Okogie, Anthony Olubunmi, 1936-

LC control no.	n 99021163
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Okogie, Anthony Olubunmi, 1936- *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Located	Nigeria
Birth date	1936-06-16
Place of birth	Lagos (Nigeria)
Affiliation	St. Gregory's College (Lagos, Nigeria) Christian Association of Nigeria Catholic Women Organisation, Holy Cross Cathedral, Benin City (Nigeria) Saint Theresa's Minor Seminary Urban University (Rome, Italy)
Profession or occupation	Cardinals
Found in	Reluctant politician, 1996: t.p. (Most Reverend Anthony Olubunmi Okogie, Archbishop of Lagos, Nigeria) p. 13 (b. June 16, 1936; Anthony Olubunmi Ewoime Okogie) Dictionary of African Biography, accessed March 5, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Okogie, Anthony Olubunmi; roman catholic bishop and cardinal; born 16 June 1936 in Lagos, Nigeria; attended Holy Cross Primary School (1942-1948); continued his primary education at Saint Patrick's Primary School, Sapele (1949 - 1951); was admitted into Saint Gregory's College, Obalende, Lagos (1951); began his priestly journey at Saint Theresa's Minor Seminary (1954-1957); proceeded to Saints Peter and Paul Major Seminary (1957); studied at Urban University, Rome (1963); was ordained a priest by Archbishop John Aggey (11 December 1966); served as a pastoral assistant at the Holy Cross Cathedral (1967); posted to Port Harcourt to serve as a chaplain in the Nigerian civil war (1968); appointed and ordained Bishop (1971); Auxiliary Bishop of Lagos (1972); became the Archbishop of Lagos (13 April 1973); served as chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) (1989-1997) and president of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) (1994-2000); appointed Cardinal by the late Pope John Paul II (21 October 2003); participated in the conclave that elected Pope Benedict XVI (2005))
Associated language	eng