Michael Ugwuja Eneja (January 1919 – November 14, 2008) was a Nigerian

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of the

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. At the time of his death, he was one of the oldest Nigerian Catholic bishops. Eneja was born in Ibagwa Ani,

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and was ordained a priest on July 29, 1951, for the Archdiocese of Onitsha and later incardinated to the newly created Diocese of Enugu. He was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Enugu on November 10, 1977, and received his

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on February 28, 1978. He remained bishop of the Diocese of Enugu until his retirement on November 8, 1996. He died on November 14, 2008. In Nsukka there is an annual memorial lecture named after Eneja.report on Eneja lecture
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20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Nigeria Roman Catholic bishops of Enugu 1919 births 2008 deaths {{Africa-RC-bishop-stub