Uju Obinya Explained

Uju Otoukwesiri Wachukwu Obinya was an Anglican bishop^[1] in Nigeria:^[2] he was Bishop of Ukwa, one of nine dioceses^[3] within the Anglican Province of Aba,^[4] itself one of 14 provinces within the Church of Nigeria.^[5]

Obinya was born in 1934 and educated at Trinity Theological College, Umuahia. He was ordained deacon in 1964 and priest in 1965.^[6] A former Canon^[7] and Archdeacon,^[8] he was bishop from 1994 to 2005.^[9]

Obinya was consecrated as the pioneer Bishop of Ukwa on 16 January 1994 at St. Michael's Cathedral Aba,^[10] a post from which he retired in 2004.^[11]

Notes and References

1. https://www.cdacollaborative.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Case-Study-of-Ukwa-People-of-the-Oil-rich-Niger-Delta-of-Nigeria.pdf CDA
2. https://www.edusko.com/school/st-bridget-schools-aba-0 Edusko
3. https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/08/ukwa-diocese-anglican-communinion-crisis-lingers/ Vanguard, Nigeria
4. https://anglican-nig.org/our-provinces/ecclesiastical-province-of-aba/ Church of Nigeria, Province of Aba
5. https://www.today.ng/topic/church-of-nigeria Today Nigeria
6. [Crockford's Clerical Directory]
7. https://lawcarenigeria.com/the-registered-trustees-of-the-diocese-of-aba-vs-helen-nkume/ Law Care Nigeria
8. https://saintbridgetschools.com/history.php St Bridget's School
9. https://www.worldanglican.com/nigeria/aba/the-church-of-nigeria-anglican-communion/the-rt-revd-samuel-kelechi-eze World Anglican
10. Web site: First Session of the 1st Synod.
11. Web site: PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS/BISHOP'S CHARGE DELIVERED AT THE SECOND SESSION OF THE FOURTH SYNOD – DIOCESE OF NSUKKA, ON MONDAY 8 NO. https://web.archive.org/web/20220626120401/https://adonsk.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/THE-SECOND-SESSION-OF-THE-4TH-SYNOD-.pdf. dead. June 26, 2022. 2021-03-18. www.adonsk.com.