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Wilfred Chikpa Anagbe

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Wilfred Chikpa Anagbe

Bishop of Makurdi
ChurchCatholic
DioceseMakurdi
Installed28 March 2015
PredecessorAthanasius Atule Usuh
Previous post(s)
  • Coadjutor Bishop of Makurdi (2014–15)
  • Military Chaplain (2009–15)
  • Member of the Economic Council of the Claretian Generalate in Rome (2008–13)
  • Provincial Bursar of the Claretians in Nigeria (2005–15)
Personal details
Born2 April 1965 (1965-04-02) (age 59)
Aondona, Raav-Udem District, Gwer West, Benue State, Nigeria
Education
  • St. James' Minor Seminary in Makurdi (1980–85)
  • Claretian Institute of Philosophy, Owerri (1987–90)
  • Spiritan International School of Theology, Enugu State (1990–94) (Master's in theology)
  • University of Salamanca (2004–2005) (interrupted)
Ordination history
History
Priestly ordination
Date6 August 1994
PlaceCathedral of Makurdi
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecratorAugustine Kasujja
Co-consecrators
Date4 October 2014

Wilfred Chikpa Anagbe C.M.F (born 1965) is a Nigerian prelate of the Catholic Church, serving as bishop of the Diocese of Makurdi. He was appointed coadjutor bishop of Makurdi in 2014,[1][2] and succeeded to the office of bishop in 2015.[3][4]

Anagbe has performed the following duties in his priestly career:[1]

  • 1994–1998: Director of Vocations of the Claretian PP. in Nigeria
  • 1996–1998: School manager, Claretian School Board
  • 1998–2000: Parish priest of St. Peter's Parish, Gariki, Diocese of Enugu
  • 2000–2004: Farm Manager, Claretian Farm Project, Utonkon
  • 2003–2004: Parish Priest of St. Fidelis Parish, Allan, and Dean of Utonkon of the Diocese of Otukpo
  • 2004–2005: Theology course at the University of Salamanca (interrupted when he was elected Provincial Bursar)
  • 2005–2015: Provincial Bursar of the Claretians in Nigeria
  • 2008–2013: Member of the Economic Council of the Claretian Generalate in Rome
  • 2009–2012: Military Chaplain of the 34th Artillery Brigade, Obinze
  • 2013–2015: Military Chaplain 3rd Battalion Effurun Barracks, Warri.

Persecution of Christians

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In July 2022 Anagbe told Aid to the Church in Need that over 60 Christians had been killed in Benue State in the past two months.[5]

In a speech in the European Parliament in October 2022, Anagbe compared the situation of Christians in his country to "nothing short of a Jihad clothed in many names: terrorism, kidnappings, killer herdsmen, banditry, other militia groups" and called on the international community to abandon what he termed a "conspiracy of silence" on the subject.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Rinunce e nomine, 08.07.2014" [Resignations and Appointments, 08.07.2014] (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 8 July 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Bishop Wilfred Chikpa Anagbe". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. 9 October 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Rinunce e nomine, 28.03.2015" [Resignations and Appointments, 28.03.2015] (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 28 March 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Diocese of Makurdi". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  5. ^ "Recent attacks in Nigeria". ACN International. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.[self-published source]
  6. ^ "Church in Nigeria under attack". ACN International. 17 October 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022.