Augustine Obiora Akubeze

Augustine Obiora Akubeze, 69, died on July 9, 2026. Augustine Obiora Akubeze was known publicly as a Nigerian Roman Catholic prelate and archbishop of Benin City (since 2011). On 18 March 2011, Vatican Information Service reported that Pope Benedict XVI had appointed Bishop Augustine Obiora Akubeze of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Uromi, Nigeria, as metropolitan archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Benin City, Nigeria, effective on 28 March 2011. He was born in Kaduna, Nigeria in 1956; he was ordained a priest in 1987 and consecrated a bishop in 2006. Public biographical listings identify Akubeze as a Nigerian Roman Catholic prelate. Akubeze was also associated with archbishop of Benin City (since 2011). OfficialObituary preserves this notice as a public memorial record for readers looking for confirmed basic details about Akubeze. This public record remains centered on Akubeze's work as a Nigerian Roman Catholic prelate and archbishop of Benin City (since 2011) and the documented milestones of that career.