​BIOGRAPHY OF
​MOST REV. DENIS CHIDI ISIZOH
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BIRTH: Tuesday, 24 January 1956 (Eke day), by Anthony and Theresa ISIZOH of Osile Ogbunike. NIGERIA.
BAPTISM: Sunday, 4 March 1956 by the Irish Fr Thomas SWEENEY C.S.Sp.
CONFIRMATION: Tuesday, 10 August 1965 by Archbishop Charles HEEREY C.S.Sp.
DIACONATE: Sunday, 23 December 1984 by Archbishop Francis ARINZE.
PRIESTHOOD: Saturday, 28 September 1985 by Archbishop Stephen EZEANYA.
EDUCATION
  • St Raphael's Catholic Primary School, Awkuzu (1962-1963).
  • St Vincent's Catholic Primary School, Ogbunike (1964-1968/1970).
  • All Hallows' Seminary, Onitsha (1971-1975)
  • Bigard Memorial Seminary (Philosophy Campus), Ikot Ekpene (1976-1980)
  • Bigard Memorial Seminary, Enugu (1982-1985).
  • Pontifical Biblical Institute, Rome (1989-1993)
  • Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome (1994-1996)
ASSIGNMENTS
  • Formator, All Hallows' Seminary, Onitsha (1985-1989)
  • Chaplain, Immaculate Heart Sisters' Novitiate, Nkpor/OSB Monastery, Umuoji/Secondary Schools (1985-1989)
  • Official, Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, Vatican City (1995-2015)​
​EPISCOPACY:
  • Nomination: Friday, 6 February 2015 by His Holiness, Pope Francis.
    (Titular Bishop of Legia, Auxiliary Bishop of Onitsha.)
  • Consecration: Friday, 1 May 2015 by His Eminence, Francis Cardinal ARINZE
PREDECESSORS AS TITULAR BISHOP OF LEGIA
Bishop Miguel CLARO VASQUEZ
(Born 1861, Died 1921)
Santiago de Chile
Tit. ​Bishop of Legia: 1908-1921
Bishop William P. WHELAN, o.m.i.
(Born 1907, Died 1966)
Ireland
Tit. ​Bishop of Legia: 1948-1951
Bishop Willem VAN KESTER, m.h.m.
(Born 1906, Died 1989)
South Africa
Tit. Bishop of Legia: 1952-1959
Bishop Arturo RIVERA DAMAS, s.d.b.
(Born 1923, Died 1994)
El Salvador
​Tit. Bishop of Legia: 1960 - 1977
Bishop André J.Réné LACRAMPE
(Born 1941, Died 2015)
France
​Tit. Bishop of Legia: 1983 - 1988
Bishop Leonard James OLIVIER, s.v.d.
(Born 1923, Died 2014)
United States of America
​Tit. Bishop of Legia: 1988 - 2014
PREDECESSORS AS AUXILIARY BISHOP OF ONITSHA
Bishop John Cross ANYOGU
(Born 1898, Died 1967)
Aux. Bishop of Onitsha: 1957 - 1962
Bishop Francis ARINZE
(Born 1932)
​Aux. Bishop of Onitsha: 1965 - 1967
Bishop Emmanuel OTTEH
(Born 1927, Died 2012)
​Aux. Bishop of Onitsha: 1990 - 1996
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