Jonas Benson Okoye

Okoye was ordained a priest on 29 August 1992. On May 30, 2014, he was appointed the titular bishop of Masclianae and auxiliary bishop of Awka by Pope Francis.^[1] He was consecrated a bishop by the Apostolic Nuncio to Nigeria, Archbishop Augustine Kasujja, on August 29 of the same year. The co-consecrators were the Archbishop of Onitsha, Valerian Okeke, and the Bishop of Awka, Paulinus Ezeokafor. On November 9, 2021, Pope Francis appointed him Bishop of Nnewi^[2] and his installation took place on February 10, 2022.^{[citation needed]}

• "Jonas Benson Okoye". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.