A Catholic priest, Philip Jamang, has described the rejection of
Peter Okpalaeke by some members of Ahiara Diocese, Mbaise, in Imo, as a
“disgrace” to the Catholic Church.
Mr. Jamang, parish priest of Church of Assumption, Chongo Pyel,
Jos, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that it was particularly wrong for
some priests to support those against a Bishop appointed by the Pope.
“Their action is strange; it is an insult never heard of in the
Catholic Church,” he said on Monday in Jos.
Ahiara Catholic Diocese has remained without a Bishop, more than
four years after the death of its pioneer Bishop, Victor Chikwe, a Rt. Rev.,
after the rejection of Mr. Okpalaeke, who was appointed and consecrated in
2012.
