Pius Suh Awa (4 May 1930 – 9 February 2014) was a

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bishop in

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. Ordained to the priesthood in 1961, Awa was appointed

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of the

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in 1971 and became diocesan bishop in 1973. He retired in 2006.Pius Suh Awa
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