Victor Adibe Chikwe (June 24, 1938 – September 16, 2010) was the

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who was the first

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of the

Roman Catholic Diocese of Ahiara The Diocese of Ahiara ( la, Ahiaran(a)) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church located in Ahiara in the region of Mbaise in Imo State, Nigeria. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the ...

from his appointment on November 18, 1987, until his death on September 16, 2010. He was formally ordained bishop on January 6, 1988.

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1938 births 2010 deaths 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in Nigeria People from Imo State 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Nigeria Roman Catholic bishops of Ahiara {{Africa-RC-bishop-stub