By Our Reporter
The Bishop of Warri Diocese of the Catholic Church, Rt. Rev, Anthony Ewherido , has suspended a Catholic Priest, Rev Fr Daniel Okanatotor Oghenerukevwe, for abandoning his duties and getting married in the United States of America to Ms. Dora Chichah at the Streams of Joy Church in Dallas, USA, on 29 December 2024.
The Bishop in the decree of suspension said Oghenerukevwe made contact with him on November 30, 2024 asking for release from canonical duties. However by December 29,2024 the video of his marriage in Dallas began to make the rounds , hence the decision to suspend him.
Excerpt from the Letter
_“On November 30, 2024, Rev Fr Daniel Okanatotor Oghenerukevwe, who has been out of active ministry and without any official assignment in the United States of America, contacted me with a request to be released from all canonical obligations and responsibilities associated with Holy Orders within the Roman Catholic Church._