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Nigeria’s Oldest Catholic Priest, Thomas Oleghe, Is Dead

By Daniel Dafe
Nigeria’s oldest Catholic priest, Thomas Oleghe, is dead.
Gabriel G. Dunia, Bishop of Auchi, said this in a statement on Sunday.
He said: “It is with a heavy heart that I announce the passing of Rt. Rev. MSGR Thomas Oleghe, the oldest Catholic priest in Nigeria, at the age of 104.”
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According to him, the deceased “went home to be with the Lord at 2:30am this morning, November 24, 2024.”
“Funeral arrangements will be held on Wednesday, November 27, 2024,” the statement concluded.
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