Godwin Okpala
Anglican bishop in Nigeria
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Godwin Izundu Nmezinwa Okpala ⓘ is an Anglican bishop in Nigeria.[1][2]
Okpala was Bishop of Nnewi and Archbishop of the Niger Province from 2018,[3] retiring from both posts in 2019.[4]
He was the first Bishop of Nnewi, consecrated in 1996 at All Saints Cathedral, Abuja.[5][6] He had previously been Archdeacon of Nnewi for Nnewi Diocese; he was elected at Sabongidda-Ora on 28 November 1995 for the Diocese of Nnewi, consecrated at the Cathedral Church of All Saints, Wuse, Abuja on 11 February 1996, and enthroned on 14 February 1996[6] at St Mary's Pro-Cathedral, Uruagu Nnewi.[7]
On 6 December 2024, Okpala and his driver went missing on the way to Umuchu for a funeral.[8] They were driving through an area where there have been attacks on travelers and kidnappings.[9] He is believed to have been abducted,[10] but later resurfaced.[11]
