Nigeria: Pope Bows to Ahiara Diocese' Rebels, Bishop Okpaleke Quits

19 February 2018

Pope Francis has bowed to the rebels of Ahiara Diocese in Imo state and abandoned Bishop Peter Ebere Okpaleke, after priests and laymen rejected his appointment for six years.

In a reaction, Okpaleke has resigned from his post.

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