Bishop Anthony Nwedo of Umuahia: Faith, vision and mission

Abstract

Anthony Gogo Nwedo, Bishop of Umuahia, was a numero uno in his various stations of life. In his hometown of Oguta, he was the first indigenous priest; and the first Nigerian to join the Holy Ghost congregation. He was the first Nigerian Catholic priest to head a college and the first indigenous residential bishop. He was also the first indigenous founder of religious congregations. Among the Catholic clergy, he was the first to receive prestigious awards including Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1959; Commander of the Order of the Niger in 1971; and Doctor of Letters in 1986 from Imo State University, Nigeria.