Auxiliary Bishop

Most Rev. Thomas Ifeanyichukwu Obiatuegwu

Most Rev. Thomas Ifeanyichukwu Obiatuegwu was born on January 1, 1966, in Uli, Anambra State. He was ordained a priest on August 26, 1995, for the Catholic Diocese of Orlu.

He is an alumnus of St. Mary’s Minor Seminary, Umuowa; St. Joseph Major Seminary, Ikot Ekpene; and Bigard Memorial Seminary, Enugu. He holds master’s degrees in Philosophy from the Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain, and in Public Management and Policy from Indiana University in the United States of America.

Before his appointment as Auxiliary Bishop of Orlu, Bishop Obiatuegwu served the Church in several pastoral and administrative capacities. He served as Chaplain of Amaigbo Hospital from 1995 to 1997; Parish Priest of St. Theresa Catholic Church, Amauju, Isunjaba, from 1997 to 2001; Parish Vicar of St. Patrick Catholic Church, Kokomo, Indiana, United States of America, from 2004 to 2010; and Chaplain in the United States Army from 2010 to 2017.

He later served as Parish Priest of Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Orlu, from 2017 to 2018; Parish Priest of St. Michael Catholic Church, Urualla, from 2018 to 2023; and Dean of St. Michael Pastoral Zone from 2018 to 2023. In 2023, he was appointed Parish Priest of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Umuna, Orlu.

Following his episcopal ordination, Most Rev. Thomas Ifeanyichukwu Obiatuegwu serves as Auxiliary Bishop of Orlu, assisting Most Rev. Augustine Tochukwu Ukwuoma in the pastoral care and administration of the diocese.