Ahiara Diocese Crisis – Tension mounts as Okpaleke’s group plan to assassinate priests and laity heads ahead of 20th June proposed installation

  Ahiara Diocese Crisis – Tension mounts as Okpaleke’s group plan to assassinate priests and laity heads ahead of 20th June proposed installation

Calamity looms in the Mbaise community following an alleged plot by the group of Mbaises who support Bishop Peter Okpaleke to kidnap and assassinate prominent priests of Mbaise origin especially those of them that are conspicuous in the rejection of Bishop Okapaleke. 

Vatican risks losing over 2 million Catholic faithfuls in Mbiase: We will not have Okpaleke for a second - Ndi Mbaise insist

AHIARA DIOCESE - Vatican risks losing over 2 million Catholic faithfuls in Mbaise

The Vatican-led Catholic Church is risking losing over 2 million catholic faithfuls in Mbaise. As the world await the final pronouncement of the Pope on the Ahiara Mbaise crises, the people of Mbaise and their priests have again restated that they will not accept Fr Peter Okpaleke as their bishop even for a second.

Rising from a crucial meeting of the priests and Mbaise stakeholders recently, the people said that it is most irrational and insensitive for anyone to contemplate or beg them to accept Okpaleke for a day or even a  month as the people will not concede to that arrangement.

Ahiara diocese: It is too late for dialogue…… Fr Ekechukwu

Ahiara diocese: It is too late for dialogue…… Fr Ekechukwu

The president of the Ahiara Mbaise catholic priests association, Rev Fr Austin Ekechukwu has restated that it is unfortunately too late for dialogue or even a possible acceptance of Fr Peter Okpaleke as the bishop of the diocese.

Fr Ekechukwu stated this in the aftermath of the meeting between the provincial bishops of the Owerri catholic province and the priests of Ahiara Mbaise catholic diocese recently at the instance of the former.

AHIARA DIOCESE- You are misinformed – Rev. Fr. Ekechukwu tells delegation. Urges them to pray.

Late Bishop Victor Chikwe of Ahiara Diocese.

As the crises rocking the Ahiara Mbaise catholic diocese seems to end, the wife of the Vice Chancellor of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka in Anambra state, Dr Mrs Gladys Ahaneku has called on the people and priests of Mbaise to embrace peace and make room for dialogue especially during the new year.

AHIARA DIOCESE- SOLUTION IN SIGHT ………AS OKPALEKE MAY RESIGN

AHIARA DIOCESE- SOLUTION IN SIGHT ………AS OKPALEKE MAY RESIGN

By Max Opara

The crises rocking the Ahiara Mbaise catholic diocese over the choice of a bishop for the diocese may soon come to an end as there are strong indication s that Fr Peter Okpaleke whose appointment as the bishop of the diocese was rejected by the Mbaises may be prevailed to resign by the church authourity. 

Pope sends powerful delegation led by Cardinal Turkson to Mbaise to resolve bishopric crisis in Ahiara Diocese

Pope sends powerful delegation led by Ghanaian-born Cardinal Turkson (Middle) to Mbaise to resolve bishopric crisis in Ahiara Diocese

• Okpalaeke cannot come here - Mbaise insists

By Jasper Nwachukwu
His Eminence, Pope Francis finally shows  interest in the crises that has been rocking the Ahiara Mbaise catholic diocese in Imo state for over three years now, the people and clergy of Ahiara Mbaise have restated their total rejection of Reverend Father PeterOkpaleke who was appointed the bishop of the diocese after the death of the first bishop of the diocese, Bishop Victor Chikwe, who was an indigene of the area.