Sosthenes Eze is an
Anglican
Anglicanism is a Western Christian tradition that has developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the context of the Protestant Reformation in Europe. It is one of th ...
bishop in
Nigeria: he is the current
Bishop of Enugu North.
Eze was born on 27 February 1961 in Ovoko,
Enugu State. He attended Igbo-Eze Secondary School
Enugu Ezike and Anglican Grammar School,
Nsukka. He gained a Diploma in Electrical Engineering from
Federal Polytechnic Idah in 1982, followed by a B.Eng. from Anambra State University of Science and Technology Enugu (now
Enugu State University of Science and Technology). He obtained a Diploma in Theology in 2002 from
St. Paul's University College, Awka and a Master's in Divinity from Crowther Graduate Theological Seminary,
Abeokuta in 2012.
He worked as an engineer in several posts, rising to Senior Contract Project Engineer with SPDC, Port Harcourt, a post he left in 2005 to join the ministry.
He became deacon in 1997, priest in 1998, canon and archdeacon in 2002. He was consecrated pioneer
Bishop of Enugu North on 4 March 4 2007.
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Living people
Anglican bishops of Enugu North
21st-century Anglican bishops in Nigeria
Year of birth missing (living people)
Paul University alumni
Enugu State University of Science and Technology alumni
Church of Nigeria archdeacons
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