Paulinus Ezeokafor

Paulinus Chukwuemeka Ezeokafor is a Nigerian prelate of the Catholic Church who had served as the Catholic Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Awka since 2011. He was previously the auxiliary bishop of the diocese from 2007 to 2011.

Life

He was born on 13 September 1952 in Anambra State, Nigeria. He started his seminary formation and obtained his B.Phil. in philosophy and had a degree in theology until his priestly ordination on 30 June 1984 as a Roman Catholic priest of Awka diocese by Archbishop Albert Obiefuna then Bishop of Awka. He later studied moral theology at the Opus Dei University in Rome and obtained his masters and doctorate degrees in moral theology.He was appointed the Auxiliary Bishop of Awka on 20 January 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI and also assigned the Titular Bishop of Tetci. Until appointment he served as the Rector of St Dominic Savio Minor Seminary, Akpu in Awka from 1996 to 2007. On 28 April 2007, he was consecrated bishop and later took canonical possession of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Awka on 8 July 2011.