Christian Ugwuzor is an

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Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...

: he is the current Bishop of Aba, one of nine within the Anglican Province of Aba, itself one of 14 provinces within the Church of Nigeria. Ugwuzor was born on 4 April 1963 in

Umudim Umudim is a village in Nnewi North, Anambra State, Nigeria. Umudim as we know is the third quarter among the four quarters of Nnewi town. Others are Otolo, Uruagu and Nnewichi. Umudim Community has ten (10) Administrative wards as follows. (i) War ...

. He was educated at Ngwa High School, Aba and the University of Calabar. He was

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in 1992 and

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in 1993. He served in Asa-Umunka, Ukpakiri and Umuokpoji. He became a Canon in 2002 and

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in 2005. Ugwuzor has also been a prison chaplain, secretary of Aba Synod and a lecturer in Church History at

Trinity Theological College, Umuahia Trinity Theological College, Umuahia is a religious training college affiliated to the University of Nigeria The University of Nigeria, commonly referred to as UNN, is a federal university located in Nsukka, Enugu State, Eastern part of Niger ...

. He was elected bishop in 2011.

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Living people 1963 births Prison chaplains People from Anambra State University of Calabar alumni Anglican bishops of Aba 21st-century Anglican bishops in Nigeria Trinity Theological College, Umuahia faculty Church of Nigeria archdeacons {{Nigeria-Anglican-bishop-stub