Catholic Archbishop of Benin, Augustine Akubeze is dead

The Metropolitan Archbishop of Benin City and erstwhile President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria, Most Rev. Augustine Obiora Akubeze, is dead.

His decease was announced successful a connection connected Thursday by the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria.

In a connection shared connected its authoritative Facebook leafage connected Thursday, the Secretariat called connected Catholic faithful and radical of goodwill to unite successful supplication for the eternal repose of the precocious archbishop.

The connection read: “In full surrender to God’s volition and successful the definite anticipation of the Resurrection, the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria invites each the faithful and radical of goodwill to unite successful supplication for the eternal repose of the psyche of Most Rev. Augustine Obiora Akubeze, Metropolitan Archbishop of Benin City and erstwhile President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria.”

It added: “May the Lord, successful His infinite mercy, assistance him everlasting rest. And whitethorn his soul, unneurotic with the souls of each the faithful departed, done the mercy of God, remainder successful peace. Amen.”

The Secretariat did not disclose the origin of Archbishop Akubeze’s decease oregon supply details of his ceremonial arrangements.

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