 to 1952. His education in the above-mentioned school was halted following the retirement of his father and the subsequent relocation of his family to his hometown, Unwana, Afikpo. He continued his primary education in Unwana attending St Mary's Afikpo, St. Patrick's Ndibe and St Brigid's Ozizza in 1952, 1953 and 1954 respectively. He began his secondary education in St. Patrick's College, SPC, Calabar, briefly between 1955 and 1956. On making his intentions about wanting to become a priest, known to his mother who subsequently informed Right Reverend Thomas McGettrick, his transfer was processed to Queen of Apostles Junior Seminary, Afaha Obong, Akwa-Ibom State, where he stayed from 1957 till 1959. He wrote the West Africa Senior Secondary School Examination in 1958 and then proceeded to attending Bigard Memorial Seminary, Enugu.
See also
*
List of people from Ebonyi State
The following is a list of Wikipedia:Notability, notable people whose state of origin is Ebonyi State, Nigeria.
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* Chris Abani
* Anthony Agbo
* Anyim Pius Anyim, first president of the Nigerian Senate from Ebonyi State and first Secretar ...
References
External links
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20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Nigeria
1940 births
Living people
People from Ebonyi State
21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in Nigeria
Roman Catholic bishops of Abakaliki