The Holy Father, Pope Francis has appointed Rev . Fr Ernest Obodo as auxiliary Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Enugu , Nigeria.
The appointment was made in a release by Vatican Press Office on Friday.
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Obodo before his appointment was the rector of the Saint Bernard Senior Seminary Hostel and lecturer at the Bigard Memorial Major Seminary in Enugu .
The Holy Father also assigned him the titular See of Mediana . He was born on 24 October 1966 in Awha- Imezi, in the Diocese of Enugu .
He undertook his secondary education at the Sacred Heart Minor Seminary in Nsude, and proceeds to Bigard Memorial Major Seminary Enugu where studied for the Catholic priesthood and bagged degrees in philosophy and theology.
Rev. Fr. Obodo was ordained a Catholic priest on 22 July 2000 for the Diocese of Enugu and has since his priestly ordination held various positions in the Diocese .
He was Vicar, Queen of Holy Rosary Parish, Ugwuagor between 2000- 2001, Parish priest of Saint Charles, Amechi Idodo, 2001 – 2004; and formator at the Saint Bernard’ s Hostel Seminary, Nchatancha .
He was also the secretary of the Diocesan clergy of Enugu , chaplain of to Saint Jude Society and member of the Diocesan Commission for History 2004- 2009.
From 2010- 2016 he carried out his studies for the Licentiate and Doctorate in Theology at the University of Innsbruck , Austria.
Since 2016 he has served as rector of the Saint Bernard Senior Seminary Hostel and lecturer at the Bigard Memorial Seminary in Enugu until his appointment.