{"id":17713,"date":"2017-03-27T13:07:34","date_gmt":"2017-03-27T12:07:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/?post_type=biography&#038;p=17713"},"modified":"2017-06-08T13:00:36","modified_gmt":"2017-06-08T12:00:36","slug":"nwosu-rt-rev-rowland-nwafo-chukwunweike","status":"publish","type":"biography","link":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/biography\/nwosu-rt-rev-rowland-nwafo-chukwunweike\/","title":{"rendered":"NWOSU, Rt. Rev. Rowland Nwafo Chukwunweike"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BA, clergyman, born October 1. 1930, Oko. Agitata, Anambra State: married Felicia Anyamanwa Umeanadu 1961 (deceased). Esther Ogechukwu U\/or 1972. Iwo sons, three daughters; Education: various Primary Schools in Oko. Nnobi. Nnewi and Ekwulobia, 1939-47. Dennis Memorial Gram mar School. Onitsha. 1948-52, Union Trinity Theological College, Umuahia. 1955-57, University of London. (External Student). 1955-57. 1960-63. University of Nigeria. Nsukka. 1961-64; Primary School Teacher. Holy Trinity School. Ibo-Ukwu. 1953-54; Chaplain. Lady Chapel. All Saints&#8217; Cathedral. Onitsha. 1958-60; Tutor and Chaplain. St Paul&#8217;s College. Awka. 1961; Research Assis tant to Professor R.T. Parsons. University of Connecticut on Christian Ministry in Nigeria, May-August, 1964; Parish Priest and District School Manager, St Bartholomew&#8217;s Church, Enugu, 1965-69; Parish Priest and Resident Canon, St Batholomew&#8217;s Cathedral. 1970-74; Synod Secretary. Diocese of Enugu. 1970-75; Vicar of Christ Church. Uwani and Ar chdeacon of Enugu. 1975-77; Minutes Secretary. Eastern Area Committee. Christian Council of Nigeria, 1970-77; consecrated Bishop of Anglican Diocese of Asaba, since 1977; Appeals Organising Secretary, Christ Church Chapel Building, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, September-December, 1964; member, Friends of Anglican Centre, Rome; co-President, Friends of Anglican in Nigeria, 1984; member. Advisory Committee on the Prerogative of Mercy, East Central State (now Anambra State), 1975-77; Honorary Degree: awarded Honorary Doctor of Divinity (Hon. D.D), International University Foundation. 1987; Publication: Christian Ministry in Nigeria. Vital Issues, co-author (Ibadan, Daystcr Press, 1965), including eleven reports on the Diocese of Asaba to the Diocesan Synod. 1977-87; Official and Home Address: Bishopscourt. Cable Point, PO Bon 216. Asaba. Bendel State; Telephone: (046) 230682.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","categories":[319],"writer":[],"class_list":["post-17713","biography","type-biography","status-publish","hentry","category-clergy"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/biography\/17713","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/biography"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/biography"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/biography\/17713\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17713"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17713"},{"taxonomy":"writer","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/writer?post=17713"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}