Local Ordinary
Cardinal Anthony Olubunmi Okogie (born 16 June 1936) is the Cardinal Priest and Archbishop of Lagos of the Roman Catholic Church.
Born in Lagos, Nigeria, Okogie was born to a royal family ofUromi in Edo State. His father was Esan and his mother was Yoruba. Okogie was ordained as a priest on 11 December 1966. He holds a licentiate in sacred theology, and had planned to study in Rome, but was called to Nigeria where he was a pastoral assistant at the Holy Cross Cathedral. After being drafted into the Nigerian army, where he was a chaplain. After another period of service at Holy Cross Cathedral, he was an instructor at King's College.
In 1971, he was ordained titular Bishop of Mascula and Auxiliary of Oyo, and in 1973 named Archbishop. As Archbishop, Okogie was the President of the Christian Association of Nigeria, and, from 1994 to 2000, headed the Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria.
Education: Minor Seminary of Ibadan, Ibadan; Major Seminary of Ibadan, Ibadan (philosophy and theology); Pontifical Urbanian University, Rome, 1963 (licentiate in theology, 1966).
Priesthood: Ordained, December 11, 1966, Lagos, by Archbishop John Kwao Amuzu Aggey of Lagos.Incardinated in the archdiocese of Lagos; coadjutor of the cathedral parish; vicar economous of St. Patrick's parish, Idumagbo; diocesan director of Catholic schools and of the Work of Vocations; in charge of the radio programs of National Radio-Television; professor of religion, King's College; member of the episcopal senate; member of the pastoral commission.
Episcopate: Elected titular bishop of Mascula and appointed auxiliary of Oyo, June 5, 1971. Consecrated, August 29, 1971, cathedral of Saint Benedict, Oshogbo, by Owen McCoy, bishop of Oyo, assisted by Anthony Saliu Sanusi, bishop of Ijebu-Ode, and by Alexius Obabu Makozi, titular bishop of Fallaba, auxiliary of Lokoja. Promoted to the metropolitan see of Lagos, April 13, 1973. Attended the Special Assembly for Africa of the World Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, April 10 to May 8, 1994.
Cardinalate: Created cardinal priest in the consistory of October 21, 2003; received the red biretta and thetitle of Beata Vergine Maria del Monte Carmelo a Mostacciano, October 21, 2003. Participated in the conclave
of April 18 to 19, 2005, which elected Pope Benedict XVI. Special papal envoy to the National
Eucharistic Congress of Ghana, November 19 to 20, 2005. Named member of the Council of
Cardinals for the Study of the Organizational and Economic Problems of the Holy See, February 3, 2007.
Credit:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Olubumni_Okogie
http://www.fiu.edu/~mirandas/bios-o.htm
