Ephraim Obot
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Silas Ephraim Obot was the Nigeria
bishop
of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Idah on Nigeria from his appointment on December 17, 1977, until his death in 2009.
Obot was first ordained as a Roman Catholic priest on June 29, 1968, Ikot Ekpene
, Nigeria
. He died on April 12, 2009, at the age of 72.
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
bishop
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Idah on Nigeria from his appointment on December 17, 1977, until his death in 2009.
Obot was first ordained as a Roman Catholic priest on June 29, 1968, Ikot Ekpene
Ikot Ekpene
Ikot Ekpene, known throughout Nigeria as " The Raffia City", or locally simply as "IK," is a historic town in the Niger Delta of Nigeria, and is in the densely populated state of Akwa Ibom. It is the political and cultural capital of the Annang ethnic group in Nigeria...
, Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
. He died on April 12, 2009, at the age of 72.