TO ALL OUR FRIENDS AND VISITORS...

Greetings from the Catholic Archdiocese of Onitsha, Office of the Auxiliary Bishop! ​What a joy to have you here! This website is intended to be an outlet to present some of our activities to promote the work of evangelization. It is in keeping with our favorite working Biblical quotation: "I desire to share with you not only the Good News of God but my entire self."  (1 Thess. 2,8).  ​PLEASE PRAY THAT GOD MAY BLESS OUR LITTLE EFFORTS. "Entirely for God".
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Most Rev. Denis Chidi ISIZOH
Titular Bishop of LEGIA (in the Roman Province of Numidia, now part of Algeria)
Auxiliary Bishop, Catholic Archdiocese of ONITSHA. Nigeria.

​CURRENT/UPCOMING PASTORAL ACTIVITIES
​"If you are going to be a Christian at all, you might as well live entirely for God"- Blessed Tansi
SUNDAY, 8 NOVEMBER 2020
​32ND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
10.00am: Pastoral visit/Confirmation -  St Vincent's Parish, ​Ogbunike.
WEDNESDAY, 11 NOVEMBER 2020
10.00am: Funeral of ma Benedette Nnemelu at St Paul's Church, Nnobi.
THURSDAY, 12 NOVEMBER 2020
5.00pm: Mass of Anniversary of the Death (1996) of Archbishop Stephen Ezeanya at St Mary's Church, Nnokwa.
FRIDAY, 13 NOVEMBER 2020
4.00pm: Pastoral visit/Confirmation - St Anthony's Parish, Igbariam.
SATURDAY, 14 NOVEMBER 2020
10.00am: ​Solemn Dedication of St Anthony's Church, Igbariam.
SUNDAY, 15 NOVEMBER 2020
33RD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
​10.00am: ​Solemn Dedication of Holy Family Church, Awka Etiti.
MONDAY, 16 NOVEMBER 2020
10.00am: ​Onitsha-Owerri Inter-Provincial Bishops' Meeting at Umuahia.
WEDNESDAY, 18 NOVEMBER 2020
10.00am: Funeral of ma Catherine Okafor at St Kevin's Church, Nnobi.
THURSDAY, 19 NOVEMBER 2020
10.00am: Dedication of St Theresa's Cathedral, Nsukka.
SATURDAY, 21 NOVEMBER 2020
10.00am: Onitsha Archdiocesan Pastoral Council Assembly in Shanahan Hall, Onitsha.
TUESDAY, 24 NOVEMBER 2020
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4.00pm: Blessing of the Chapel of Adoration at St Anthony's Parish, Nteje.
SUNDAY, 29 NOVEMBER 2020
​1ST SUNDAY OF ADVENT
10.00am: Pastoral visit/Confirmation - St Mark's Parish, Umueri.
THURSDAY, 3 DECEMBER 2020
5.00pm: Funeral Vigil Mass for ma Juliana Ifem at Awka Etiti.
SUNDAY, 6 DECEMBER 2020
​2ND SUNDAY OF ADVENT
10.00am: Pastoral visit/Confirmation - St Peter's Parish, Ojoto.
TUESDAY, 8 DECEMBER 2020
​IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF THE BLESEED VIRIGIN MARY
10.00am: First Profession of Brothers of St Stephen at BSS Novitiate, ​Nkwelle Ezunaka.
TUE 8 - THU 10 DECEMBER 2020
Meeting of Administrative Board of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria at  Abuja.
FRIDAY, 18 DECEMBER 2020
10.00am: Funeral of pa Makasi at St Anthony's Church, ​Igbariam
SUNDAY, 13 DECEMBER 2020
​3RD SUNDAY OF ADVENT
10.00am: Pastoral visit/Thanksgiving: Christ the King Parish, Onitsha.
SUNDAY, 20 DECEMBER 2020
​4TH SUNDAY OF ADVENT
10.00am: Pastoral visit/Confirmation - St Mary's Parish, Nnokwa.
BISHOP CHIDI DENIS ISIZOH
Artist's portrait of Bishop Isizoh
Nara akara iribama nke Mmuo Nso.
Foundation stone of new St Stephen Church, Ogbunike
Pastoral Visit to Our Lady of Sorrows, Umuoji
Devotion to St Joseph
Sharing the Good News with the Elders of Omasi Agu
"Let us take a photo to remind me of this happy visit"!
​FAVOURITE GUIDING BIBLICAL PASSAGE
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        "I remind you to kindle afresh the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands.  For God has not given us a spirit of timidity, but of power and love and discipline.
​          Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord or of me His prisoner, but join with me in suffering for the gospel according to the power of God, who has saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace which was granted us in Christ Jesus from all eternity, but now has been revealed by the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus, who abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel, for which I was appointed a preacher and an apostle and a teacher. For this reason I also suffer these things, but I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have believed and I am convinced that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him until that day. Retain the standard of sound words which you have heard from me, in the faith and love which are in Christ Jesus. Guard, through the Holy Spirit who dwells in us, the treasure which has been entrusted to you." (2 Timothy, 1,6-14)