Past Bishop's Profile
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: Most Rev. Anthony Gogo Nwedo, C.S.Sp.
Date of Birth: 1912
Date of Priestly Ordination: July 29, 1945
Date of Episcopal Ordination: May 17, 1959
Bishop of Umuahia: May 17, 1959- April 12, 1990
Died: February 12, 2000
Buried February 24, 2000
Motto: Evangelizare Pauperibus Misit Me ( I am sent to preach to the poor)
Date: 2025-12-09 - 2025-12-10
The Silver Jubilee celebration of the Dedication of Mater Dei Cathedral, Umuahia, will be on the 10th of December 2025, beginning with the evening Vespers and gala night on Tuesday 9th December 2025. The Holy Eucharist celebration and deaconate ordination starts by 10am.
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.
