Bishop Emeritus of the Catholic Diocese of Orlu, Imo State, Obinna Ochiagha is dead. He was was aged 89.
Born in Ibeme on August 31, 1931, the late cleric was ordained Priest of Umuahia in 1960.
In 1980, he was elevated to Bishop of Orlu in Nigeria and served till 2008 when he retired.
Meanwhile, President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with the Catholic Bishops’ Conference and the Catholic community in Nigeria.
He sympathised with Catholics in Orlu Diocese where the late cleric served as pioneer bishop and endeared himself to his parishioners even as he noted that Bishop Ochiagha’s contributions to the spiritual growth of faithful during his decades of service will not be forgotten.