Bishop Cyril Okorocha steps out of the Cathedral in style

I am thrilled seeing this symbolic action from the former Bishop of Owerri, Bishop Cyril Okorocha. If we are not careful, our hearts may be deceived and we forget that every power is transient.

Video provided by Ven. Echi Nwogu

One of His academic mentors, Prof. Andrew Walls, a renowned World Missiologist, Historian and Social Anthropologist, describes Dr. Cyril as 

“A meticulous Scholar of an extraordinary intellect, integrity and giftedness, very articulate and yet endowed with a down to earth and thoroughly humane pastoral heart which seems to exude with the loving presence of the spirit of the Living God which touches everyone around him with a graciousness which can only be described as coming from his Lord, Jesus Christ whom Cyril always says is everything to him”.

 When I gave my life Christ in the late eighties, it was the Follow-up Series developed by this Bishop, then a Reverend gentleman, that we used for our Young Believers' Class. He was then at Ahmadu Bello University Zaria. Testimonies abound on how he served his people, making sacrifices and leading by example. There is a story of how he rejected monetary gift from the Governor Rochas Okorocha, who he asked to go and use the money to pay the Pensioners. Even as he is retiring, when some of the Bishops are squeezing their Dioceses dry using all kinds of means with the help of their yes-men, a send-forth colloquium was organized for Bishop Okorocha where some well-wishers gave him some gifts and he is grateful to God. I pray that God will take care of him even in this retirement. Please pray for him.

Reference

Brief profile of Bishop Cyril Chukwunonyerem Okorocha, Anglican Diocese of Owerri, Online: http://owerrianglican.blogspot.com/2016/08/brief-profile-of-bishop-cyril.html (Accessed 13/06/18)

Nigeria is boiling – Anglican Bishop, Vanguard Online:

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/06/nigeria-boiling-anglican-bishop/ (Accessed 13/06/18)

Life as a Nigerian Bishop, Jesse Zink, Online: https://jessezink.com/2011/06/11/life-as-a-nigerian-bishop/
(Accessed 13/06/18)

Church of Nigeria Consecrates three Bishops

On the 3rd of June 2018, the Primate of Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) and Bishop of Abuja Diocese, the Most Rev'd Nicholas Okoh consecrated four Bishops at the All Saints Cathedral Onitsha:

1. The Rt Rev’d Wisdom Ihunwo as the Bishop of Niger Delta North Diocese who will succeed The Most Rev'd ICO Kattey.
2. The Rt Rev’d Dr. Solomon Olusola Akanbi as the Bishop of Offa Diocese who will succeed Rt Rev’d Akintunde Popoola.
3. The Rt Rev’d Godwin Anyigor Awoke as the Bishop of Ngbo Diocese.
4. The Rt Rev’d Prosper Afam Amah as the Bishop of Ogbaru Diocese who will succeed Rt Rev’d Samuel Ezeofor.

Please pray for them for God's guidance and favour. Pray that they will follow Jesus and lead the flock of God to follow Him wherever He leads.