From Jude Chinedu, Enugu
The Bishop Emeritus of Nsukka Catholic Diocese, Most Rev. Francis Emmanuel Ogbonnia Okobo, has passed away at the age of 89.
In a statement issued on Friday, August 29, the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria announced that Bishop Okobo died at the Niger Foundation Hospital in Enugu.
“It is with total submission to the will of Almighty God and steadfast hope in the resurrection of the dead that the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria announces the passing to eternal glory of Most Rev. Francis Emmanuel Ogbonnia Okobo,” the statement partly read.
Okobo was ordained a priest on 4 June 1966. He was appointed Bishop of Nsukka Diocese on 19 November 1990 and was consecrated on 6 January 1991. He retired from the position on 13 April 2013.
The Catholic Secretariat noted that details of his funeral and related liturgical observances would be announced in due course.
“We invite the faithful to commend his soul to the merciful embrace of our Lord. Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him. May he rest in peace. “Amen,” the statement added.
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