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08 July 2005
Erected: Awgu, Nigeria; named Okoye Bishop
The diocese of Awgu, Nigeria was erected with territory taken from the diocese of Enugu. Bishop-elect John Ifeanyichukwu Okoye was named as its first bishop. He had been serving as a priest of Enugu.
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