CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF AGULERI

REV. FR FIDELIS E. CHIEFE

Born on the 9th of April 1964.

PARENTS: Chief Michael Izuchukwu and Lolo Anna Mmaegbunam Chiefe, he is a native of Amaegbene Nando. His wife Lolo Anna is a native of Aguleri both towns are in in Anambra East LGA of Anambra State Nigeria.

Primary Schools: Premier Primary School Aguleri. Left Aguleri after Primary 1 to Onitsha to stay with the in-law to start Primary 2 after about a year they were transferred to Oguta. The in-law, Inspector Michael Ukadike a native of Asaba Delta State was a Police man married to Miss Francisca Chiefe. At Oguta Fr Fidelis Chiefe began his Primary 2. At the end of primary 2 they were transferred to Izombe, Imo State, from there they were transferred to Aba, they stayed at Aba for about two years and were transferred to Mbano.

      He lived with a priest, late Fr Michael Anyanwu at St Jude Umuelemai Mbano from there Fr Fidelis Chiefe as a Mass server entered St Peter’s Preparatory Seminary Ihite Etiti in Okigwe Diocese in 1982.  After one year in Ihite aided by Seminarian (later Rev. Fr) Anthony Igweagu, Fidelis Chiefe was admitted to St Paul’s Seminary Ukpor. From Ukpor he went to All Hallows Seminary for senior secondary school, and upon completion, was sent to SS. John & Paul Iba Pope Awada for apostolic work under Very Rev Fr Anthony Igweagu.

      In 1992 he entered the Spiritual Year Seminary, St Pius X Seminary Akwu-Ukwu Anambra State. In October 1993 he entered Seat of Wisdom Major Seminary Owerri Imo State. After his B.Phil. he was posted to St Paul Minor Seminary for Auxiliaryship in 1998. Thereafter, in 1999 he went back to Seat of Wisdom Major Seminary Owerri for his theological studies.

      He received his Diaconate Ordination in December 2001, and on 24th August 2002 was ordained a priest by His Grace Most Rev. Valerian M. Okeke the Archbishop of Onitsha.

 

Priestly Apostolate:

St John the Baptist Parish Odoakpu Onitsha, Vicar 200302004

St Anthony’s Nkpor, Vicar 200402006

St Andrew’s Parish Omasi Uno, Parish Priest 200702012.

Catholic Institute of West Africa Port Harcourt 201202013.

For health reasons he went to India in 2014.

He was posted to Immaculate Heart Parish Fegge Onitsha in 2014 as a Parish Vicar.

In 2019, he was posted to St Marks Parish Nneyi Umueri as Parish Priest.

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