Michael Ugwu Eneja

Michael Ugwuja Eneja
Bishop of Diocese of Enugu (Emeritus)
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
SeeDiocese of Enugu
In office1977–1996
PredecessorGodfrey Okoye
Successor Anthony Okonkwo Gbuji
Previous post(s)Priest
Orders
OrdinationJuly 29, 1951
Personal details
BornJanuary 1919
Ibagwa Nkwo, Nigeria
DiedNovember 14, 2008 (aged 89)

Michael Ugwuja Eneja (January 1919 – November 14, 2008) was a Nigerian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. At the time of his death, he was one of the oldest Nigerian Catholic bishops.

Eneja was born in Ibagwa Ani, Nigeria and was ordained a priest on July 29, 1951, for the Archdiocese of Onitsha and later incardinated to the newly created Diocese of Enugu. He was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Enugu on November 10, 1977, and received his episcopal consecration on February 28, 1978. He remained bishop of the Diocese of Enugu until his retirement on November 8, 1996. He died on November 14, 2008.

In Nsukka there is an annual memorial lecture named after Eneja.[1]

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