​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
  • ​Installation as Bishop of Aguleri: Friday, 17 March 2023 by Papal Nuncio Antonio G. Filipazzi.
PIONEER BISHOP OF AGULERI
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
On Friday 17 March 2023, in St Joseph's Cathedral, Aguleri, Most Rev. Denis Chidi ISIZOH was installed the Pioneer Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Aguleri. TOTUS PRO DEO!
EPISCOPAL ANCESTRAL LINEAGE: