Wilfred Chikpa Anagbe

His Excellency, Monsignor Wilfred Chikpa Anagbe C.M.F
Bishop of Makurdi
Church	Catholic
Diocese	Makurdi
Installed	28 March 2015
Predecessor	Athanasius Atule Usuh
Previous post(s)	Coadjutor Bishop of Makurdi (2014–15) Military Chaplain (2009–15) Member of the Economic Council of the Claretian Generalate in Rome (2008–13) Provincial Bursar of the Claretians in Nigeria (2005–15)
Personal details
Born	2 April 1965 (1965-04-02) (age 59) Aondona, Raav-Udem District, Gwer West, Benue State, Nigeria
Education	St. James' Minor Seminary in Makurdi (1980–85) Claretian Institute of Philosophy, Owerri (1987–90) Spiritan International School of Theology, Enugu State (1990–94) (Master's in theology) University of Salamanca (2004–2005) (interrupted)
Ordination history
History Priestly ordination Date 6 August 1994 Place Cathedral of Makurdi Episcopal consecration Principal consecrator Augustine Kasujja Co-consecrators William Amove Avenya, Michael Ekwoy Apochi Date 4 October 2014

Wilfred Chikpa Anagbe C.M.F (born 1965) is a Nigerian prelate of the Catholic Church, serving as bishop of the Diocese of Makurdi. He was appointed coadjutor bishop of Makurdi in 2014,[1][2] and succeeded to the office of bishop in 2015.[3][4]

Anagbe has performed the following duties in his priestly career:[1]

• 1994–1998: Director of Vocations of the Claretian PP. in Nigeria
• 1996–1998: School manager, Claretian School Board
• 1998–2000: Parish priest of St. Peter's Parish, Gariki, Diocese of Enugu
• 2000–2004: Farm Manager, Claretian Farm Project, Utonkon
• 2003–2004: Parish Priest of St. Fidelis Parish, Allan, and Dean of Utonkon of the Diocese of Otukpo
• 2004–2005: Theology course at the University of Salamanca (interrupted when he was elected Provincial Bursar)
• 2005–2015: Provincial Bursar of the Claretians in Nigeria
• 2008–2013: Member of the Economic Council of the Claretian Generalate in Rome
• 2009–2012: Military Chaplain of the 34th Artillery Brigade, Obinze
• 2013–2015: Military Chaplain 3rd Battalion Effurun Barracks, Warri.

Persecution of Christians

In July 2022 Anagbe told Aid to the Church in Need that over 60 Christians had been killed in Benue State in the past two months.[5]

In a speech in the European Parliament in October 2022, Anagbe compared the situation of Christians in his country to "nothing short of a Jihad clothed in many names: terrorism, kidnappings, killer herdsmen, banditry, other militia groups" and called on the international community to abandon what he termed a "conspiracy of silence" on the subject.[6]

References

1. "Rinunce e nomine, 08.07.2014" [Resignations and Appointments, 08.07.2014] (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 8 July 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
2. "Bishop Wilfred Chikpa Anagbe". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. 9 October 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
3. "Rinunce e nomine, 28.03.2015" [Resignations and Appointments, 28.03.2015] (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 28 March 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
4. "Diocese of Makurdi". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
5. "Recent attacks in Nigeria". ACN International. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.^[self-published source]
6. "Church in Nigeria under attack". ACN International. 17 October 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022.