The Catholic Archbishop of Benin Diocese, Most Rev. Augustine Obiora Akubeze is de.ad
He reportedly d!ed at 69 on Thursday, July 9, 2026.
The Chancellor of the Catholic Archdiocese of Benin City, Very Rev. Fr. Michael Oyanoafoh, announced the passing of the cleric in a statement on Thursday.
The statement read in part: “On behalf of the Consultors of the Catholic Archdiocese of Benin City, we announce with profound sorrow, yet with a firm hope in the resurrection of the passing of our dearly beloved father and Archbishop, Most Rev. Augustine Obiora Akubeze, Archbishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Benin City, who was called home to the Lord on Thursday, July 9, 2026.
“He was ordained as a Catholic priest on October 3, 1987, appointed Bishop of Uromi on December 14, 2005 and consecrated on February 25, 2006.
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