The Archbishop of Owerri, Most Reverend Lucius Ugorji, has been elected the new President of Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria, taking over from Most Reverend Augustine Obiora Akubeze whose four-year-tenure recently ended.
Archbishop Matthew Ndagoso of Kaduna Archdiocese would deputize for Ugorji as the Vice-President.
The new CBCN Secretary is Bishop Donatus Ogun, OSA, of Uromi Diocese, while Bishop Peter Kayode Odetoyinbo of Abeokuta Diocese is the Assistant Secretary.
Other Bishops were also elected to oversee various departments and units of the Catholic Secretariat.
The new officers will lead the Conference for the next four years.
