Appointment of auxiliary bishop of the apostolic administrator sede vacante of Ahiara, Nigeria
Appointment of under-secretary of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See
Appointment of auxiliary bishop of the apostolic administrator sede vacante of Ahiara, Nigeria
The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Fr. Simeon Okezuo Nwobi, C.M.F., as auxiliary bishop of the apostolic administrator sede vacante of the diocese of Ahiara, Nigeria, assigning him the titular see of Rusguniae.
Curriculum vitae
Msgr. Simeon Okezuo Nwobi, C.M.F., was born on 25 March 1960 in Eziama Oparanadim Ekwereazu, in the diocese of Ahiara. After entering the Congregation of Missionaries Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (Claretians), he undertook his studies in philosophy at the Claretian Institute of Philosophy Maryland, Nedeke, and subsequently in theology at the Bigard Memorial Seminary in Enugu. He gave his solemn vows on 11 September 1988, and was ordained a priest on 21 July 1990 for his Congregation.
He was awarded a postgraduate diploma in public administration from Enugu State University of Science and Technology in Enugu, a licentiate in missiology from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, and a master’s degree in public administration from the National Open University of Nigeria.
He has held the following offices: parish priest at Saint Anthony’s in Igbo-Ora (1990-1992); bursar of the Claretian Theology of Enugu (1992-1997); director of the Department of Spirituality of the Claretian Institute of Philosophy Maryland, Nedeke (1999-2000); professor at the Bigard Memorial Seminary of Enugu (2000-2009); prefect of the apostolate at the Claretian Provincial Curia of New Owerri (2005-2010); parish priest at Saint Paul’s in Nedeke (2006-2010); and provincial of the Province of East Nigeria of the Missionaries Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (2010-2022).
Appointment of under-secretary of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See
The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Sr. Silvana Piro, F.M.G.B., until now bursar general of her religious institute, as under-secretary of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See.
Curriculum vitae
Sr. Silvana Piro was born on 6 November 1972 in Torre del Greco, in the province of Naples, Italy. After graduating in business administration from the University of Pisa, she obtained a postgraduate degree in innovation management from the Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna in Pisa. In 2008, she was awarded a bachelor’s degree in theology at the Salesian Pontifical University in Rome. On 7 December 2009, she gave her perpetual vows in the Congregation of the Franciscan Missionary Sisters of the Child Jesus. From 2008 to 2012 she collaborated with the youth pastoral service of the archdiocese of Perugia-Città della Pieve. Since 2012 she has served as bursar general of her religious institute.
