Pope Leo appoints Bishop Ogun as Apostolic Administrator of Benin City Archdiocese

Pope Leo XIV has appointed Bishop Donatus Ogun, O.S.A., as Apostolic Administrator of the Catholic Archdiocese of Benin City, following the death of Metropolitan Archbishop Augustine Obiora Akubeze. The appointment, effective immediately, was conveyed in a letter from Apostolic Nuncio Archbishop Michael F. Crotty to the Chancellor of the Archdiocese. Bishop Ogun will provide interim leadership until a new Archbishop is appointed.