Most Reverend Dr. Ernest Obodo
Apostolic Administrator of Catholic Diocese of Abakaliki
Born in Awha-Imezi in Ezeagu local government of Enugu State in 1966, Bishop Ernest Obodo entered the Sacred Heart minor seminary in Nsude. He studied philosophy and theology at the Bigard Major Seminary in Enugu. He was ordained a priest on 22 July 2000 for the diocese of Enugu.
During priestly ministry, he was vicar of the Queen of Holy Rosary parish in Ugwuagor (2000-2001, pastor of the Saint Charles parish in Amechi Idodo (2001-2004), formator at the Saint Bernard’s Seminary in Nchatancha, and secretary of the diocesan clergy of Enugu. He was also the chaplain of the Saint Jude Society and a member of the diocesan Commission for History (2004-2009). From 2010-2016 he studied for his doctorate in theology at the University of Innsbruck, Austria. Upon his return, he was appointed rector of the Saint Bernard’s Seminary and a lecturer at the Bigard Memorial Seminary in Enugu.