Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May they rest in peace. Amen.
The Diocese remembers the bishop, priests, religious and catechists who served the Church in Bomadi and have gone before us.
Clergy
Bishop Joseph Oforishe Egerega (Navy Capt., retired), first Vicar Apostolic of Bomadi
Born 20 March 1940 · Ordained priest 21 December 1969 · Ordained bishop 14 May 1997 · Installed Vicar Apostolic of Bomadi 15 May 1997 · Died 3 February 2013
Rev. Fr Francis Ighorurhie, MSP
Born 3 April 1978 · Ordained priest 25 June 2011 · Died 15 October 2020 · Read the tribute
Rev. Fr Raymond Oola Agada
Born 29 February 1988 · Ordained priest 22 July 2017 · Died 28 January 2021
Rev. Fr Patrick Stanley Chukwuemeka Anaere
Born 19 November 1961 · Ordained priest 10 November 1991 · Died 17 August 2021
Rev. Fr Edward Okpu
Born 28 April 1975 · Ordained priest 23 July 2011 · Died 4 April 2023 · Buried 20 May 2023
Religious
Sr Catherine Marie Bonoh, EHJ, died 2 January 1999
Sr Preye Bridget Ewarewa, DC, died 13 April 2005
Catechists
The Diocese also remembers its departed catechists. See the Catechists page.
Source: Official Directory of the Catholic Diocese of Bomadi, 2024.