The Most Reverend Godfrey Okoye | |
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Bishop of Port Harcourt | |
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Church | Roman Catholic |
Appointed | 16 May 1961 |
In office | 1961–1970 |
Predecessor | none |
Successor | Dominic Ignatius Ekandem |
Orders | |
Ordination | 27 July 1947 by Charles Heerey |
Consecration | 3 September 1961 by Pope John XXIII |
Rank | Bishop |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Died | 17 March 1977 | (aged 63)
Godfrey Mary Paul Okoye, C.S.Sp. // (19 December 1913 – 17 March 1977) was a bishop of the Roman Catholic Church in Nigeria. He was the first Bishop of Port Harcourt, serving from 3 September 1961 to 7 March 1970. After leaving the diocese of Port Harcourt, he became the second Bishop of Enugu, succeeding Bishop John Cross Anyogu.[1]