Past Bishops

Our Fathers

The Rt. Rev. Gideon Nweke Otubelu (OFR)
1st Bishop (1969 -1997)

The pioneer bishop of Enugu Anglican Diocese – the Rt. Rev. Gideon Nweke Otubelu, was born on 2nd October 1927 to Pa Jacob and Ma Rebecca Otubelu in Ukpo, now the headquarters of Dunukofia Local Government Area of Anambra State of Nigeria. He had a remarkable birth (breech delivery), as his legs came out first.

The Most Rev. Prof. Emmanuel Olisa Chukwuma (OON)
2nd Bishop of Enugu (1998 - 2024) & 1st Archbishop of Enugu (2014 – 2024)

The Most Revd. Prof. E. O. Chukwuma (OON) was born into the Anglican family of late Sir Nathaniel and Lady Theresa Chukwuma Mgbeze, of Umuonaje Quarters, Asaba, the capital of Delta State of Nigeria, on the 15th day of January, 1954.