Anthony John Valentine Obinna

Styles of
**Anthony John Valentine Obinna**
Styles of; Anthony John Valentine Obinna
Reference style	Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Grace , Amarachi
Religious style	His Grace
Posthumous style	none

Most Reverend

Anthony John Valentine Obinna
Most Reverend; Anthony John Valentine Obinna
Archbishop of Owerri
	Archbishop Obinna in Rogoredo on 18 June 2017.
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Owerri
See	Owerri
Appointed	26 March 1994
Predecessor	Mark Onwuha Unegbu
Orders
Ordination	9 April 1972
Consecration	4 September 1993; by Carlo Maria Viganò
Personal details
Birth name	Anthony John Valentine Obinna
Born	26 June 1946 (age 75); Emekukwu, Nigeria
Nationality	Nigerian
Denomination	Catholic (Roman Rota)
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Owerri (1993-94)
Motto	To serve God and His people

Anthony John Valentine Obinna (born 26 June 1946 in Emekukwu, Imo State, Nigeria) is a Nigerian priest and the archbishop of Owerri since 26 March 1994.^[1]

Biography[]

Ordained as a priest on 1972, he incardinated in the Diocese of Owerri.

John Paul II appointed him as the bishop of Owerri diocese in 1993. He was consecrated by bishop Carlo Maria Viganò on the following 4 September. On 26 March 1994 he was appointed as the first archbishop of Owerri.^[2]

References[]

^ Le deuxième Synode africain. books.google.it. Karthala. 30 May 2013. ISBN 9782811108496. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
^ "Ringraziamo il Signore perché nel Centenario dell'arrivo della Luce nelle nostre terre, entriamo nell'Anno della Fede: i 100 anni della Provincia Ecclesiastica di Owerri". news.va. Retrieved 21 June 2017.

External links[]

Page of Saurímo Archdiocese on Website of Episcopal Angolan Conference

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by	Bishop of Owerri 1993–1994	Succeeded by
Preceded by himself	Archbishop of Owerri 1994–present	Succeeded by -

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[1] Le deuxième Synode africain. books.google.it. Karthala. 30 May 2013. ISBN 9782811108496. Retrieved 21 June 2015.

[2] "Ringraziamo il Signore perché nel Centenario dell'arrivo della Luce nelle nostre terre, entriamo nell'Anno della Fede: i 100 anni della Provincia Ecclesiastica di Owerri". news.va. Retrieved 21 June 2017.

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