Your Eminences,
Your Graces,
Your Lordships,
Rev Frs,
Beloved people of God,
Peace be with you.
With gratitude to God for a life well lived on earth I hereby inform you of the passage of the Rt. Rev. MSGR Thomas Oleghe the oldest Catholic priest in Nigeria as at today, to the great beyond at about 2.30am this morning on the 24th of November, 2024. He is of the Diocese of Auchi. He died at the age of 104. May his lovely and gentle soul continue to rest in perfect peace. Amen.
We have resolved to celebrate his funeral on Wednesday, the 27th of November, 2024.
+Gabriel G. Dunia.
Bishop of Auchi
