Anthony Olubumni Cardinal Okogie
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His Eminence Anthony Olubunmi Cardinal Okogie (born 16 June 1936) is a Nigerian prelate, Cardinal Priest and Archbishop of Lagos in the Roman Catholic Church.
Born in Lagos, Nigeria, Okogie was born to a royal family in Uromi Edo State. His Father was one of the various sons of King Ogbidi Okojie of Uromi,"Ogbidi the Great". Okogie was ordained as a priest on 11 December 1966. He holds a licentiate in sacred theology, and had planned to study in Rome, but was called to Nigeria where he was a pastoral assistant at the Holy Cross Cathedral. After being drafted into the Nigerian army, where he was a chaplain. After another period of service at Holy Cross Cathedral, he was an instructor at King's College.
In 1971, he was ordained titular Bishop of Mascula and Auxiliary of Oyo, and in 1973 named Archbishop. As Archbishop, Okogie was the President of the Christian Association of Nigeria, and, from 1994 to 2000, headed the Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria.
He was proclaimed Cardinal by Pope John Paul II in the consistory of 21 October 2003, and holds the title of Cardinal Priest of Blessed Virgin Mary of Mt. Carmel of Mostacciano. During his cardinalate, Okogie was one of the cardinal electors who participated in the 2005 papal conclave that selected Pope Benedict XVI.
