The Holy Father has appointed Rev. Augustine Ndubueze Echema, of the clergy of Owerri, until now Professor of Liturgy in the Catholic Institute of West Africa (CIWA) in Port Harcourt, Bishop of the diocese of Aba (Nigeria).
Rev. Augustine Ndubueze Echema was born on December 28, 1958 in Ohuhu Nsulu, then Diocese of Umuahia and now of Aba. He was a pupil of the St. Peter Claver Minor Seminary in Okpala (1972-1977). He completed his philosophical studies at the Bigard Memorial Seminary in Ikot Ekpene (1978-1982) and theological studies at the homonymous seminary in Enugu (1982-1986). He studied at the Philosophisch-Theologische Hochschule Sankt Georgen in Frankfurt, obtaining a Doctorate in Theology, with a specialization in Liturgy (1989-1994). He was ordained a priest on August 16, 1986, for the Owerri clergy.
After ordination he held the following positions: 1986-1988: Formator in the minor seminary St. Peter Claver in Okpala; 1988-1989: Parish priest of St. Mark in Umuneke Ngor; 1989-1994: Higher studies in Frankfurt, Germany; 1994-1995: Parish priest of St. Joseph in Schwalbach, in the Diocese of Limburg, Germany; 1996-1998: Deputy Chaplain of the CIWA Worshipping Community in Port Harcourt; since 1996: Professor of Liturgy at the Catholic Institute of West Africa in Port Harcourt; President of the Liturgical Commission of the Archdiocese of Owerri; Chaplain of the Owerri Provincial Laity Council.
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