Deceased Umuahia Diocesan Priests
One thing I ask of the Lord. This I long to dwell in the house of the Lord,
all the days of my
life.
One thing I ask of the Lord. This I long to dwell in the house of the Lord,
all the days of my
life.
| Name | Ordination | Died | Buried At | |
| 1 | C. Nnorom | Sept. 1, 1978 | ||
| 2 | Moses Emerenini | May 27, 1998 | ||
| 3 | Ofoegbu Jerome | May 18, 2017 | ||
| 4 | Emeka Onwubiko | March 11, 2016 | ||
| 5 | Edward Ahaji | March 11, 1972 | ||
| 6 | Wilfred Udoumeobi | March 11, 1968 | ||
| 7 | A. Onwuchekwa | March 1, 1965 | ||
| 8 | Gregoery Okereke | June 17, 1992 | ||
| 9 | Matthias Okaraonyenma | June 12, 2015 | ||
| 10 | Peter Akaogu | July 24, 2017 | ||
| 11 | Simon Egozubelu | January 30, 2017. | ||
| 12 | Paul Ahuchogu | Feb. 14, 1988 | ||
| 13 | A. G Nwedo | Feb. 12, 2000 | ||
| 14 | Lazarus Emezue | Dec. 21, 1984 | ||
| 15 | Joseph N. Kalu | August 15, 1992 | ||
| 16 | Joseph Okafor | Aug. 25, 2012 | ||
| 17 | P. Okezie | Aug. 13, 1976 | ||
| 18 | Leonard Mbachu | Aug. 11, 2000 | ||
| 19 | Paul Amugo | April 26, 2015 | ||
| 20 | John N Ogbonna | April 15, 1987 | ||
| 21 | Orji Jude | 29/12/2017 | Mater Dei Cathedral Cemetary | |
| 22 | Rev Michael | 1984 | ||
| 23 | J. Nwanegbo | 1965 |
The Diocese of Umuahia was erected on June 23, 1958 with Most Rev. Anthony Gogo Nwaedo C.S.Sp. as its first Bishop and Most Rev Lucius Iwejuru Ugorji as the second Bishop. The diocese was carved out from the then Diocese of Owerri. Since its inception, two other dioceses: Okigwe (1981) and Aba (1990) have been excised from it. Its present area of about 2,460.40km2 spans six Local Government Areas: Umuahia North, Umuahia South, Ikwuano, Bende, Ohafia and Arochukwu.
