Catholic Bishop of Aba Diocese dies at 73

OWERRI — The Catholic Bishop of Aba Diocese, Most Rev. Vincent Ezeonyia, is dead. Ezeonyia died in an undisclosed hospital in Owerri, Imo State.A competent source close to the Catholic Archbishop of Owerri Ecclesiastical Province, His Grace, Dr. Anthony Obinna, revealed that the 73-year-old Ezeonyia took ill February 5, 2015, and was rushed to a hospital in Owerri, where he died.The late cleric, who was born April 5, 1941, was a member of the Holy Ghost Fathers and ordained a priest August 3, 1968.He was appointed Bishop of Aba Diocese on April 2, 1990, and was ordained the pioneer Bishop of the diocese July 1, 1990.Meanwhile, the late Bishop will be burried on February 27, 2015, at the Bishop’s Vault, Christ the King Catholic Cathedral, Aba, Abia State.